Abstract

Self-sustained discharge-pumped mercury-halide lasers are presently being considered for potential applications for communications, laser chemistry, and as pumps for IR dyes, in this paper a HgBr laser with an internal strip-line capacitor in a low inductance configuration is described. Unlike the barium titanate doorknob capacitors commonly used in rare gas halide lasers, the strip line is capable of operation at 180°C in the presence of HgBr₂ vapor.

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