A 50 Watt CO[sub]2[/sub] Waveguide Laser

P. C. Conder; J. R. Redding; R. M. Jenkins

doi:10.1117/12.950047

24 March 1989 A 50 Watt CO₂ Waveguide Laser

P. C. Conder, J. R. Redding, R. M. Jenkins

Proceedings Volume 1020, High Power CO2 Laser Systems and Applications; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.950047
Event: 1988 International Congress on Optical Science and Engineering, 1988, Hamburg, Germany

Abstract

The development of CO2 waveguide lasers with ceramic bodies has led to the wide availability of rugged, low to medium power CW sources at 10.6 μm. Utilising a new glaze bonding technique we have manufactured an alumina based, CO2 waveguide laser having a single, linear, 2.5 mm square bore and an overall length of 1 metre. With this straight forward approach to scaling up the active gain length, CW output power up to 58 watts has been demonstrated.

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P. C. Conder, J. R. Redding, and R. M. Jenkins "A 50 Watt CO₂ Waveguide Laser", Proc. SPIE 1020, High Power CO2 Laser Systems and Applications, (24 March 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.950047

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