Patent ID: 8526479
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: H01S

Abstract:
1. A device for an RF-excited gas laser, comprising: a laser tube, including: a plurality of power devices, wherein a first power device of the plurality of power devices is coupled to the first electrode and the second electrode via a first pair of taps of the plurality of taps, the first power device of the plurality of power devices is arranged to provide radio-frequency (RF) power to at least the first tap of the first pair of taps of the plurality of taps, a second power device of the plurality of power devices is coupled to the first electrode and the second electrode via a second pair of taps of the plurality of taps, and wherein the second power device of the plurality of power devices is arranged to provide radio-frequency (RF) power to at least the first tap of the second pair of taps of the plurality of taps.