Study of the Plasma Pinch Method of Optically Pumping Lasers.
Abstract
An experimental investigation of the application and optimization of a theta pinch system for optically pumping neodymium-doped calcium tungstate laser crystals, at an input energy of 50 - 150 j, indicated that (1) there was an optimum pressure (approximately 10 Torr xenon) for laser operation at a given input energy, (2) discharges in xenon gas (one of several rare gases used) generated the most intense light, which produced the largest laser output energy, (3) multi-turn pinch coils gave better performance (resulting in larger laser output) than the commonly used single-turn pinch coil or strap, and (4) the best output laser energy obtained was 2 x 10 to the minus 5th power times the input electrical energy. (Modified author abstract)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0763250
Entities
People
- Hsin Hsieh
Organizations
- RTX