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Title: High energy bursts from a solid state laser operated in the heat capacity limited regime

Abstract

High energy bursts are produced from a solid state laser operated in a heat capacity limited regime. Instead of cooling the laser, the active medium is thermally well isolated. As a result, the active medium will heat up until it reaches some maximum acceptable temperature. The waste heat is stored in the active medium itself. Therefore, the amount of energy the laser can put out during operation is proportional to its mass, the heat capacity of the active medium, and the temperature difference over which it is being operated. The high energy burst capacity of a heat capacity operated solid state laser, together with the absence of a heavy, power consuming steady state cooling system for the active medium, will make a variety of applications possible. Alternately, cooling takes place during a separate sequence when the laser is not operating. Industrial applications include new material working processes.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [2];  [3]
  1. Livermore, CA
  2. Pleasanton, CA
  3. Manteca, CA
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
870467
Patent Number(s):
US 5526372
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
energy; bursts; solid; laser; operated; heat; capacity; limited; regime; produced; cooling; active; medium; thermally; isolated; result; reaches; maximum; acceptable; temperature; waste; stored; amount; operation; proportional; mass; difference; burst; absence; heavy; power; consuming; steady; variety; applications; alternately; takes; separate; sequence; operating; industrial; material; processes; heat capacity; industrial applications; temperature difference; waste heat; active medium; laser operated; energy bursts; capacity limited; limited regime; /372/

Citation Formats

Albrecht, Georg, George, E Victor, Krupke, William F, Sooy, Walter, and Sutton, Steven B. High energy bursts from a solid state laser operated in the heat capacity limited regime. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
Albrecht, Georg, George, E Victor, Krupke, William F, Sooy, Walter, & Sutton, Steven B. High energy bursts from a solid state laser operated in the heat capacity limited regime. United States.
Albrecht, Georg, George, E Victor, Krupke, William F, Sooy, Walter, and Sutton, Steven B. 1996. "High energy bursts from a solid state laser operated in the heat capacity limited regime". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870467.
@article{osti_870467,
title = {High energy bursts from a solid state laser operated in the heat capacity limited regime},
author = {Albrecht, Georg and George, E Victor and Krupke, William F and Sooy, Walter and Sutton, Steven B},
abstractNote = {High energy bursts are produced from a solid state laser operated in a heat capacity limited regime. Instead of cooling the laser, the active medium is thermally well isolated. As a result, the active medium will heat up until it reaches some maximum acceptable temperature. The waste heat is stored in the active medium itself. Therefore, the amount of energy the laser can put out during operation is proportional to its mass, the heat capacity of the active medium, and the temperature difference over which it is being operated. The high energy burst capacity of a heat capacity operated solid state laser, together with the absence of a heavy, power consuming steady state cooling system for the active medium, will make a variety of applications possible. Alternately, cooling takes place during a separate sequence when the laser is not operating. Industrial applications include new material working processes.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/870467}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996}
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