Investigation of Ultraviolet Photoionization Sustained Discharge for Gas Lasers
Abstract
The primary objectives of this program were to establish whether a CO2 laser plasma, suitable for high power energy extraction, could be generated by the UV sustained technique, and to determine the scalability limits of the technique. These objectives were met and laser pulses with energies greater than 400J were extracted from a UV-sustained CO2 laser. A scaling model was developed which established that multikioljoule outputs at efficiencies of >20% are possible if improvements in UV source brightness can be achieved.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA032731
Entities
People
- R. C. Lind
Organizations
- HRL Laboratories