V. A. Svich, V. M. Tkachenko, A. N. Topkov, “Waveguide coaxial rf-excited CO<sub>2</sub> laser”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 1990, Volume 17, Number 6,Pages <nobr>690

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Lasers

Waveguide coaxial rf-excited CO₂ laser

V. A. Svich, V. M. Tkachenko, A. N. Topkov

Abstract: An investigation was made of the characteristics of a cw rf-excited CO₂ laser with a diffusively cooled active mixture and a resonator formed from a coaxial waveguide with two plane reflectors. An output power of 14 W was obtained with an efficiency of 3.3%. The possibilities of simultaneously increasing the laser output power, efficiency, and frequency tuning range are discussed.

UDC: 621.373.826.54

PACS: 42.55.Lt, 42.60.Jf, 42.60.Pk, 42.60.Da, 42.60.Lh, 42.79.Fm

Received: 17.04.1989