Metal vapor laser including hot electrodes and integral wick
Abstract
A metal vapor laser, specifically one utilizing copper vapor, is disclosed herein. This laser utilizes a plasma tube assembly including a thermally insulated plasma tube containing a specific metal, e.g., copper, and a buffer gas therein. The laser also utilizes means including hot electrodes located at opposite ends of the plasma tube for electrically exciting the metal vapor and heating its interior to a sufficiently high temperature to cause the metal contained therein to vaporize and for subjecting the vapor to an electrical discharge excitation in order to lase. The laser also utilizes external wicking arrangements, that is, wicking arrangements located outside the plasma tube.
- Inventors:
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- Livermore, CA
- Tracy, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869782
- Patent Number(s):
- 5396513
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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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
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- metal; vapor; laser; including; hot; electrodes; integral; wick; specifically; utilizing; copper; disclosed; utilizes; plasma; tube; assembly; thermally; insulated; containing; specific; buffer; gas; therein; means; located; opposite; electrically; exciting; heating; interior; sufficiently; temperature; contained; vaporize; subjecting; electrical; discharge; excitation; lase; external; wicking; arrangements; outside; tube containing; buffer gas; electrodes located; means including; electrical discharge; copper vapor; plasma tube; vapor laser; metal vapor; contained therein; located outside; assembly including; thermally insulated; tube assembly; laser utilizes; gas therein; discharge excitation; metal contained; including hot; specific metal; /372/
Citation Formats
Ault, Earl R, and Alger, Terry W. Metal vapor laser including hot electrodes and integral wick. United States: N. p., 1995.
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@article{osti_869782,
title = {Metal vapor laser including hot electrodes and integral wick},
author = {Ault, Earl R and Alger, Terry W},
abstractNote = {A metal vapor laser, specifically one utilizing copper vapor, is disclosed herein. This laser utilizes a plasma tube assembly including a thermally insulated plasma tube containing a specific metal, e.g., copper, and a buffer gas therein. The laser also utilizes means including hot electrodes located at opposite ends of the plasma tube for electrically exciting the metal vapor and heating its interior to a sufficiently high temperature to cause the metal contained therein to vaporize and for subjecting the vapor to an electrical discharge excitation in order to lase. The laser also utilizes external wicking arrangements, that is, wicking arrangements located outside the plasma tube.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1995},
month = {1}
}
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