An investigation of life-limiting factors in sealed-off CO2lasers

Although it may be possible to obtain higher power from CO 2 lasers in which the gases flow continuously through the discharge region, there are-many applications in which some power can be sacrificed if the reward is a small, sealed-off laser which does not require peripheral gas supplies, valves a...

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Published in1966 International Electron Devices Meeting p. 114
Main Authors Clark, P.O., Smith, M.R.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IRE 1966
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Temperature
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Summary:Although it may be possible to obtain higher power from CO 2 lasers in which the gases flow continuously through the discharge region, there are-many applications in which some power can be sacrificed if the reward is a small, sealed-off laser which does not require peripheral gas supplies, valves and pump. With proper design mechanical failure of the sealed-off laser can be eliminated so that its life will be limited by degradation of the gas mixture.
DOI:10.1109/IEDM.1966.187738