All metal electrode sealed gas laser
US5953360A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/0975
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A gas laser includes a plurality of electrically conductive electrodes contained within a hollow housing that contains a laser gas medium. The electrodes surround and define a laser bore in which a plasma is excited by the electrodes. Each of the electrodes defining the laser bore has an ungrounded electrical potential that provides improved laser gain at a lower gas temperature. Each of the electrodes may be driven with a controlled, varying electrical potential, such as a radio frequency electrical potential.
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