NDLI: A simmer circuit for flash-lamp pumping of solid-state lasers

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Almabouada, F. Louhibi, D.
Copyright Year	2013
Description	Author affiliation: Div. Milieux Ionises & Laser, Centre de Dev. des Technol. Av., Algiers, Algeria (Almabouada, F.; Louhibi, D.)
Abstract	The simmer circuit in the flash lamp-pumped solid-state lasers allows maintaining a low DC current in the lamp. Otherwise, the use of the high trigger voltage would be necessary. This considerably reduces the flash lifetime. With the simmer, just a single triggering for the initial ionization of the gas is needed. For this purpose we use a simple piezoelectric ignitor. A commercial switching power supply with a 200 Vac and 64 kHz output is used, to which is added a voltage multiplier designed to maintain the flash ionization and ensure its stable operation during the laser pumping. The experimental results on a linear xenon flash-lamp allow the validation of the multiplier model and previous optimization simulation. The tests of the developed simmer circuit, in the case of a Nd: YAG laser, have been successful for several hours of operation without cooling, at 1 Hz repetition rate and 20 joules as pumping energy.
Starting Page	1
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File Size	99854
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File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781467351713
ISSN	07309244
DOI	10.1109/PLASMA.2013.6633268
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2013-06-16
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Solid lasers Laser excitation Pump lasers Ionization Laser applications Laser modes Xenon
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics Condensed Matter Physics Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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