Laser window with annular grooves for thermal isolation
Abstract
A laser window or other optical element which is thermally loaded, heats up and causes optical distortions because of temperature gradients between the center and the edge. A number of annular grooves, one to three or more, are formed in the element between a central portion and edge portion, producing a web portion which concentrates the thermal gradient and thermally isolates the central portion from the edge portion, producing a uniform temperature profile across the central portion and therefore reduce the optical distortions. The grooves are narrow and closely spaced with respect to the thickness of the element, and successive grooves are formed from alternate sides of the element.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 7137736
- Application Number:
- ON: DE84011114
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; LASERS; WINDOWS; STRESSES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; OPENINGS; 420300* - Engineering- Lasers- (-1989)
Citation Formats
Warner, B E, Horton, J A, and Alger, T W. Laser window with annular grooves for thermal isolation. United States: N. p., 1983.
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Warner, B E, Horton, J A, & Alger, T W. Laser window with annular grooves for thermal isolation. United States.
Warner, B E, Horton, J A, and Alger, T W. Wed .
"Laser window with annular grooves for thermal isolation". United States.
@article{osti_7137736,
title = {Laser window with annular grooves for thermal isolation},
author = {Warner, B E and Horton, J A and Alger, T W},
abstractNote = {A laser window or other optical element which is thermally loaded, heats up and causes optical distortions because of temperature gradients between the center and the edge. A number of annular grooves, one to three or more, are formed in the element between a central portion and edge portion, producing a web portion which concentrates the thermal gradient and thermally isolates the central portion from the edge portion, producing a uniform temperature profile across the central portion and therefore reduce the optical distortions. The grooves are narrow and closely spaced with respect to the thickness of the element, and successive grooves are formed from alternate sides of the element.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1983},
month = {7}
}
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