Abstract
The cyclic pulsed metal vapour lasers, of which the copper vapour laser (CVL) is the most common example, generate high average powers of tens (even hundreds) of watts at high efficiencies (0.5 to 1%) in the visible. The technology of pulsed metal vapour lasers is well advanced and practical laboratory-scale devices are now widely available commercially.
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