Piezoelectric measurement of laser power

Deason, Vance A; Johnson, John A; Telschow, Kenneth L

Title: Piezoelectric measurement of laser power

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Abstract

A method for measuring the energy of individual laser pulses or a series of laser pulses by reading the output of a piezoelectric (PZ) transducer which has received a known fraction of the total laser pulse beam. An apparatus is disclosed that reduces the incident energy on the PZ transducer by means of a beam splitter placed in the beam of the laser pulses.

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Deason, Vance A ^[1]; Johnson, John A ^[1]; Telschow, Kenneth L ^[1]

Idaho Falls, ID

Issue Date:: 1991-01-01

Research Org.:: EG & G IDAHO INC

OSTI Identifier:: 867988

Patent Number(s):: 5048969

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

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01J - MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01K - MEASURING TEMPERATURE

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01J - MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT
G01J1/4257 - {applied to monitoring the characteristics of a beam, e.g. laser beam, headlamp beam
G01J5/44 - using change of resonant frequency, e.g. of piezo-electric crystal

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01K - MEASURING TEMPERATURE
G01K17/003 - {for measuring the power of light beams, e.g. laser beams}

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DOE Contract Number:: AC07-76ID01570

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: piezoelectric; measurement; laser; power; method; measuring; energy; individual; pulses; series; reading; output; pz; transducer; received; fraction; total; pulse; beam; apparatus; disclosed; reduces; incident; means; splitter; placed; incident energy; laser pulses; beam splitter; laser pulse; laser power; individual laser; /356/73/

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