Ultracompact RF-excited diffusion-cooled industrial CO2 laser

Oded Anner

doi:10.1117/12.151109

13 August 1993 Ultracompact rf-excited diffusion-cooled industrial CO₂ laser

Oded Anner

Proceedings Volume 1972, 8th Meeting on Optical Engineering in Israel: Optoelectronics and Applications in Industry and Medicine; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.151109
Event: 8th Meeting in Israel on Optical Engineering, 1992, Tel Aviv, Israel

Abstract

The UCL-700 (ultra compact laser) is capable of delivering up to 800 watts of cw 10.6 micrometers radiation, suitable for industrial applications such as cutting, drilling, welding and heat treatments. The laser cavity is 50 cm long by a 6 cm diameter and the complete laser head weighs less than 30 Kg. The laser's structure and operating principles are presented and some performance results are shown. Power upscaling developments together with known experimental data show that with a few modifications power extraction from the cavity can be more than doubled.

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Oded Anner "Ultracompact rf-excited diffusion-cooled industrial CO₂ laser", Proc. SPIE 1972, 8th Meeting on Optical Engineering in Israel: Optoelectronics and Applications in Industry and Medicine, (13 August 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.151109

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