Design Aspects and Parametric Characterisation of a Neutral Rare Gas Laser

Abstract

A neutral rare gas laser has been built, and used to produce continuous wave output at several wavelengths in the mid-infrared region. The laser design is described , and results are presented of a parametric study of its operating characteristics. Mixtures of He-Ar, He-Kr, and He-Xe were used. The output power at each wavelength was monitored as a function of the discharge parameters, to determine the optimum working regimes. This General Document is a paper presented at the 8th Conference of the Australian Optical Society, held at the University of Sydney, NSW, in February 1993. Gas lasers, Design, Wavelengths, Laser outputs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA271100

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People

  • Kenneth J. Grant

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Atmospheric Windows
  • Computer Programs
  • Continuous Waves
  • Data Acquisition
  • Department Of Defense
  • Discharge Tubes
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Gas Lasers
  • High Voltage
  • Information Systems
  • Laser Resonators
  • Lasers
  • Mechanical Components
  • Partial Pressure

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers