Coupling apparatus for a metal vapor laser

Ball, Don G; Miller, John L

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Title: Coupling apparatus for a metal vapor laser

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Coupling apparatus for a large bore metal vapor laser is disclosed. The coupling apparatus provides for coupling high voltage pulses (approximately 40 KV) to a metal vapor laser with a high repetition rate (approximately 5 KHz). The coupling apparatus utilizes existing thyratron circuits and provides suitable power input to a large bore metal vapor laser while maintaining satisfactory operating lifetimes for the existing thyratron circuits.

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Ball, Don G ^[1]; Miller, John L ^[2]

Livermore, CA
Dublin, CA

Issue Date:: 1993-01-01

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 868676

Patent Number(s):: 5189678

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
H01S3/031 - {Metal vapour lasers, e.g. metal vapour generation}

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DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: coupling; apparatus; metal; vapor; laser; bore; disclosed; provides; voltage; pulses; approximately; 40; kv; repetition; rate; khz; utilizes; existing; thyratron; circuits; suitable; power; input; maintaining; satisfactory; operating; lifetimes; apparatus utilizes; coupling apparatus; operating life; power input; apparatus provides; voltage pulse; voltage pulses; vapor laser; repetition rate; metal vapor; operating lifetime; operating lifetimes; suitable power; /372/

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