Fiber optic mounted laser driven flyer plates

Patent Application · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6065214

Paisley, D L

This invention is comprised of a laser driven flyer plate 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. 2 figs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): PATENTS-US-A7502960
• Application Number: ON: DE92003835; PPN: US 7-502960
• OSTI ID: 6065214
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 2 Apr 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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