Kinetic modelling of electrooptically Q-switched CO2 laser
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Zhaoshuo, Tian; Qi, Wang; Yusan, Wang
- Source
- Optical & Quantum Electronics. Apr 01, 2002 34(4):331-341
- Subject
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0306-8919
In this paper, a six-temperature model for CO2 lasers is used to describe the process of the dynamic emission in the electrooptically Q-switched laser. The dissociation of CO2 molecules, the electron excitation and the energy-transfer of vibrational levels and the rotational relaxation of rotational levels are involved. The calculated pulse waveforms are in good agreement with the experiment.