Repetitively pulsed chemical oxygen-iodine laser with a discharge generation of atomic iodine

Pulsed chemical oxygen-iodine laser with a discharge generation of atomic iodin is described. Having the output energy like that with photolysis iodine atoms generation such a laser exhibits higher plug-in efficiency. The efficiency value of 91% is reported. Pulse power of 100 kW was obtained which exceeds two orders of magnitude that for cw laser with the same chlorine flowrate. Repetitively pulsed operation is reported.