A Reliable, Repetitively Pulsed, High‐Power Nitrogen Laser

The design and construction of high‐power nitrogen 3371 Å laser is described in detail. The laser produces 13 mJ at 3371 Å in a 12 nsec FWHM pulse at a repetition rate of 5 pulses per second. Various models of the laser have yielded 108 pulses with very infrequent component failure. When a second mi...

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Published in:Review of scientific instruments 1973-07, Vol.44 (7), p.882-887
Main Authors: Woodward, Benjamin W., Ehlers, Vernon J., Lineberger, W. C.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The design and construction of high‐power nitrogen 3371 Å laser is described in detail. The laser produces 13 mJ at 3371 Å in a 12 nsec FWHM pulse at a repetition rate of 5 pulses per second. Various models of the laser have yielded 108 pulses with very infrequent component failure. When a second mirror is added, strong laser action is observed in the N2 first positive system; the total resultant ir output energy is about 3 mJ in a 50 nsec FWHM pulse.
ISSN:0034-6748
1089-7623
DOI:10.1063/1.1686269