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GW-level high-power CO2 laser system

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

Zhuang Guoliang
Affiliation:
Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 800–211, Shanghai 201800, PRC
Yu. Shusheng
Affiliation:
Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 800–211, Shanghai 201800, PRC
Niu Wanqing
Affiliation:
Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 800–211, Shanghai 201800, PRC
Du Longlong
Affiliation:
Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 800–211, Shanghai 201800, PRC
Li Mingfu
Affiliation:
Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 800–211, Shanghai 201800, PRC
Jiang Hong
Affiliation:
Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 800–211, Shanghai 201800, PRC
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Abstract

A Gw-level high-power CO2 laser system has been developed. A short laser pulse is cut out with a double Pockels cell electrooptical shutter from a hybrid CO2 laser oscillator and amplified with a three-stage dual-path TEA preamplifier, a two-stage TEA preamplifier, a large aperture TEA amplifier, and an electron beam-controlled final amplifier. All parts of the laser system are controlled with a control system. The laser output power is up to 3.2 × 109 W and laser pulse width is 4 ns full width at half maximum.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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