Low Pressure Loss Cavity for Repetitively Pulsed Electric Discharge Lasers.

Abstract

A low pressure loss cavity is shown experimentally and theoretically to be a viable concept for repetitively pulsed electric discharge lasers. Proper treatment of the acoustic waves traveling upstream as well as downstream has led to high gas mass utilization and high pulse repetition rates. The concept proven on the Humdinger Jr. device having an optical cavity of 4 cm by 100 cm is shown to be scalable to larger optical cavity volumes. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA018770

Entities

People

  • O. L. Zappa
  • R. M. Feinberg
  • R. S. Lowder

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Waves
  • Electric Discharges
  • Optomechanics
  • Repetition Rate
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers