Improved excitation techniques for atmospheric pressure CO2 lasers |
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| Authors: | Lamberton H.M. Pearson P.R. |
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| Affiliation: | Services Electronics Research Laboratory, Baldock, UK; |
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| Abstract: | A simple and rugged electrode structure is described for the production of uniform pulse-excited discharges throughout large volumes at atmospheric pressure. Output energy densities of 18 mJ/cm3 have been achieved in a multimode CO2 laser. The performance is compared with that of a novel mesh-cathode electrode system. |
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