title: Burst-mode gain switched technique for high peak and average optical energy extraction.
abstract: The optical performance of a cw PIE CO(2) laser has been substantially improved through the adoption of a burst-mode gain switching technique. The approach has provided a doubling of the average beam power extractable from the device. With appropriate optimization, the process could possibly permit the attainment of pulsed energy extraction in the kilohertz range, and with average optical powers within the several tens of kilowatt category.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Nikumb
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Seguin
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Seguin
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Willis
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reshef