Abstract
A new microwave-excited CO2 slab-laser scheme is demonstrated in a slow gas-flow laser experiment. The gas-discharge axial homogeneity is improved by an H-plane coupling of a rectangular resonator operating in the fundamental mode to a shorter slab laser-head resonator, below the cutoff. This paper describes the conceptual experimental and practical aspects of the microwave-excited laser.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 115-120 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Microwave and Optical Technology Letters |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 20 Jan 2003 |
Keywords
- Discharge homogeneity
- Gas lasers
- Microwave excitation