A SOLID-STATE SWITCHED SMALL TEA CO2-LASER

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SYLVAN, A
BHADANI, PK
HARRISON, RG
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[1] Dept. of Phys., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh
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10.1088/0957-0233/2/4/012
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
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A corona pre-ionized, solid-state switched transverse, electric, atmospheric CO2 laser has been developed. This small aperture, low repetition rate laser can produce 114 mJ optical pulses from a discharge volume of 15.6 cm3, with an energy efficiency of 12.7%. The device is driven by a simple inexpensive solid-state exciter, which uses a series stack of thyristors, to provide an output efficiency similar to that produced by a conventional thyratron circuit.
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