Magnetically induced pulser laser excitation system
US4679203A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 17, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2005 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/09713
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A novel excitation scheme has been developed for discharge lasers. The technique uses an auxiliary circuit based upon pulse transformer technology to induce a fast, high voltage pulse directly onto a ground potential laser electrode resulting in the breakdown of the laser gas mix. Saturation of the pulse transformer core inductance then permits the efficient "switching" of the main energy storage circuit into the discharge.
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