Explosively pumped laser light
Abstract
A single shot laser pumped by detonation of an explosive in a shell casing. The shock wave from detonation of the explosive causes a rare gas to luminesce. The high intensity light from the gas enters a lasing medium, which thereafter outputs a pulse of laser light to disable optical sensors and personnel.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868000
- Patent Number(s):
- 5052011
- Assignee:
- United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F42 - AMMUNITION F42B - EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
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
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- explosively; pumped; laser; light; single; shot; detonation; explosive; shell; casing; shock; wave; causes; rare; gas; luminesce; intensity; enters; lasing; medium; thereafter; outputs; pulse; disable; optical; sensors; personnel; rare gas; optical sensors; shock wave; laser light; lasing medium; pumped laser; optical sensor; laser pump; intensity light; single shot; gas enters; explosive causes; laser pumped; /372/
Citation Formats
Piltch, Martin S, and Michelotti, Roy A. Explosively pumped laser light. United States: N. p., 1991.
Web.
Piltch, Martin S, & Michelotti, Roy A. Explosively pumped laser light. United States.
Piltch, Martin S, and Michelotti, Roy A. Tue .
"Explosively pumped laser light". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868000.
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author = {Piltch, Martin S and Michelotti, Roy A},
abstractNote = {A single shot laser pumped by detonation of an explosive in a shell casing. The shock wave from detonation of the explosive causes a rare gas to luminesce. The high intensity light from the gas enters a lasing medium, which thereafter outputs a pulse of laser light to disable optical sensors and personnel.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991}
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