RF-Excited Industrial Carbon Dioxide Lasers: The Users' Viewpoint

Roger P. Main

doi:10.1117/12.950502

20 June 1989 RF-Excited Industrial Carbon Dioxide Lasers: The Users' Viewpoint

Roger P. Main

Proceedings Volume 1031, 7th Intl Symp on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.950502
Event: 7th International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers, 1988, Vienna, Austria

Abstract

The first RF-excited industrial carbon dioxide lasers began to appear on the market 3 - 4 years ago, and are rapidly establishing their superiority over traditional DC-excited designs in terms of useful performance factors and reliability in actual use. This paper presents the relative advantages and disadvantages of these two fundamental excitation modes for application to medium- to high-power carbon dioxide lasers as seen from the viewpoint of the industrial user, and reviews the fundamental physics and gas discharge phenomena involved.

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Roger P. Main "RF-Excited Industrial Carbon Dioxide Lasers: The Users' Viewpoint", Proc. SPIE 1031, 7th Intl Symp on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers, (20 June 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.950502

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