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    Area of Science:

    • Optics and Photonics
    • Laser Physics
    • Materials Science

    Background:

    • Conventional carbon dioxide (CO2) lasers often use longitudinal discharges.
    • Metal waveguide lasers offer compact designs but can face challenges in discharge stability and efficiency.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a novel, compact, direct current (dc)-excited continuous-wave (cw) CO2 metal waveguide laser.
    • To investigate the performance of a slotted hollow cathode design that serves as both the discharge element and the metal waveguide.

    Main Methods:

    • Implemented a novel laser structure integrating a slotted hollow cathode with a metal waveguide cavity.
    • Studied discharge characteristics, laser gain, and output power by varying discharge parameters.
    • Analyzed the efficiency and output laser modes of the developed system.

    Main Results:

    • Achieved over 1 W of cw 10.6-micrometer radiation from a compact laser structure.
    • Demonstrated advantages including low voltage, positive impedance, ruggedness, and high optical gain.
    • Observed clean, low-order Hermite-Gaussian or Airy function laser modes.

    Conclusions:

    • The slotted hollow cathode design is effective for compact CO2 metal waveguide lasers.
    • This design offers comparable efficiency to conventional longitudinal CO2 lasers.
    • The laser system provides high-quality output modes suitable for various applications.