Dielectric coupled CO2 slab laser
    1.
    发明申请
    Dielectric coupled CO2 slab laser 有权
    介质耦合CO2平板激光器

    公开(公告)号:US20060029116A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-02-09

    申请号:US10912507

    申请日:2004-08-05

    IPC分类号: H01S3/22

    摘要: A slab laser includes two elongated electrodes arranged spaced apart and face-to-face. Either one or two slabs of a solid dielectric material extend along the length of the electrodes between the electrodes. A discharge gap is formed either between one of the electrodes and one dielectric slab, or between two dielectric slabs. The discharge gap is filled with lasing gas. A pair of mirrors is configured and arranged to define a laser resonator extending through the gap. An RF potential is applied across the electrodes creating a gas discharge in the gap, and causing laser radiation to circulate in the resonator. Inserting dielectric material between the electrodes increases the resistance-capacitance (RC) time constant of the discharge structure compared with the RC time constant in the absence of dielectric material. This hinders the formation of arcs in the discharge, which enables the laser to operate with higher excitation power, higher lasing gas pressure, and higher output power than would be possible without the dielectric inserts.

    摘要翻译: 平板激光器包括间隔开并且面对面布置的两个细长电极。 一个或两个固体电介质材料板沿电极的电极长度延伸。 在一个电极和一个电介质板之间或两个电介质板之间形成放电间隙。 放电间隙充满激光气体。 一对反射镜被配置和布置成限定延伸穿过间隙的激光谐振器。 在电极上施加RF电位,在间隙中产生气体放电,并使激光辐射在谐振器中循环。 在不存在电介质材料的情况下,在电极间插入电介质材料会增加放电结构的电阻 - 电容(RC)时间常数。 这阻碍了放电中的电弧形成,这使得激光器能够在没有电介质插入件的情况下以更高的激发功率,更高的激光气体压力和更高的输出功率运行。

    Dielectric coupled CO2 slab laser
    2.
    发明申请
    Dielectric coupled CO2 slab laser 有权
    介质耦合CO2平板激光器

    公开(公告)号:US20050175054A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-08-11

    申请号:US10869964

    申请日:2004-06-17

    摘要: An slab CO2 laser includes spaced-apart elongated slab electrodes. A lasing gas fills a discharge gap between the electrodes. An RF power supply is connected across the electrodes and sustains an electrical discharge in the lasing gas in the discharge gap. Either one or two ceramic inserts occupy a portion of width of the electrodes and in contact with the electrodes. A discharge gap is formed between the portions of the width of the electrodes not occupied by the insert or inserts. Provision of the ceramic insert or inserts increases the resistance-capacitance (RC) time constant of the electrode impedance by increasing the capacitive component of the time constant. This hinders the formation of arcs in the discharge, which, in turn enables the inventive laser to operate with higher excitation power or higher lasing-gas pressure than would be possible without the dielectric insert. The ceramic insert also decreases the difference in impedance of the electrodes with and without a discharge. This leads to a better-behaved discharge, and a discharge that is easier to light.

    摘要翻译: 平板CO2激光器包括间隔开的细长板状电极。 激光气体填充电极之间的放电间隙。 RF电源跨越电极连接,并且在放电间隙中的激光气体中保持放电。 一个或两个陶瓷插入件占据电极宽度的一部分并与电极接触。 在未被插入物或插入物占据的电极的宽度部分之间形成放电间隙。 提供陶瓷插件或插件通过增加时间常数的电容分量来增加电极阻抗的电阻 - 电容(RC)时间常数。 这阻碍了放电中的电弧的形成,这又使得本发明的激光器能够在没有电介质插入件的情况下以更高的激发功率或更高的激光气体压力运行。 陶瓷插入件还减少了具有和没有放电的电极的阻抗差异。 这导致更好的放电,并且更容易点亮的放电。