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Output power properties of an HCN laser with gas mixtures of CH4+N2 and CH4+NH3 were measured as functions of flow rate, mixing ratio, discharge current and size of coupling aperture in both pulsed and CW operations. From these results the mechanism of excitation and relaxation, oscillation modes, and the saturation of output power for the discharge current are discussed. The obtained maximum power at 337 jtm oscillation was 2 W for pulsed operation and 80 mW for CW operation, respectively.
