Abstract:
A system of kinetic equations is solved for the population of the upper laser level of a waveguide CO2 laser (or amplifier) having a cylindrical waveguide excited by a longitudinal electric discharge. A theoretical analysis is made of the dependence of the population and unsaturated gain of a waveguide CO2 laser on the pressure and composition of the active mixture, pump current, and waveguide tube diameter.
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