Vol. 19, issue 02-03, article # 10

Kostyrya I. D., Zimakov V. P. Discharge stabilization in UV nitrogen laser pumped by longitudinal discharge. // Atmospheric and oceanic optics. 2006. V. 19. No. 02-03. P. 139-142.    PDF
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Abstract:

We have investigated the characteristics of the discharge and lasing in nitrogen laser pumped by longitudinal discharge from a generator with inductive energy storage with silicon-on-sapphire (SOS) diode switch. It is shown that use of a specially designed cathode, strengthening the electric field inside a laser tube, allows obtaining a stable lasing in a laser tube of ~ 49 cm length. We present the amplitude-time lasing characteristics at various nitrogen pressures and cathode shapes.