HIGH-ENERGY PULSED LIQUID LASER.
Abstract
The study of high-energy liquid lasers was approached from three aspects: device, material, and optical. Two systems for circulation of the liquid medium in an operating laser were designed and constructed, and one was operated successfully. Problems concerning the optical homogeneity of the laser solution and mechanical abrasion of the pump parts remain to be solved. Most problems of materials preparation were overcome and high-quality solutions can now be prepared reproducibly. Spectroscopic and optical measurements were made, and the transition cross-section for the laser emission was calculated. The emission of the laser was studied in terms of energy output, spectral line breadth, divergence, amplification, and a new phenomenon, self Q-switching. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 31, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0665014
Entities
People
- A. Lempicki
- C. Brecher
- H. Samelson