Study of Short Pulse Mercury Bromide Laser.
Abstract
This report summarizes research work performed at the Westinghouse R&D Center under ONR Contract No. N00014-82-C-0318 for the period between March 15, 1982 and November 30, 1982. The major effort was to perform experimental studies of the generation of a short laser pulse (< 10 ns) from a cavity dumped HgBr laser. In this report, we will describe a cavity dumped HgBr laser emitting 8 ns (FWHW) laser pulses with output energies of 11.5 mJ/pulse at a cavity dumping efficiency of 58%. Finally, we will discuss the problems related to the cavity dumping of a high energy HgBr laser and possible solutions to these problems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 14, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADA128280
Entities
People
- C. S. Liu
- I. Liberman
- S. G. Leslie