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Pulsed CO2 Laser Pumped by a Longitudinal Discharge in an Alternating Magnetic Field
An original technique is suggested for pum** a pulsed CO2 laser by a longitudinal discharge in an alternating magnetic field. A small CO2 laser with active medium ∼200 mm long, pulse energy of ∼30 mJ, and effic...
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Improving the Stability of the Optical System of a Laser Source Based on a Position-Sensitive Detector
Results of numerical and experimental studies on monitoring and control for optical elements of an electric discharge KrF laser by the method of density-based spatial clustering of applications with noises (DB...
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Influence of Discharge Plasma Inhomogeneities on the Characteristics of KrF-Laser Radiation
Results of studies of the electric-discharge KrF laser with a specific pulse energy of ~6 J/L and an internal energy efficiency of more than 4% are presented. The formation of instabilities of various types in...
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Numerical Method of Cavity Adjustment by the Output Beam Image
Results of numerical and experimental studies of the control of optical elements of a KrF laser cavity by use of the image processing method are presented. Different methods of beam image binarization for dete...
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Increasing the Sensitivity of Lidar Systems Based on the LF/LIF Method
The results of studies on the development of laser sources in the UV and IR spectral ranges for the lidar systems operating on the basis of a method of laser fragmentation with subsequent laser-induced fluores...
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Narrow-band tunable laser system for a lidar facility
A unique ultraviolet laser system has been developed for a lidar intended to detect nitrogen oxide molecules in the atmosphere. The electric-discharge KrF laser system is capable of producing a highly coherent...