Coaxial CO2 lasers

Uwe Habich; Heinz-Dieter Plum; Dietmar Ehrlichmann; Peter Loosen

doi:10.1117/12.183101

10 August 1994 Coaxial CO₂ lasers

Uwe Habich, Heinz-Dieter Plum, Dietmar Ehrlichmann, Peter Loosen

Proceedings Volume 2095, Laser Physics; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.183101
Event: Laser Optics, 1993, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Abstract

Advantages of coaxial radio-frequency excited discharges for the design of slow-flow and fast- flow high power CO₂ lasers are discussed. The crucial point of the development of such laser systems is the feasibility of resonators with high extraction efficiency and high focusability. Azimuthally unstable resonators prove to be suitable for these annular gain media. A theoretical description of such resonators is compared with experimental results with both slow-flow and fast-flow discharges.

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Uwe Habich, Heinz-Dieter Plum, Dietmar Ehrlichmann, and Peter Loosen "Coaxial CO₂ lasers", Proc. SPIE 2095, Laser Physics, (10 August 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.183101

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