High power gas laser amplifier

Patent · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:863874

Leland, Wallace T ^[1]; Stratton, Thomas F ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos, NM

A high power output CO.sub.2 gas laser amplifier having a number of sections, each comprising a plurality of annular pumping chambers spaced around the circumference of a vacuum chamber containing a cold cathode, gridded electron gun. The electron beam from the electron gun ionizes the gas lasing medium in the sections. An input laser beam is split into a plurality of annular beams, each passing through the sections comprising one pumping chamber.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4264868
• OSTI ID: 863874
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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laser
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plurality
annular
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chambers
spaced
circumference
vacuum
chamber
containing
cold
cathode
gridded
electron
gun
beam
ionizes
lasing
medium
input
split
beams
passing
cold cathode
power output
vacuum chamber
laser beam
electron beam
laser amplifier
chamber containing
electron gun
gas laser
lasing medium
pumping chamber
input laser
gas lasing
power gas
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