Reinjection laser oscillator and method
Abstract
A uv preionized CO.sub.2 oscillator with integral four-pass amplifier capable of providing 1 to 5 GW laser pulses with pulse widths from 0.1 to 0.5 ns full width at half-maximum (FWHM) is described. The apparatus is operated at any pressure from 1 atm to 10 atm without the necessity of complex high voltage electronics. The reinjection technique employed gives rise to a compact, efficient system that is particularly immune to alignment instabilities with a minimal amount of hardware and complexity.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865147
- Patent Number(s):
- 4468776
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- reinjection; laser; oscillator; method; preionized; integral; four-pass; amplifier; capable; providing; gw; pulses; pulse; widths; width; half-maximum; fwhm; described; apparatus; operated; pressure; atm; 10; necessity; complex; voltage; electronics; technique; employed; rise; compact; efficient; particularly; immune; alignment; instabilities; minimal; amount; hardware; complexity; laser oscillator; laser pulses; pulse width; laser pulse; pulse widths; minimal amount; voltage electron; pass amplifier; /372/
Citation Formats
McLellan, Edward J. Reinjection laser oscillator and method. United States: N. p., 1984.
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McLellan, Edward J. Reinjection laser oscillator and method. United States.
McLellan, Edward J. Sun .
"Reinjection laser oscillator and method". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865147.
@article{osti_865147,
title = {Reinjection laser oscillator and method},
author = {McLellan, Edward J},
abstractNote = {A uv preionized CO.sub.2 oscillator with integral four-pass amplifier capable of providing 1 to 5 GW laser pulses with pulse widths from 0.1 to 0.5 ns full width at half-maximum (FWHM) is described. The apparatus is operated at any pressure from 1 atm to 10 atm without the necessity of complex high voltage electronics. The reinjection technique employed gives rise to a compact, efficient system that is particularly immune to alignment instabilities with a minimal amount of hardware and complexity.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984}
}
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