The Design, Construction, and Operation of a CO2-N2-He Laser

Abstract

A five-watt CO2-N2-He Laser was designed and constructed. The lasing mechanism of the CO2-N2-He gas mixture is reviewed. Beam characteristics and power output as a function of gas mixture parameters are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0757263

Entities

People

  • Clarence V. Mcintosh Jr.

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Dioxide Lasers
  • Construction
  • Electric Discharges
  • Energy
  • Energy Levels
  • Flow
  • Gas Flow
  • Gas Lasers
  • Ground State
  • Helium Neon Lasers
  • Lasers
  • Molecules
  • Partial Pressure
  • Photographs
  • Power Supplies
  • Radiation
  • United States Naval Academy

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers