A TAIL FREE, EFFICIENT, HIGH-POWER, NS CO2-LASER

被引:6
作者
MARCHETTI, S
SIMILI, R
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[1] Istituto di Fisica Atomica e Molecolare, CNR (IFAM-CNR), 56100 Pisa
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10.1016/0030-4018(92)90553-4
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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In this work two multimegawatt, tail free, ns pulse CO2 lasers, with 2% efficiency are described. The lasers operate in a high gain (6% cm-1), high pressure (2 bar), He free mixture, with large outcoupling. In this way, after an intense power pulse, the residual pin is insufficient to sustain a tail emission. All the emission parameters (fluence, pulsewidth) can be predicted by means of a simplified theory. The optical damage limits the pulsewidth to approximately 8 ns.
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