[TCML] Off topic? Inductively-coupled N2 laser

[pterren at iinet.net.au]

N lasers, at least the free air TEA sort are nanosecond lasers with a single 
light pulse and no mirrors.  The spark gap and capacitor need to be able to 
handle this and "frequency" must be heading up to 1GHz.
RF exitation for CO2 lasers is of the 100MHz region. I have a 350W laser 
without the driver. None of this is in TC territory for RF excitation. 
Lower current current limited supplies may be fine for electrode designs for 
CO2, HeNe etc

Peter
www.tesladownunder.com

-----Original Message----- 
From: jhowson4 at comcast.net
Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 10:04 AM
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Subject: Re: [TCML] Off topic? Inductively-coupled N2 laser



I don't see why it would not work, quite a good idea actually, as the only 
real use for the HV power supply in lasers is to ionize the gas. The type of 
gas and alignment/distance between of the mirrors controls the rest. But 
typically the power supplies are lower voltage higher current. such as a 
neon transformer. I have heard of 12/60's being used for 1meter Co2 lasers 
before.






Thanks,
John "Jay" Howson IV


"Why thank you, I will be happy to take those electrons off you hands."

----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon" <elmontare at gmail.com>
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla at pupman.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 7, 2012 4:52:29 PM
Subject: Re: [TCML] Off topic? Inductively-coupled N2 laser

Hi. Im an amateur coiler and happen to use a NTC 6axis laser for metal work. 
As far as i can gather the basics for its operation is high voltage being 
pulsed through a tube filled with a gas mixture reflected off several 
mirrors and focused through a lense. I believe the output is the same as a 
TC just at ultra high frequencies. So i dont know if you can really "use" a 
TC as a component for a laser or if a laser is basically just a TC with a 
different looking streamer.

Im helping :)


On Jan 7, 2012, at 11:59 AM, vatercox at aol.com wrote:

>
>
>
> Dear List,
>
> With possible interest to coilers who are also into lasers I have noted 
> some Russian research into inductively-pumped gas lasers, in relation to 
> possible relation to tesla coils especially direct-coupled LC networks of 
> the type mentioned previously on the List by ACMQ:
> http://wzeu.ask.com/r?t=p&d=mys&s=ads&c=a&app=aoth&l=dis&o=100000027&sv=0a65292f&ip=5c05c292&id=AAEC8712D19CB4C069707DE3A4124D6D&q=inductive+n2+laser&p=1&qs=2871&ac=169&g=59efteoV1AHyG9&en=gs&io=0&ep=&eo=&b=a004&bc=&br=&tp=d&ec=1&pt=Nitrogen%2C%20atomic%20fluorine%20and%20CO2%20lasers%20excited%20by%20a%20pulsed%20inductive&ex=&url=&u=http%3A%2F%2F144.206.159.178%2FFT%2FCONF%2F16414109%2F16414111.pdf
>
> http://wzeu.ask.com/r?t=p&d=mys&s=ads&c=a&app=aoth&l=dis&o=100000027&sv=0a65292f&ip=5c05c292&id=2C144944B04BADD9611F8668F2AC419A&q=inductive+n2+laser&p=1&qs=2871&ac=169&g=5a09qiHsK31dvt&cu.wz=0&en=gs&io=0&ep=&eo=&b=a007&bc=&br=&tp=d&ec=1&pt=Gas%20lasers%20excited%20by%20a%20pulsed%20inductive%20discharge&ex=&url=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fperson.ipr.sci.am%2Fvm%2Fdocs%2FLO_2006_SPIE.pdf
>
> Is it possible to, use a TC to pump a laser i.e. by using a "lasing" gas 
> e.g nitrogen to fill the inside the form of the secondary and with say, a 
> mirror at one end of the a window at the other to allow the laser light to 
> exit, the high voltage across initiating the discharge and the magnetic 
> field sustaining it until the capacitors were discharged, the cycle then 
> repaeting. Would it likely be a good opportunity for the amateur 
> experimenter to make say a decent Nitrogen laser or is likely to be very 
> challenging?
>
> JF Cox
>
>
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