Carbon Dioxide Laser





Laser type
 wavelengths
in nanometers		 max average power in
Watts		 max peak power
or
max power/pulse
 max repetition rate in Hz  pulse duration minimum
bandwidth		 other
 other 2
CO2
 9,000 - 11,000
 
15kW




9,000 - 11,000 
10 kW
 

exceeding 10 ns

pulsed 



100 kW
 
exceeding 10 ns

pulsed



5 J
less than 10 ns

pulsed
 


2.5 kW


less than 10 ns

pulsed









Exceptions
 9,000 - 11,000 
500 W
 
250 Hz
 less than  200 ns


 




15 kW
 





multiple-transverse
 mode
 


5 kW
 
2 J

















b. 


a.4.  Carbon dioxide (CO2)"lasers" having any of the following:

   a.4.a.  A CW output power exceeding 15kW;

          a.4.b.  A pulsed output having a "pulse duration" 
                  exceeding 10 ns and having any of the following:

               a.4.b.1.  An average output power
                         exceeding 10 kW; or

               a.4.b.2.  A pulsed "peak power"
                         exceeding 100 kW; or

          a.4.c.  A pulsed output having a "pulse duration" 
                  equal to or less than 10 ns; and having
                  any of the following:

               a.4.c.1.  A pulse energy exceeding 5J per pulse; or

               a.4.c.2.  An average output power
                         exceeding 2.5 kW;





License Exceptions

     (c) Pulsed carbon dioxide "lasers" controlled
         by 6A005.a.4.c (except industrial CO2 lasers used
         in applications such as cutting and welding)
         having all of the following characteristics:
          (1) Operating at wavelengths between
              9,000 and 11,000 nm;
          (2) A repetition rate > 250 Hz;
          (3) An average output power > 500 W; and
          (4) A pulse width < 200 ns;


CO2 "lasers"
               controlled by 6A005.a.4 that operate
               in CW multiple-transverse mode; and
               having a CW output power not
               exceeding 15 kW; 

Yes, for 6A005.d (except d.2.c), CO2
            or CO/CO2 "lasers" having an output
               wavelength in the range from 9,000
               to 11,000 nm and having a pulsed
               output not exceeding 2 J per pulse
               and a maximum rated average single
               or multimode output power not
               exceeding 5 kW;