Gain and output power measurements in an electrically excited oxygen-iodine laser with a scaled discharge

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Bruzzese, J R ^a   Hicks, A ^a   Erofeev, A ^a   Cole, A C ^a   Nishihara, M ^a   Adamovich, I V ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL DISTANCE; AXIAL LOCATIONS; BOTTOM WALL; CAPACITIVELY COUPLED; FLOW TEMPERATURE; LASER CAVITY; LASER POWER; LASER POWER MEASUREMENT; OUTPUT POWER; OXYGEN-IODINE LASER; RF DISCHARGE; RUNTIMES; SINGLET DELTA OXYGEN; SMALL SIGNAL GAIN; STATIC TEMPERATURE; SUPERSONIC CAVITY; TOTAL POWER; TRANSVERSE RESONATORS;

CHEMICAL LASERS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; HELIUM; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; IODINE; LASER RESONATORS; MACH NUMBER; OXYGEN; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; RESONATORS;

MIRRORS;

EID: 72449135904     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/43/1/015201     Document Type: Article

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