Sensors and Lasers
"Lasers", "laser" amplifiers and oscillators, other than those specified in 0B001.g.5., 0B001.h.6. and 6A005, as follows:
| Reference | Parameter | Threshold |
|---|---|---|
| 6A205.a | and 2. An "average output power" | > 40 W |
| 6A205.b | 2. An "average output power" | > 1 W |
| 6A205.b | 3. A repetition rate | > 1 kHz |
| 6A205.b | and 4. Pulse width | < 100 ns |
| 6A205.c | 2. An "average output power" | > 30 W |
| 6A205.c | 3. A repetition rate | > 1 kHz |
| 6A205.c | and 4. Pulse width | < 100 ns |
| 6A205.d | 2. A repetition rate | > 250 Hz |
| 6A205.d | 3. An "average output power" | > 500 W |
| 6A205.d | and 4. Pulse width of | < 200 ns |
| 6A205.e | operate at 16 μm output wavelength and at a repetition rate | > 250 Hz |
| 6A205.f.1 | Pulse-excited and Q-switched with a pulse duration | >= 1 ns |
| 6A205.f.1.a | ingle–transverse mode output with an "average output power" | > 40 W |
| 6A205.f.1.b | A multiple-transverse mode output having an average power | > 50 W |
| 6A205.g | 2. A repetition rate | > 250 Hz |
| 6A205.g | 3. An "average output power" | > 200 W |
| 6A205.g | and 4. Pulse width of | < 200 ns |
6A205.aArgon ion "lasers" having both of the following characteristics: 1. Operating at wavelengths between 400 nm and 515 nm; and 2. An "average output power" greater than 40 W;
6A205.bTunable pulsed single-mode dye laser oscillators having all of the following characteristics: 1. Operating at wavelengths between 300 nm and 800 nm; 2. An "average output power" greater than 1 W; 3. A repetition rate greater than 1 kHz; and 4. Pulse width less than 100 ns;
6A205.cTunable pulsed dye laser amplifiers and oscillators, having all of the following characteristics: 1. Operating at wavelengths between 300 nm and 800 nm; 2. An "average output power" greater than 30 W; 3. A repetition rate greater than 1 kHz; and 4. Pulse width less than 100 ns;
6A205.dPulsed carbon dioxide (CO2) "lasers" having all of the following characteristics: 1. Operating at wavelengths between 9 000 nm and 11 000 nm; 2. A repetition rate greater than 250 Hz; 3. An "average output power" greater than 500 W; and 4. Pulse width of less than 200 ns;
6A205.ePara-hydrogen Raman shifters designed to operate at 16 μm output wavelength and at a repetition rate greater than 250 Hz;
6A205.fNeodymium-doped (other than glass) "lasers" with an output wavelength between 1 000 and 1 100 nm having either of the following:
6A205.f.1Pulse-excited and Q-switched with a pulse duration equal to or more than 1 ns, and having either of the following:
6A205.f.1.aA single–transverse mode output with an "average output power" greater than 40W; or
6A205.f.1.bA multiple-transverse mode output having an average power greater than 50 W; or
6A205.f.2Incorporating frequency doubling to give an output wavelength between 500 and 550 nm with an "average output power" of more than 40 W;
6A205.gPulsed carbon monoxide (CO) "lasers", other than those specified in 6A005.d.2., having all of the following: 1. Operating at wavelengths between 5 000 and 6 000 nm; 2. A repetition rate greater than 250 Hz; 3. An "average output power" greater than 200 W; and 4. Pulse width of less than 200 ns.
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