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Title: Cladding glass ceramic for use in high powered lasers

Abstract

A Cu-doped/Fe-doped low expansion glass ceramic composition comprising in Wt. %: SiO{sub 2} 50--65; Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} 18--27; P{sub 2}O{sub 5} 0--10; Li{sub 2}O 2--6; Na{sub 2}O 0--2; K{sub 2}O 0--2; B{sub 2}O{sub 3} 0--1; MgO 0--4; ZnO 0--5; CaO 0--4; BaO 0--5; TiO{sub 2} 1--3; ZrO{sub 3} 1--3; As{sub 2}O{sub 3} 0--1.5; Sb{sub 2}O{sub 3} 0--1.5; CuO 0--3; and Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3} 0--1 wherein the total amount of SiO{sub 2}, Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} and P{sub 2}O{sub 5} is 80--89 wt. %, and said glass ceramic contains as a dopant 0.1--3 wt. % CuO, 0.1--1 wt. % Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3} or a combined CuO+Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3} amount of 0.1--4 wt. %. The glass ceramic composition is suitable for use as a cladding material for solid laser energy storage mediums as well as for use in beam attenuators for measuring laser energy level and beam blocks or beam dumps used for absorbing excess or unused laser energy.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Moscow, PA
  2. Livermore, CA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
871372
Patent Number(s):
5718979
Assignee:
Schott Glass Technologies, Inc. (Duryea, PA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03C - CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUS ENAMELS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
cladding; glass; ceramic; powered; lasers; cu-doped; fe-doped; expansion; composition; comprising; wt; sio; 50-65; 18-27; 0-10; 2-6; na; 0-2; 0-1; mgo; 0-4; zno; 0-5; cao; bao; 1-3; zro; sb; cuo; 0-3; total; amount; 80-89; contains; dopant; 1-1; combined; 1-4; suitable; material; solid; laser; energy; storage; mediums; beam; attenuators; measuring; level; blocks; dumps; absorbing; excess; unused; beam dump; total amount; glass ceramic; energy level; ceramic composition; composition comprising; energy storage; laser energy; storage medium; cladding material; measuring laser; storage mediums; adding glass; /428/156/374/

Citation Formats

Marker, Alexander J, and Campbell, John H. Cladding glass ceramic for use in high powered lasers. United States: N. p., 1998. Web.
Marker, Alexander J, & Campbell, John H. Cladding glass ceramic for use in high powered lasers. United States.
Marker, Alexander J, and Campbell, John H. Thu . "Cladding glass ceramic for use in high powered lasers". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871372.
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title = {Cladding glass ceramic for use in high powered lasers},
author = {Marker, Alexander J and Campbell, John H},
abstractNote = {A Cu-doped/Fe-doped low expansion glass ceramic composition comprising in Wt. %: SiO{sub 2} 50--65; Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} 18--27; P{sub 2}O{sub 5} 0--10; Li{sub 2}O 2--6; Na{sub 2}O 0--2; K{sub 2}O 0--2; B{sub 2}O{sub 3} 0--1; MgO 0--4; ZnO 0--5; CaO 0--4; BaO 0--5; TiO{sub 2} 1--3; ZrO{sub 3} 1--3; As{sub 2}O{sub 3} 0--1.5; Sb{sub 2}O{sub 3} 0--1.5; CuO 0--3; and Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3} 0--1 wherein the total amount of SiO{sub 2}, Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} and P{sub 2}O{sub 5} is 80--89 wt. %, and said glass ceramic contains as a dopant 0.1--3 wt. % CuO, 0.1--1 wt. % Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3} or a combined CuO+Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3} amount of 0.1--4 wt. %. The glass ceramic composition is suitable for use as a cladding material for solid laser energy storage mediums as well as for use in beam attenuators for measuring laser energy level and beam blocks or beam dumps used for absorbing excess or unused laser energy.},
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year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998}
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