1973, Zeszyt 62-63
Abstract
A concise technical description of the design and working principles of a CO2 (H2O) - N2 (Ar) CW gasdynamic laser facility is given. Primary results of experiments, carried out with the use of conventional optical resonators are discussed. The obtained power of radiation (λ≅10.6 um) transmitted out of the cavity amounted to Pc=35, the corresponding power density per unit volume of resonator was pc=2.29 W/cm3 whereas the output power per unit mass flow was equal to gc=1.15 kW/kg⋅s-1. The radiation beam divergence was about θ≅22'.
Furtheron, the facility in question is compared with other CW gasdynamic lasers and the possibilities of its optimalization, aimed at increasing the output power and overall efficiency, are formulated.
Keywords:
optical resonators, power of radiation, cavity, efficiency