Phosphate glass useful in high energy lasers

Hayden, Yuiko T; Payne, Stephen A; Hayden, Joseph S; Campbell, John H; Aston, Mary Kay; Elder, Melanie L

Title: Phosphate glass useful in high energy lasers

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In a high energy laser system utilizing phosphate laser glass components to amplify the laser beam, the laser system requires a generated laser beam having an emission bandwidth of less than 26 nm and the laser glass components consist essentially of (on an oxide composition basis) in mole percent: P{sub 2}O{sub 5}, 50--75; Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}, {gt}0--10; K{sub 2}O, {gt}0--30; MgO, 0--30; CaO, 0--30; Li{sub 2}O, 0--20; Na{sub 2}O, 0--20; Rb{sub 2}O, 0--20; Cs{sub 2}O, 0--20; BeO, 0--20; SrO, 0--20; BaO, 0--20; ZnO, 0--20; PbO, 0--20; B{sub 2}O{sub 3}, 0--10; Y{sub 2}O{sub 3}, 0--10; La{sub 2}O{sub 3}, 0--8; Ln{sub 2}O{sub 3}, 0.01--8; wherein the sum of MgO and CaO is >0--30; the sum of Li{sub 2}O, Na{sub 2}O, Rb{sub 2}O, and Cs{sub 2}O is 0--20; the sum of BeO, SrO, BaO, ZnO, and PbO is 0--20; the sum of B{sub 2}O{sub 3} and Y{sub 2}O{sub 3} is 0--10; and Ln{sub 2}O{sub 3} represents the sum of the oxides of active lasing lanthanides of atomic number 58--71. 21 figs.

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Hayden, Yuiko T ^[1]; Payne, Stephen A ^[2]; Hayden, Joseph S ^[1]; Campbell, John H ^[3]; Aston, Mary Kay ^[4]; Elder, Melanie L ^[5]

Clarks Summit, PA
Castro Valley, CA
Livermore, CA
Moscow, PA
Dublin, CA

Issue Date:: 1996-01-01

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

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 870466

Patent Number(s):: 5526369

Application Number:: 07/957184

Assignee:: Schott Glass Technologies, Inc. (Duryea, PA); United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (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

C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03C - CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUS ENAMELS

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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
H01S3/175 - {phosphate glass}

C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03C - CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUS ENAMELS
C03C3/17 - containing aluminium or beryllium

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
H01S3/17 - amorphous, e.g. glass

C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03C - CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUS ENAMELS
C03C4/0071 - {for laserable glass}

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

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: phosphate; glass; useful; energy; lasers; laser; utilizing; components; mplify; beam; requires; generated; emission; bandwidth; 26; nm; consist; essentially; oxide; composition; basis; mole; 50-75; 0-10; 0-30; mgo; cao; 0-20; na; rb; cs; beo; sro; bao; zno; pbo; 0-8; ln; 01-8; represents; oxides; active; lasing; lanthanides; atomic; 58-71; laser glass; oxide composition; laser beam; phosphate glass; energy laser; composition basis; glass useful; energy lasers; emission bandwidth; generated laser; phosphate laser; active lasing; /372/252/501/

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                    Hayden, Yuiko T, Payne, Stephen A, Hayden, Joseph S, Campbell, John H, Aston, Mary Kay, and Elder, Melanie L. Phosphate glass useful in high energy lasers.  United States: N. p., 1996. 
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                    Hayden, Yuiko T, Payne, Stephen A, Hayden, Joseph S, Campbell, John H, Aston, Mary Kay, & Elder, Melanie L. Phosphate glass useful in high energy lasers.  United States.

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  title        = {Phosphate glass useful in high energy lasers},

  author       = {Hayden, Yuiko T and Payne, Stephen A and Hayden, Joseph S and Campbell, John H and Aston, Mary Kay and Elder, Melanie L},

  abstractNote = {In a high energy laser system utilizing phosphate laser glass components to amplify the laser beam, the laser system requires a generated laser beam having an emission bandwidth of less than 26 nm and the laser glass components consist essentially of (on an oxide composition basis) in mole percent: P{sub 2}O{sub 5}, 50--75; Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}, {gt}0--10; K{sub 2}O, {gt}0--30; MgO, 0--30; CaO, 0--30; Li{sub 2}O, 0--20; Na{sub 2}O, 0--20; Rb{sub 2}O, 0--20; Cs{sub 2}O, 0--20; BeO, 0--20; SrO, 0--20; BaO, 0--20; ZnO, 0--20; PbO, 0--20; B{sub 2}O{sub 3}, 0--10; Y{sub 2}O{sub 3}, 0--10; La{sub 2}O{sub 3}, 0--8; Ln{sub 2}O{sub 3}, 0.01--8; wherein the sum of MgO and CaO is >0--30; the sum of Li{sub 2}O, Na{sub 2}O, Rb{sub 2}O, and Cs{sub 2}O is 0--20; the sum of BeO, SrO, BaO, ZnO, and PbO is 0--20; the sum of B{sub 2}O{sub 3} and Y{sub 2}O{sub 3} is 0--10; and Ln{sub 2}O{sub 3} represents the sum of the oxides of active lasing lanthanides of atomic number 58--71. 21 figs.},

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  place        = {United States},

  year         = {1996},

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