Optimization of H2-Ne buffer gas mixtures for copper vapor lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1310-1315

  Withford, Michael J ^b,c,d   Brown, Daniel J W ^b,e,f   Piper, James A ^a,b,g,h,i  

^a IEEE

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d Australian Optical Society

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^f Center for Lasers and Applications

^g UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFFER GAS ADDITIVES; BUFFER GAS MIXTURES; COPPER VAPOR LASERS;

ADDITIVES; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; HYDROGEN; MIXTURES; NEON; OPTIMIZATION;

GAS LASERS;

EID: 0030215623     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.511543     Document Type: Article

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