Repetition-rate scaling of a kinetically enhanced copper-vapor laser

Michael J. Withford; Daniel J. W. Brown; James A. Piper

doi:10.1364/OL.23.001538

Repetition-rate scaling of a kinetically enhanced copper-vapor laser

Michael J. Withford^*, Daniel J. W. Brown, James A. Piper

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Abstract

The output power of a kinetically enhanced Cu-vapor laser is shown to increase linearly with pulse repetition frequency to an experimental limit of 22 kHz. Output power of >150 W has been produced by a medium-scale (38-mm diameter, 1.55-m long) device operating at 22 kHz.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1538-1540
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	23
Issue number	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.23.001538
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 1998

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