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Gas lasers

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6955887
A gas laser is described comprising: a hermetically sealed, elongated envelope enclosing a gaseous medium capable of supporting stimulated emission of radiation in response to an electric field impressed across the gaseous medium; means, including an anode and a cathode, for producing an electric field within the tube when externally energized. The means further includes coupling means, coupled to the cathode and extending between the cathode and the anode thereby locally increasing the electric field intensity in the region of the medium adjacent to the anode; the increased electric field intensity being a function of the distance between the coupling means and the anode.
Assignee:
Uniphase Corp., San Jose, CA
Patent Number(s):
US 4750182
OSTI ID:
6955887
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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