Analysis of small-bore copper-vapor laser by physical simulation

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 56-63

  Yu, Deli ^a   Tao, Yongxiang ^a   Yin, Xianhua ^a   Wang, Runwen ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND FINE MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

Copper vapor laser (CVL); Kinetic model; Laser upper level population density; Physical simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; KINETIC THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COPPER VAPOR LASER; KINETIC MODEL; POPULATION DENSITY;

GAS LASERS;

EID: 0033524287     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2760(19990105)20:1<56::AID-MOP16>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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