Power limitations of the cw He-Hg laser

J. A. Piper; C. E. Webb

doi:10.1016/0030-4018(75)90024-3

Power limitations of the cw He-Hg laser

J. A. Piper^*, C. E. Webb

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The variation of output power with discharge current in the hollow-cathode cw He-Hg laser has been investigated. In strong contrast to the comparable data for the positive-column discharge, the 6150 Å transition shows no turnover in output power with increasing current. Laser powers approaching 100 mW (cw) have been achieved at 6150 Å using a 3mm-bore, 50cm-long tube. Investigation of the excitation mechanisms for the 6150 and 7945 Å transitions confirms both are excited by thermal energy charge transfer reactions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	122-125
Number of pages	4
Journal	Optics Communications
Volume	13
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0030-4018(75)90024-3
Publication status	Published - 1975
Externally published	Yes

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