Realization of 1-kW XeCl laser

Bruno Godard; Pierre Murer; Marc X. Stehle; Jean C. Bonnet; Daniel R. Pigache

doi:10.1117/12.144667

4 May 1993 Realization of 1-kW XeCl laser

Bruno Godard, Pierre Murer, Marc X. Stehle, Jean C. Bonnet, Daniel R. Pigache

Proceedings Volume 1810, 9th International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.144667
Event: Ninth International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers, 1992, Heraklion, Greece

Abstract

The VEL industrial XeCl laser has reached 1 kW average power at a pulse repetition rate between 80 and 100 Hz (12.5 J X 80 Hz or 10 J X 100 Hz) with an overall efficiency of about 2%. Single pulse operation gives a maximum energy per shot of 15 J (efficiency 2%) and a maximum efficiency of more than 2.5% at 10 J (150 ns FWHM); the beam size is 8 X 6 cm².

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Bruno Godard, Pierre Murer, Marc X. Stehle, Jean C. Bonnet, and Daniel R. Pigache "Realization of 1-kW XeCl laser", Proc. SPIE 1810, 9th International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers, (4 May 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.144667

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