Wide-aperture picosecond CO2 laser system

Victor V. Apollonov; K. Kh. Kazakov; N. V. Pletnyev; Vladimir R. Sorochenko; Gennady A. Baranov; A. A. Kuchinsky; V. P. Tomashevich

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14 September 1998 Wide-aperture picosecond CO₂ laser system

Victor V. Apollonov, K. Kh. Kazakov, N. V. Pletnyev, Vladimir R. Sorochenko, Gennady A. Baranov, A. A. Kuchinsky, V. P. Tomashevich

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Proceedings Volume 3343, High-Power Laser Ablation; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321598
Event: High-Power Laser Ablation, 1998, Santa Fe, NM, United States

Abstract

The construction of CO₂ laser system generating a train of subnanosecond laser pulses with total train energy up to 5 J is reported. A record level of laser energy was obtained due to utilization of unique 5 X 5 cm² aperture, 6 atm X- ray preionized CO₂ amplifier. The estimations of individual pulses durations in the train are given. The prospective of upgrading of present configuration of laser system towards shortening of laser pulses duration and increasing the pressure of working gas mixture of the amplifier and its efficiency are discussed.

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Victor V. Apollonov, K. Kh. Kazakov, N. V. Pletnyev, Vladimir R. Sorochenko, Gennady A. Baranov, A. A. Kuchinsky, and V. P. Tomashevich "Wide-aperture picosecond CO₂ laser system", Proc. SPIE 3343, High-Power Laser Ablation, (14 September 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321598

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