GAIN AND OPTICAL EXTRACTION MEASUREMENTS IN A PULSER-SUSTAINED CO2-LASER

被引:3
作者
SEGUIN, HJJ
NAM, KH
TULIP, J
机构
[1] Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta., Canada
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D O I
10.1109/JQE.1979.1069882
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Operational data on small-signal gain, gain profile, and optical power extraction is presented for a photoinitiated impulse-enhanced electrically excited (PIE) CO2 laser. The measurements taken as a function of gas composition, input power loading, and flow velocity reveal a strong similarity to electron beam-sustained machines. The relatively simple construction and operational characteristics exhibited by the device may render it industrially viable. Copyright © 1979 by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
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