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Switch-less operation of a TEA CO2 laser
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2005
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Optical PumpingPhotonicsTea Co2 LaserEngineeringUv PhotonsLaser PhotochemistryOptical PropertiesLaser-induced BreakdownLaser ApplicationsLaser MaterialPreioniser Spark ArrayExternal SwitchHigh-power LasersOptoelectronics
We report here the operation of a UV pre-ionised mini-TEA CO2 laser where the use of an external switch has been dispensed with. This was rendered possible by making the preioniser spark array play a dual role- that of a switch as well as of a source of UV photons that pre-conditioned the inter-electrode volume.