SHIVA oscillator: resonant cavity and chassis-pump cavity. Modulator Q-switch housing-switchout (25 Jul 1977) (Engineering Materials). [104 drawings]
Drawings are given for the oscillator resonant cavity structure and the chassis which mounts this structure. The resonant cavity is a kinematically mounted super-invar structure designed to hold the front mirror with minimum pointing error and to hold the translating rear mirror with maximum stability. The chassis is a stable kinematic structure designed to hold the resonant cavity with minimum pointing deflection. Numerous fittings are included for mounting the components. Drawings are given for the pump cavity which holds the Brewster-angle laser rod and lamps in a close-coupled focusing geometry. Provisions are made for separate cooling of rod and lamps and for complete demountability for component replacement with minimum alignment changes. The pump cavity is all stainless steel. Drawings are given for the modulator/Q-switch housing which covers the fabrication and assembly of the acousto-optic Q-switch and mode-locker and their associated mounting hardware. Drawings are given covering the mechanical/optical fabrication of the single pulse switchout and the mounting hardware to match the oscillator chassis.
- Research Organization:
- California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
- OSTI ID:
- 5341942
- Report Number(s):
- CAPE-2586
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: 104 drawings
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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