Metal vapor laser including hot electrodes and integral wick

Details Metal vapor laser including hot electrodes and integral wick Metal vapor laser including hot electrodes and integral wick

1993-11-29

1995-03-07

Bovernick, Rodney B.

Coherent light generators

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Gas

372 34, 372 61, H01S 303

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053965132

ABSTRACT:
A metal vapor laser, specifically one utilizing copper vapor, is disclosed herein. This laser utilizes a plasma tube assembly including a thermally insulated plasma tube containing a specific metal, e.g., copper, and a buffer gas therein. The laser also utilizes means including hot electrodes located at opposite ends of the plasma tube for electrically exciting the metal vapor and heating its interior to a sufficiently high temperature to cause the metal contained therein to vaporize and for subjecting the vapor to an electrical discharge excitation in order to lase. The laser also utilizes external wicking arrangements, that is, wicking arrangements located outside the plasma tube.

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