CHINESE JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS ›› 1999, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (5): 536-542.

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Theoretical study on α-rf discharges in planar CO2 lasers

Wu Guiling, Wang Youqing, Qiu Junlin, Wang Xinbing   

  1. National Lab of Laser Tech, Wuhan 430074
  • Received:1998-06-16 Revised:1999-02-12 Online:1999-09-25 Published:1999-09-25

Abstract: A theoretical model to describe the discharges in the RF excited planar CO2 lasers is established.The spatial distributions of electron density,electric field,power density and the excitation efficiency for the upper laser level are obtained by numerical method.The discharge striations in RF excited lasers observed by experiments are explained.The relations between parameters and characters of the discharge are analyzed.

Key words: RF dischargs, planar CO2 lasers, α-discharge, plasma

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