CuBr laser with a reduced energy input into a discharge

Journal Article · Wed May 31 00:00:00 EDT 2000 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2000V030N05ABEH001733· OSTI ID:21454674

Evtushenko, Gennadii S; Sukhanov, V B; Fedorov, V F; Shiyanov, D V ^[1]; Petrash, G G ^[2]

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1. Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk (Russian Federation)
2. P.N. Lebedev Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (Russian Federation)

The operation of a CuBr laser with a small volume of the active medium for a reduced energy input into a discharge was studied. It was shown that switching the commutator to a smaller operating capacitor for a short time permits a 2.3-fold reduction (relative to the typical operating mode) of the power supplied to the discharge without sacrificing any output laser power. By the application of an additional 'dissociating' pulse, a stationary mode of laser operation was realised, whereby the pump pulse energy was lowered by a factor of 10 without loss in the output power. (lasers)

• OSTI ID: 21454674
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Vol. 30, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1070/QE2000v030n05ABEH001733; ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COPPER COMPOUNDS
COPPER HALIDES
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