S. D. Velikanov, A. P. Domazhirov, N. A. Zaretskiy, S. Yu. Kazantsev, I. G. Kononov, A. A. Kromin, S. V. Podlesnykh, A. A. Sivachev, K. N. Firsov, S. V. Kharitonov, V. S. Tsykin, V. V. Shchurov, I. M. Yutkin, “High-power pulse repetitive HF(DF) laser with a solid-state pump generator”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 2015, Volume 45, Number 11,Pages <nobr>989

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Lasers

High-power pulse repetitive HF(DF) laser with a solid-state pump generator

S. D. Velikanov^a, A. P. Domazhirov^a, N. A. Zaretskiy^a, S. Yu. Kazantsev^b, I. G. Kononov^b, A. A. Kromin^a, S. V. Podlesnykh^b, A. A. Sivachev^a, K. N. Firsov^bc, S. V. Kharitonov^a, V. S. Tsykin^a, V. V. Shchurov^a, I. M. Yutkin^a

^a Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Russian Federal Nuclear Center — All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Physics", Sarov, Nizhny Novgorod region
^b A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
^c Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (National Nuclear Research University)

Abstract: Operation of a repetitively pulsed electric-discharge HF(DF) laser with an all-solid-state pump generator based on FID switches is demonstrated. The energy stored in the pump generator capacitors was 880 J at an open-circuit voltage of 240 kV and a discharge pulse repetition rate of 25 Hz. The specific energy extractions were 3.8 and 3.4 J L^-1 for the HF and DF lasers, respectively. The possibilities of improving the output laser characteristics are discussed.

Keywords: repetitively pulsed laser, electric-discharge HF(DF) laser, solid-state switches, FID switches.

PACS: 42.55.Lt, 42.60.By, 42.60.Lh

Received: 22.06.2015