Improved performance of small and compact TEA pulsed HF lasers employing semiconductor preionisers

Serafetinides, AA; Rickwood, KR

dc.contributor.author	Serafetinides, AA	en
dc.contributor.author	Rickwood, KR	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:07:30Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:07:30Z
dc.date.issued	1989	en
dc.identifier.issn	0022-3735	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/10029
dc.subject.classification	Instruments & Instrumentation	en
dc.subject.other	Pulsed HF Lasers	en
dc.subject.other	Specific Energy Extraction	en
dc.subject.other	Transverse HF Laser	en
dc.subject.other	Fiber Optics	en
dc.subject.other	Lasers, Semiconductor	en
dc.subject.other	Optical Communication	en
dc.subject.other	Semiconductor Devices	en
dc.subject.other	Laser Pulses	en
dc.title	Improved performance of small and compact TEA pulsed HF lasers employing semiconductor preionisers	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1088/0022-3735/22/2/006	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0022-3735/22/2/006	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1989	en
heal.abstract	The design and performance characteristics of an atmosheric pressure, semiconductor-preionized pulsed transverse HF laser are given. Uniform stable glow discharges of 0.03l have been produced in flowing mixtures of SF6, C3H8 and He gases giving laser output energies up to 110 mJ, peak output powers up to 4.4 Mw, efficiencies up to 12%, specific energy extractions up to 36 J l-1 and repetition rates up to 100 Hz. The efficiency and specific energy extraction figures compare favorably with other figures reported up to date for these lasers, making them promising candidates for a number of applications including infrared fiber communications research and vitreous surgery.	en
heal.publisher	IOP PUBLISHING LTD	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1088/0022-3735/22/2/006	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1989T235700006	en
dc.identifier.volume	22	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	103	en
dc.identifier.epage	107	en