An optimal design for reducing the "black center" for a copper-vapor laser by using a genetic algorithm

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 113-119

  Cheng, Cheng ^a,c   He, Sailing ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HANGZHOU NORMAL COLLEGE   (China)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Black center; Copper vapor laser; Genetic algorithm; Optimal design

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LASER BEAMS; OPTIMIZATION;

BLACK CENTER; COPPER-VAPOR LASERS (CVL);

GAS LASERS;

EID: 0033898169     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2760(20000420)25:2<113::AID-MOP9>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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