Inductive gas line for pulsed lasers
Abstract
A gas laser having a metal inlet gas feed line assembly shaped as a coil, to function as an electrical inductance and therefore high impedance to pulses of electric current applied to electrodes at opposite ends of a discharge tube of a laser, for example. This eliminates a discharge path for the laser through the inlet gas feed line. A ferrite core extends through the coil to increase the inductance of the coil and provide better electric isolation. By elimination of any discharge breakdown through the gas supply, efficiency is increased and a significantly longer operating lifetime of the laser is provided.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5611781
- Application Number:
- ON: DE83018039
- Assignee:
- ERA-08-054516; EDB-83-178316
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; GAS LASERS; INDUCTION; TUBES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FERRITE; ALLOYS; CARBON ADDITIONS; IMPEDANCE; IRON ALLOYS; LASERS; 420300* - Engineering- Lasers- (-1989)
Citation Formats
Benett, W J, and Alger, T W. Inductive gas line for pulsed lasers. United States: N. p., 1982.
Web.
Benett, W J, & Alger, T W. Inductive gas line for pulsed lasers. United States.
Benett, W J, and Alger, T W. Wed .
"Inductive gas line for pulsed lasers". United States.
@article{osti_5611781,
title = {Inductive gas line for pulsed lasers},
author = {Benett, W J and Alger, T W},
abstractNote = {A gas laser having a metal inlet gas feed line assembly shaped as a coil, to function as an electrical inductance and therefore high impedance to pulses of electric current applied to electrodes at opposite ends of a discharge tube of a laser, for example. This eliminates a discharge path for the laser through the inlet gas feed line. A ferrite core extends through the coil to increase the inductance of the coil and provide better electric isolation. By elimination of any discharge breakdown through the gas supply, efficiency is increased and a significantly longer operating lifetime of the laser is provided.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1982},
month = {9}
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