Fiber optic mounted laser driven flyer plates

Patent · Tue Jul 09 00:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:5442054

Paisley, D L

A laser driven flyer plate is described where the flyer plate is deposited directly onto the squared end of an optical fiber. The plasma generated by a laser pulse drives the flyer plate toward a target. In another embodiment, a first metal layer is deposited onto the squared end of an optical fiber, followed by a layer of a dielectric material and a second metal layer. The laser pulse generates a plasma in the first metal layer, but the plasma is kept away from the second metal layer by the dielectric layer until the pressure reaches the point where shearing occurs.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5029528; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-502960; TRN: 92-014121
• OSTI ID: 5442054
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 2 Apr 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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