High repetition rate TEA CO2laser |
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| Authors: | Turgeon M. |
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| Affiliation: | Defence Research Establishment, Valcartier, Courcelette, P.Q., Canada; |
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| Abstract: | This correspondence reports on the successful operation of a TEA CO2laser at rates up to 1000 pps with an average output power up to 65 W over long periods of time. An essential feature of the present system is a rapid gas circulation transverse to the laser axis combined with a large volume of ambient gas. It is found that decomposition of the gas is one of the major problems at high repetition rates. |
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