Abstract
Output power versus current characteristics of a multiple-anode hollow-cathode He-I2 laser have been studied using Quasicontinuous excitation. Oscillation has been obtained on a total of 25 transitions of I+ ranging in wavelength from the blue to near infrared and including 9 new CW transitions. For all transitions, upper level excitation is attributed to thermal-energy charge-transfer reactions. No saturation in laser output power has been detected for increasing discharge current up to 20 A in the 75-cm-long 2.5-mm-bore device. CW power levels up to 100 mW each for strong transitions and approaching 1W total over all transitions have been achieved.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 21-25 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1976 |
| Externally published | Yes |