Mode-locked electron-beam sustained discharge CO laser

Andrey A. Ionin; Yuriy M. Klimachev; Andrey A. Kotkov; Andrey Yu. Kozlov; Leonid V. Seleznev; Dmitry V. Sinitsyn

doi:10.1117/12.782491

23 May 2008 Mode-locked electron-beam sustained discharge CO laser

Andrey A. Ionin, Yuriy M. Klimachev, Andrey A. Kotkov, Andrey Yu. Kozlov, Leonid V. Seleznev, Dmitry V. Sinitsyn

Proceedings Volume 7005, High-Power Laser Ablation VII; 70052G (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.782491
Event: High-Power Laser Ablation 2008, 2008, Taos, New Mexico, United States

Abstract

Actively mode-locked electron-beam-sustained-discharge CO-laser producing ~10 ns (FWHM) pulses repetition rate 10 MHz for both single-line and multiline mode of operation was experimentally studied. The total laser pulse duration was ~0.5 ms for both mode-locked and free running laser conditions. The specific output energy in multiline CO-laser mode of operation was up to 20 J l^-1 Amagat^-1 and the laser efficiency up to 3.5%. The active mode-locking was achieved for single-line CO-laser mode of operation in the spectral range 5.2-5.3 micron. The radiation can be used for laser ablation, for pumping an optical parametric amplifier in optical stochastic cooling of relativistic heavy ions, and for studying vibrational and rotational relaxation of NO molecules.

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Andrey A. Ionin, Yuriy M. Klimachev, Andrey A. Kotkov, Andrey Yu. Kozlov, Leonid V. Seleznev, and Dmitry V. Sinitsyn "Mode-locked electron-beam sustained discharge CO laser", Proc. SPIE 7005, High-Power Laser Ablation VII, 70052G (23 May 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.782491

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