Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 49, Issue 12, 1201005(2022)

High-Power Radio-Frequency Slab CO2 Laser

Xiahui Tang1, Yingxiong Qin1, Hao Peng1、*, Yujie Li1, Yang Wu1, Longsheng Xiao2, Yu Xiao1, and Juan Liu3
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Optics and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
  • 2College of Physics and Electromechanical Engineering, Hubei University of Education, Wuhan 430205, Hubei, China
  • 3College of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China
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    Xiahui Tang, Yingxiong Qin, Hao Peng, Yujie Li, Yang Wu, Longsheng Xiao, Yu Xiao, Juan Liu. High-Power Radio-Frequency Slab CO2 Laser[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2022, 49(12): 1201005

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    Paper Information

    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: Jan. 11, 2022

    Accepted: Apr. 14, 2022

    Published Online: Jun. 13, 2022

    The Author Email: Hao Peng (penghao0716@yeah.net)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202249.1201005

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