Efficient long-pulse XeCl laser with a prepulse formed by an inductive energy storage device

Journal Article · Fri Jun 30 00:00:00 EDT 2000 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2000V030N06ABEH001752· OSTI ID:21454677

Baksht, E Kh; Panchenko, Aleksei N; Tarasenko, Viktor F ^[1]

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1. Institute of High Current Electronics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk (Russian Federation)

An efficient electric-discharge XeCl laser is developed, which is pumped by a self-sustained discharge with a prepulse formed by a generator with an inductive energy storage device and a semiconductor current interrupter on a basis of semiconductor opening switch (SOS) diodes. An output energy up to 800 mJ, a pulse length up to 450 ns, and a total laser efficiency of 2.2% were attained by using spark UV preionisation. (iv international conference on atom and molecular pulsed lasers (ampl'99))

• OSTI ID: 21454677
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Journal Name: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 30; ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CURRENTS
EFFICIENCY
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ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ENERGY STORAGE
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LASERS
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