GASEOUS ION LASER RESEARCH

Abstract

The general objectives of this contract are to extend the lifetime and reliability of high power ion lasers and to improve their operating characteristics. Specific tasks which will be undertaken during the program are outlined. A cathode evaluation program has been initiated; complete life test data on a hot oxide cathode are presented. The results of an evaluation of pyrolytic graphite and pyrolytic overcoated graphite segments are given. An improved design of radiation-coded anode has been developed and tested. Preliminary studies of noise modulation of the output beam with particular emphasis on fluctuations introduced by power supply ripple are described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0815371

Entities

People

  • A. S. Halsted
  • H. R. Friedrich
  • W. B. Bridges

Organizations

  • HRL Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Argon Lasers
  • Cold Gases
  • Current Density
  • Discharge Tubes
  • Electrons
  • Gas Lasers
  • High Pressure
  • Ion Lasers
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Noise Modulation
  • Power Supplies
  • Resistance

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Software Engineering
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy