TY - JOUR
T1 - Transition selection with adjustable outcoupling for a laser device applied to CO2
AU - Ernst, G.J.
AU - Witteman, W.J.
PY - 1971
Y1 - 1971
N2 - In this paper we discuss the possibilities and realization in high-power systems of a narrow-band reflector with adjustable high reflectivity and with continuous tuning over a large frequency region. We describe a design for both low- and high-gain systems. For the experimental realization of a low-gain system we used a CO2laser and studied a continuous range of 65 transitions of the00deg1-02deg0and 13 transitions of the 0111-1110 vibrational band. With a cavity containing a dc discharge 130 cm long, for each band we found a continuous range of single oscillating transitions with output powers up to 15 W. Finally, we propose an experimental solution for continuous tuning of a high-gain system as, for instance, the central part of the00deg1-10deg0vibrational band of CO2.
AB - In this paper we discuss the possibilities and realization in high-power systems of a narrow-band reflector with adjustable high reflectivity and with continuous tuning over a large frequency region. We describe a design for both low- and high-gain systems. For the experimental realization of a low-gain system we used a CO2laser and studied a continuous range of 65 transitions of the00deg1-02deg0and 13 transitions of the 0111-1110 vibrational band. With a cavity containing a dc discharge 130 cm long, for each band we found a continuous range of single oscillating transitions with output powers up to 15 W. Finally, we propose an experimental solution for continuous tuning of a high-gain system as, for instance, the central part of the00deg1-10deg0vibrational band of CO2.
U2 - 10.1109/JQE.1971.1076556
DO - 10.1109/JQE.1971.1076556
M3 - Article
VL - 7
SP - 484
EP - 488
JO - IEEE journal of quantum electronics
JF - IEEE journal of quantum electronics
SN - 0018-9197
IS - 10
ER -