Experimental studies of a continuous-wave HF(DF) confocal unstable resonator. Interim report

Technical Report · Mon May 03 00:00:00 EDT 1976

OSTI ID:7334261

Chodzko, R A; Cross, E F; Durran, D A; Giedt, R R; Kwok, M A

A series of experiments were performed on a continuous-wave HF(DF) multiline edge-coupled confocal unstable resonator at The Aerospace Corporation MESA facility. Experimental techniques were developed to measure remotely (from a blockhouse) the output power, the near-field intensity distribution, the spatially resolved spectral content of the near field, and the far-field power distribution. A new technique in which a variable aperture calorimeter absorbing scraper (VACAS) was used for measuring the continuous-wave output power from an unstable resonator with variable-mode geometry and without the use of an output coupling mirror was developed. (GRA)

• DOE Contract Number: F04701-75-C-0076
• OSTI ID: 7334261
• Report Number(s): AD-A-025268
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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