A CuBr laser with 1.4 W/cm/sup 3/ average output power

An average laser power of 6.7 W has been obtained from a small-bore CuBr laser with a constructive active volume of 4.77 cm/sup 3/, i.e., a record specific average power of 1.4 W/cm/sup 3/ for multikilohertz operation of copper vapor lasers has been achieved. It was found that the small-bore CuBr laser can operate with a neon buffer at atmospheric pressures.<
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