A new scalable annular CO2 laser with high specific output power

被引：16

作者：

Bethel, JW ^{[1
]}

Baker, HJ ^{[1
]}

Hall, DR ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Heriot Watt Univ, Dept Phys, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Midlothian, Scotland

来源：

OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS | 1998年 / 145卷 / 1-6期

基金：

英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;

关键词：

carbon dioxide; laser; waveguide; annular;

D O I：

10.1016/S0030-4018(97)00440-9

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

A compact, annular waveguide CO2 laser is presented which uses a novel method of RF excitation to allow discharge length scaling and a non-interrupted optical path within the annular resonator. The laser has produced an output power of 465 W at 12.9% efficiency with an annular spacing of 1.5 mm. The electrode transmission line effects in annular lasers are analysed, and it is shown that the new excitation format produces a highly uniform discharge, resulting in a high specific output power of 16.8 kW m(-2). (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.

引用

页码：352 / 358

页数：7

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