Automatic CO2 laser of new generation

Yuri N. Bulkin; Anatoliy A. Adamenkov; Evgeniy A. Kudryashov; Boris A. Vyskubenko; Yuriy V. Kolobyanin; Alexsey V. Kuznetzov; Victor I. Masychev; Pavel Kapustin

doi:10.1117/12.385408

12 May 2000 Automatic CO₂ laser of new generation

Yuri N. Bulkin, Anatoliy A. Adamenkov, Evgeniy A. Kudryashov, Boris A. Vyskubenko, Yuriy V. Kolobyanin, Alexsey V. Kuznetzov, Victor I. Masychev, Pavel Kapustin

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Proceedings Volume 3930, Laser Resonators III; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.385408
Event: Symposium on High-Power Lasers and Applications, 2000, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

A novel automatic output stabilized tunable CO₂ laser has been developed providing a new quality level of investigations in the areas of atmosphere monitoring, active media diagnostics, spectroscopy, etc. The optimally designed and arranged laser is composed of sites and systems with reliable operational resources. Mean time till failure of the laser is 1000 h. About 0.3 cm^-1 resolution of its high-Q and highly selective resonator allows extraction of most lines in sequence and hot bands without using a hot cell in the laser cavity. The laser is also distinguished among many other lasers by generating a high power (up to 50 W) at traditional lines and a great amount (near 160 totally) of sequence and hot lines (up to 10 W) in the 9 - 12 micrometers range which can be qualitatively changed in favor of sequence or hot lines by replacing some of the sealed-off active element or the whole set of them. Software and hardware developed for handling the laser operation offer the possibility to extract a needed set of lines in any succession and with a required run duration.

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Yuri N. Bulkin, Anatoliy A. Adamenkov, Evgeniy A. Kudryashov, Boris A. Vyskubenko, Yuriy V. Kolobyanin, Alexsey V. Kuznetzov, Victor I. Masychev, and Pavel Kapustin "Automatic CO₂ laser of new generation", Proc. SPIE 3930, Laser Resonators III, (12 May 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.385408

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