Thin-film optical initiator
Abstract
A thin-film optical initiator having an inert, transparent substrate, a reactive thin film, which can be either an explosive or a pyrotechnic, and a reflective thin film. The resultant thin-film optical initiator system also comprises a fiber-optic cable connected to a low-energy laser source, an output charge, and an initiator housing. The reactive thin film, which may contain very thin embedded layers or be a co-deposit of a light-absorbing material such as carbon, absorbs the incident laser light, is volumetrically heated, and explodes against the output charge, imparting about 5 to 20 times more energy than in the incident laser pulse.
- Inventors:
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- Albuquerque, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 873937
- Patent Number(s):
- 6276276
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States Department (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C06 - EXPLOSIVES C06B - EXPLOSIVES OR THERMIC COMPOSITIONS
C - CHEMISTRY C06 - EXPLOSIVES C06C - DETONATING OR PRIMING DEVICES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- thin-film; optical; initiator; inert; transparent; substrate; reactive; film; explosive; pyrotechnic; reflective; resultant; comprises; fiber-optic; cable; connected; low-energy; laser; source; output; charge; housing; contain; embedded; layers; co-deposit; light-absorbing; material; carbon; absorbs; incident; light; volumetrically; heated; explodes; imparting; 20; times; energy; pulse; transparent substrate; incident laser; absorbing material; laser pulse; laser light; laser source; optic cable; output charge; energy laser; thin-film optical; optical initiator; fiber-optic cable; parent substrate; sorbing material; cable connected; /102/149/
Citation Formats
Erickson, Kenneth L. Thin-film optical initiator. United States: N. p., 2001.
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Erickson, Kenneth L. Thin-film optical initiator. United States.
Erickson, Kenneth L. Mon .
"Thin-film optical initiator". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/873937.
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title = {Thin-film optical initiator},
author = {Erickson, Kenneth L},
abstractNote = {A thin-film optical initiator having an inert, transparent substrate, a reactive thin film, which can be either an explosive or a pyrotechnic, and a reflective thin film. The resultant thin-film optical initiator system also comprises a fiber-optic cable connected to a low-energy laser source, an output charge, and an initiator housing. The reactive thin film, which may contain very thin embedded layers or be a co-deposit of a light-absorbing material such as carbon, absorbs the incident laser light, is volumetrically heated, and explodes against the output charge, imparting about 5 to 20 times more energy than in the incident laser pulse.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2001},
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