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Results of the experimental study of two high-frequency active elements of different sizes of a CuBr laser operating in the generator, single-pass amplification, and superradiance modes are presented. A pulse repetition rate of 195 kHz is attained for the first time in the supperradiance mode. Using the method of express estimation of the radial profile, it is shown that the gain profile does not change significantly throughout a wide pulse repetition rate range (up to 195 kHz) in the case of a small-diameter active element.
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Original Russian Text © S.N. Torgaev, I.S. Musorov, M.V. Trigub, G.S. Evtushenko, 2018, published in Optika Atmosfery i Okeana.
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Torgaev, S.N., Musorov, I.S., Trigub, M.V. et al. Study of a High-Frequency Copper Bromide Vapor Active Medium in the Superradiance Mode. Atmos Ocean Opt 31, 431–435 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1024856018040176
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