High Voltage Solid-State Pulser For High Repetition-Rate Gas Lasers

A. L. Keet; M. Groenenboom; F. A. van Goor; W. J. Witteman

doi:10.1117/12.950557

20 June 1989 High Voltage Solid-State Pulser For High Repetition-Rate Gas Lasers.

A. L. Keet, M. Groenenboom, F. A. van Goor, W. J. Witteman

Proceedings Volume 1031, 7th Intl Symp on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.950557
Event: 7th International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers, 1988, Vienna, Austria

Abstract

An all solid-state pulser for the excitation of a high repetition-rate TEA CO2 laser is described. The pulser uses a fast switching thyristor, a fast pulse transformer and a two-stage magnetic pulse compression network. The pulser interfaced with the laser has been succesfully operated at 200 Hz with a pulse energy of 7 J, peak voltage of 20 kV, pulse duration 0.6 μs, and an overall efficiency of 70%.

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A. L. Keet, M. Groenenboom, F. A. van Goor, and W. J. Witteman "High Voltage Solid-State Pulser For High Repetition-Rate Gas Lasers.", Proc. SPIE 1031, 7th Intl Symp on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers, (20 June 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.950557

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