Phosphate glass useful in high energy lasers

Patent · Tue Jun 11 04:00:00 EDT 1996

OSTI ID:242581

Hayden, Y T; Payne, S A; Hayden, J S; Campbell, J H; Aston, M K; Elder, M L

In a high energy laser system utilizing phosphate laser glass components to amplify the laser beam, the laser system requires a generated laser beam having an emission bandwidth of less than 26 nm and the laser glass components consist essentially of (on an oxide composition basis) in mole percent: P{sub 2}O{sub 5}, 50--75; Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}, {gt}0--10; K{sub 2}O, {gt}0--30; MgO, 0--30; CaO, 0--30; Li{sub 2}O, 0--20; Na{sub 2}O, 0--20; Rb{sub 2}O, 0--20; Cs{sub 2}O, 0--20; BeO, 0--20; SrO, 0--20; BaO, 0--20; ZnO, 0--20; PbO, 0--20; B{sub 2}O{sub 3}, 0--10; Y{sub 2}O{sub 3}, 0--10; La{sub 2}O{sub 3}, 0--8; Ln{sub 2}O{sub 3}, 0.01--8; wherein the sum of MgO and CaO is >0--30; the sum of Li{sub 2}O, Na{sub 2}O, Rb{sub 2}O, and Cs{sub 2}O is 0--20; the sum of BeO, SrO, BaO, ZnO, and PbO is 0--20; the sum of B{sub 2}O{sub 3} and Y{sub 2}O{sub 3} is 0--10; and Ln{sub 2}O{sub 3} represents the sum of the oxides of active lasing lanthanides of atomic number 58--71. 21 figs.

• Research Organization: University of California
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• Assignee: Schott Glass Technologies, Inc., Duryea, PA (United States); Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5,526,369/A/
• Application Number: PAN: 7-957,184
• OSTI ID: 242581
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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