Wide-aperture subnanosecond CO2 laser system

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

doi:10.1117/12.334424

22 December 1998 Wide-aperture subnanosecond 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 3574, XII International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers and High-Power Laser Conference; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.334424
Event: Twelfth International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers and High-Power Laser Conference, 1998, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

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 subnanosecond CO₂ laser system", Proc. SPIE 3574, XII International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers and High-Power Laser Conference, (22 December 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.334424

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