Effect of addition of hydrogen to neon buffer gas of copper bromide vapor laser on its spectral and temporal characteristics

The effect of addition of hydrogen to the neon buffer gas of copper bromide vapor laser on its output of green (510.6 nm) and yellow (578.2 nm) spectral components is reported. The increase of average power of the laser output and its distribution in the two spectral components is studied as a function of percentage of hydrogen in neon at different input electrical powers. The change in pulse-duration and temporal separation between onsets of the green and yellow components with change of percentage of hydrogen in neon at different input electrical powers is also reported.