Microwave excited laser with uniform gas discharge
US5684821A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 24, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/0315
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A microwave excited laser using a sealed CO2 gas mixture for the laser medium. The laser has means for producing a uniform discharge throughout the length of the laser by using a plurality of actuators that adjust the electrical field along a deformable waveguide. The microwave waveguides are dimensioned so that the electric field is operating at or just above cut-off. A terminating cavity maintains gas discharge throughout the full length of the laser.
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