Design, Fabrication and Delivery of a Line Selectable CO Laser

Abstract

The report discusses the technical background, design features, hardware and performance of a line selectable CO laser system. This laser was designed to operate with a high degree of amplitude stability and provides for line selection from 5.04 to 5.6 microns. The laser utilizes a three - element (two mirrors and one grating) optical resonator to achieve wavelength selectivity in a very high Q (low loss) optical configuration. This optimized configuration along with other design features has resulted in long term sealed tube operation with power outputs on single line from 0.1 to 1.00 W in the TEM sub (oo) mode.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0762334

Entities

People

  • Carl Buczek

Organizations

  • United Technologies Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Amplitude
  • Carbon Monoxide Lasers
  • Contracts
  • Detectors
  • Elements
  • Energy
  • Energy Levels
  • Gratings (Spectra)
  • Laser Resonators
  • Lasers
  • Optics
  • Optomechanics
  • Power Supplies
  • Resonators
  • Temperature Control

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy