A two-stage spark gap for blumlein-driven transversely excited atmospheric nitrogen laser

Authors

• W.F. Kau
• T.Y. Tou
• W.O. Siew
• S.S. Yap
• R.B. Yang
• Oi Hoong ChinFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2004

Abstract

A two-stage spark gap is used to implement a two-stage Blumlein circuit for the efficient operation of a transversely excited atmospheric nitrogen laser. This enables a more compact circuit arrangement which employs an array of doorknob capacitors as the dummy capacitors instead of large parallel-plate capacitors but maintains a comparable laser output performance.

Keywords

Spark-gap inductance, TEA N 2 laser, Two-stage spark gap, Capacitors, Electric discharges, Electrodes, Inductance, Ionization, Nitrogen, Oscillators (electronic), Ultraviolet radiation, TEA N2 lasers, Two-stage spark gaps, Chemical lasers

Publication Title

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

ISSN

0021-4922

Recommended Citation

Kau, W.F.; Tou, T.Y.; Siew, W.O.; Yap, S.S.; Yang, R.B.; and Chin, Oi Hoong, "A two-stage spark gap for blumlein-driven transversely excited atmospheric nitrogen laser" (2004). Research Publications (2000 to 2005). 775.
https://knova.um.edu.my/research_publications_2000_2005/775

Divisions

PHYSICS

Volume

43

Issue

1

Publisher

IOP Publishing