Control of the radiation parameters of a copper vapour laser

Journal Article · Tue Sep 30 04:00:00 EDT 2003 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2003V033N09ABEH002508· OSTI ID:21470376

Polunin, Yu P ^[1]; Yudin, Nikolai A ^[2]

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1. Tomsk State University, Tomsk (Russian Federation)
2. Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk (Russian Federation)

The possibility of controlling the pulse shape and duration and the beam divergence of a copper vapour laser operating in the mode of double pump pulses, when the first pulse excites lasing in the active medium and the second amplifies it. It is shown that a change in the delay of the second pump pulse relative to the laser pulse initiated by the first pump pulse allows an efficient control of the laser-radiation characteristics. In this case, the coefficient of laser-radiation conversion into a beam with a diffraction-limited divergence may reach {approx}80 %. (control of laser radiation parameters)

• OSTI ID: 21470376
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Journal Name: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 33; ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
BEAMS
COHERENT SCATTERING
CONTROL
COPPER
DIFFRACTION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
ELEMENTS
GAS LASERS
LASER RADIATION
LASERS
METAL VAPOR LASERS
METALS
PHOTON BEAMS
PULSE CIRCUITS
PULSE SHAPERS
PULSES
RADIATIONS
SCATTERING
SIGNAL CONDITIONERS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS