Piezoelectric measurement of laser power

Title: Piezoelectric measurement of laser power

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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)

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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