Compact Transverse Flow CO[sub]2[/sub] Laser With RF Excitation

W. Schock; Th. Hall; E. Wildermuth; K. Wessel; E. Gehringer; P. Schnee; F. Hadinger

doi:10.1117/12.950503

20 June 1989 Compact Transverse Flow CO₂ Laser With RF Excitation

W. Schock, Th. Hall, E. Wildermuth, K. Wessel, E. Gehringer, P. Schnee, F. Hadinger

Proceedings Volume 1031, 7th Intl Symp on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.950503
Event: 7th International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers, 1988, Vienna, Austria

Abstract

The design and operation of a new 5/10 kW CO2 laser with unstable resonator and integrated RF power stag will be described. The system is characterized by a discharge power density. of 25 W/cm for cw operation and 100 W/cm3 for superpulse operation. The gas is circulated by three axial flow blowers. The volume of the laser system including the power stage is 1.8 x 1.7 x 1.6 m3. The output power can be controlled in the range between 10 and 100% using a 25 kHz pulse modulation and varying the duty cycle at constant power level. The beam quality and pointing stability was investigated. using a beam analyser (LBA) at the expanded far-field, generated by means of a concave mirror with large radius of curvature (R = 20 m). Good beam quality and pointing stability has been demonstrated for this transverse flow laser with RF excitation.

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W. Schock, Th. Hall, E. Wildermuth, K. Wessel, E. Gehringer, P. Schnee, and F. Hadinger "Compact Transverse Flow CO₂ Laser With RF Excitation", Proc. SPIE 1031, 7th Intl Symp on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers, (20 June 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.950503

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