Vacuum aperture isolator for retroreflection from laser-irradiated target

Title: Vacuum aperture isolator for retroreflection from laser-irradiated target

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The disclosure is directed to a vacuum aperture isolator for retroreflection of a laser-irradiated target. Within a vacuum chamber are disposed a beam focusing element, a disc having an aperture and a recollimating element. The edge of the focused beam impinges on the edge of the aperture to produce a plasma which refracts any retroreflected light from the laser's target.

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Benjamin, Robert F ^[1]; Mitchell, Kenneth B ^[1]

Los Alamos, NM

Issue Date:: 1980-01-01

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 863538

Patent Number(s):: 4194813

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT
H01S3/0064 - {Anti-reflection devices, e.g. optical isolaters

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Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: vacuum; aperture; isolator; retroreflection; laser-irradiated; target; disclosure; directed; chamber; disposed; beam; focusing; element; disc; recollimating; edge; focused; impinges; produce; plasma; refracts; retroreflected; light; laser; irradiated target; vacuum chamber; reflected light; focused beam; beam focus; vacuum aperture; focusing element; aperture isolator; beam impinges; beam focusing; laser-irradiated target; /359/

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                    Benjamin, Robert F, and Mitchell, Kenneth B. Vacuum aperture isolator for retroreflection from laser-irradiated target.  United States: N. p., 1980. 
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  author       = {Benjamin, Robert F and Mitchell, Kenneth B},

  abstractNote = {The disclosure is directed to a vacuum aperture isolator for retroreflection of a laser-irradiated target. Within a vacuum chamber are disposed a beam focusing element, a disc having an aperture and a recollimating element. The edge of the focused beam impinges on the edge of the aperture to produce a plasma which refracts any retroreflected light from the laser's target.},

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