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3W average power 4.3 μm CO2 laser

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A 3 W average power CO2 laser oscillating in the range of 4.3μm (10°1 to 10°O transition) is described. At the same time, the laser can emit 100 W in the sequence band 00°2 to 10°1 (10.6μm). It is based on a commercial system with continuous-wave discharge of 12 m length and a slow gas flow. It operates in the Q-switched mode at pulse repetition rates up to 15 kHz. The pulse peak power is 1 kW and the pulse duration is 200 ns. The deviation from the theoretical efficiency limit has been decreased by a factor 2.5 in our device, due to saturation of the pumping (sequence band) radiation. We predict an improvement by another factor of 5 (possible average power of 10 to 20 W), if one avoids the absorption in the discharge-free zones.

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, D-8046, Garching, Germany

    W. Fuß, W. E. Schmid & K. L. Kompa

  2. B.l. Stepanov Institute of Physics, BSSR Academy of Sciences, 220602, Minsk, USSR

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Fuß, W., Schmid, W.E., Kompa, K.L. et al. 3W average power 4.3 μm CO2 laser. Opt Quant Electron 23, 405–410 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00619613

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