Pulsed Operation Of A Tea Co2 Laser Under The Conditions Of The Growth Of An Optical Inhomogeneity Of The Active Medium At High Specific Pump Energies

A CO2 laser system with self-modulation of the intracavity losses was developed. This system was capable of generating efficiently pulses free of a radiation 'tail' typical for CO2 lasers. A simple method was used to detect the optical inhomogeneity of the medium of a gas-discharge TEA module. The results of the measurements are presented.