Searching for the optimum impedance of rf-excited slab lasers

Edward F. Plinski; J. J. Wendland; Krzysztof M. Abramski

doi:10.1117/12.334477

22 December 1998 Searching for the optimum impedance of rf-excited slab lasers

Edward F. Plinski, J. J. Wendland, Krzysztof M. Abramski

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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/10.1117/12.334477
Event: Twelfth International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers and High-Power Laser Conference, 1998, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Abstract

RF excited plasma in a molecular slab laser modifies an impedance of the laser head. We present a simple and practical procedure to correct a laser head impedance changed due to a sheaths capacity. Experimental results for a CO₂ laser are given.

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Edward F. Plinski, J. J. Wendland, and Krzysztof M. Abramski "Searching for the optimum impedance of rf-excited slab lasers", Proc. SPIE 3574, XII International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers and High-Power Laser Conference, (22 December 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.334477

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