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Uniformly excited RF waveguide laser

US4443877A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 1, 1982
Grant dateApr 17, 1984
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Expiry dateFeb 1, 2002

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S3/09702
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An RF excited gas laser having an optical cavity that is also a resonant cavity in the RF region is improved by the spacing of discrete inductors at fixed points along the cavity so that the problem present in the prior art of nonuniform excitation of the discharge along the cavity is eliminated and the discharge is essentially uniform throughout the cavity volume.

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