Open AccessStudy on threshold capabilities of a copper bromide vapor laser
Author(s) -
Dimitar Vaskov Fidanov
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/878/1/012022
Subject(s) - ionization , laser , thermal conductivity , amplifier , electron temperature , copper , materials science , thermal , plasma , atomic physics , chemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , nuclear engineering , thermodynamics , optoelectronics , optics , composite material , physics , ion , organic chemistry , cmos , chromatography , quantum mechanics , metallurgy , engineering
This paper presents theoretical and simulation results for the operating parameters of a copper bromide (CBr) laser. The CuBr active medium finds applications as both as a laser source and a vapor amplifier. A methodology is developed to serve as the basis for the solution of a two-dimensional quasi-stationary heat conductivity equation on the cross-section of the gas tube for modeling the temperature of the neutral gas and the electron temperature of the discharge. This methodology makes it possible to determine the maximum electrical power supplied and the maximum electron temperature in terms of thermal ionization and electric ionization resistance of the gas discharge. Analytical results are applied in computer simulations and for the assessment of parameters of an actual CuBr laser.