A short high-power TE nitrogen laser

Abstract

A simple transversely excited N <inf xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</inf> laser of novel electrical design, working at relatively high pressure and only 45-cm active length, has been constructed. It produces about 0.5 mJ/pulse of UV radiation at 337 nm and has a peak power in excess of 200 kW. Optimization data and parameters of the excitation circuit are presented.