"Monobarrier" operation of a copper bromide vapor laser
The operation of a two-section GDT copper bromide vapor laser with electrically decoupled sections is considered. For the first time, the effect of the near-electrode region (as a barrier during the passage of a discharge) on the laser energy characteristics is shown experimentally. Due to the design features of a sectional GDT, charge carriers of one section enter the near-electrode region of the other, reducing its breakdown voltage, thereby transferring the laser operation to a «mono-barrier» mode. An increase in the laser energy characteristics by a factor of 1,3 was revealed.