A slab Xe laser excited by a non-self-sustained discharge

Repetitively pulsed lasing with a high repetition rate of 10 - 20 kHz is obtained for the first time in the near-IR region from Xe atoms excited by a non-self-sustained dc discharge with preionisation by high-voltage pulses. For an active medium with dimensions 190 mmx20 mmx20 mm, the average output...

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Published inQuantum electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) Vol. 30; no. 5; pp. 399 - 400
Main Authors Kuznetsov, Aleksei A, Novgorodov, M Z, Ochkin, Vladimir N, Tikhonov, V M, Blok, F J, Witteman, W J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States IOP Publishing 31.05.2000
Subjects
CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
ELEMENTS
ENERGY LEVELS
EXCITED STATES
FLUIDS
FREQUENCY RANGE
GASES
KHZ RANGE
KHZ RANGE 01-100
LASERS
NONMETALS
PEAK LOAD
PULSES
RARE GASES
SLABS
XENON
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Summary:Repetitively pulsed lasing with a high repetition rate of 10 - 20 kHz is obtained for the first time in the near-IR region from Xe atoms excited by a non-self-sustained dc discharge with preionisation by high-voltage pulses. For an active medium with dimensions 190 mmx20 mmx20 mm, the average output power was {approx}100 mW and the peak power was {approx}5 W. The relative intensity of lasing transitions can be controlled by varying the dc discharge input power and selecting the composition and pressure of a gas mixture. (lasers)
ISSN:1063-7818
1468-4799
DOI:10.1070/QE2000v030n05ABEH001731