Prospects for Improving the Energy Characteristics of a Copper Vapor Laser.

Autor: Baalbaki, H. A., Yudin, N. A., Yudin, N. N.
Zdroj: Atmospheric & Oceanic Optics; Feb2023, Vol. 36 Issue 1, p86-91, 6p
Abstrakt: The electrophysical process in the discharge circuit of a copper vapor laser (CVL) with an LT-10Cu industrial gas discharge tube is studied. It is shown that the pumping of the active medium of the CVL is carried out in two stages. During the first (preparatory) stage, the capacitive components of the laser discharge circuit are charged from the storage capacitor; during the second stage, the active medium is pumped. The first stage is changed to the second one as a result of a "breakdown." Under these conditions, the practical efficiency of a CVL can attain ∼1% in pump circuits with magnetic compression units, and ∼2.5–3% in the case when the energy input is cutoff after a lasing pulse. The conditions for implementing the mode of energy input cutoff after a lasing pulse are considered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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