摘要 |
Gas lasers in which the laser gas is excited by supplying high-frequency energy are known. The gas laser according to the invention possesses the following features: it is a strip conductor laser in which a plasma space (5) of limited height for the laser-active plasma is formed between two opposite surfaces (11, 21) of two wall parts (10, 20). The wall parts (10, 20) are components of a coupling chamber with at least one coupling wall (30) which is connected to at least one distributor chamber (40, 50). The gas plasma is activated over its whole length as desired by incoupling the high-frequency energy through the coupling wall (30). According to the invention, the high-frequency energy for exciting the plasma lies in the gigahertz range and can be generated, for example, by a magnetron. |