Co Laser.
Abstract
The main program objective has been the investigation of the pulsed electrical CO laser to determine the relevant scaling parameters and usefulness of high-power CO lasers in systems applications. Detailed description of the earlier work performed mainly on the 20 liter device is contained in previous reports. These include measurements of parametric multiline/multimode performance, medium homogeneity investigations and measurements of small signal gain. A detailed kinetic model of the CO laser was developed and the predictions compared with the experimental results. Results of similar measurements performed on the new 16 liter transverse flow device are presented. Major achievements included operation at high power, high efficiency and with near- diffraction-limited beam quality.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA020092
Entities
People
- M. J. W. Boness
- R. E. Center