IL78915A - High efficiency rf excited gas laser with transverse discharge excitation - Google Patents

High efficiency rf excited gas laser with transverse discharge excitation

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Publication number
IL78915A
IL78915A IL78915A IL7891586A IL78915A IL 78915 A IL78915 A IL 78915A IL 78915 A IL78915 A IL 78915A IL 7891586 A IL7891586 A IL 7891586A IL 78915 A IL78915 A IL 78915A
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Prior art keywords
high efficiency
gas laser
excited gas
discharge excitation
transverse discharge
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IL78915A
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Hughes Aircraft Co
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/02—Constructional details
    • H01S3/03—Constructional details of gas laser discharge tubes
    • H01S3/038—Electrodes, e.g. special shape, configuration or composition
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/02—Constructional details
    • H01S3/03—Constructional details of gas laser discharge tubes
    • H01S3/0315—Waveguide lasers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/09—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping
    • H01S3/097—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping by gas discharge of a gas laser
    • H01S3/0975—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping by gas discharge of a gas laser using inductive or capacitive excitation

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
IL78915A 1985-06-17 1986-05-26 High efficiency rf excited gas laser with transverse discharge excitation IL78915A (en)

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US06/745,570 US4633478A (en) 1985-06-17 1985-06-17 High efficiency RF excited gas laser with transverse discharge excitation

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IL78915A0 IL78915A0 (en) 1986-09-30
IL78915A true IL78915A (en) 1990-07-12

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US (1) US4633478A (xx)
EP (1) EP0222016B1 (xx)
JP (1) JPS62502158A (xx)
DE (1) DE3675497D1 (xx)
IL (1) IL78915A (xx)
WO (1) WO1986007655A1 (xx)

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US4633478A (en) 1986-12-30
EP0222016A1 (en) 1987-05-20
DE3675497D1 (de) 1990-12-13
WO1986007655A1 (en) 1986-12-31
EP0222016B1 (en) 1990-11-07
JPS62502158A (ja) 1987-08-20
IL78915A0 (en) 1986-09-30

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