Manufacturing Methods and Technology (MM&T) Program. 10.6 Micrometer Carbon Dioxide TEA (Transverely Excited Atmospheric) Lasers

Abstract

This report documents the efforts of Raytheon Company to conduct a manufacturing methods and technology (MM&T) program for 10.6 micrometer carbon dioxide TEA lasers. A set of laser parameters is given and a conforming tube design is described. Results of thermal and mechanical stress analyses are detailed along with a procedure for assembling and testing the laser tube. Also provided are purchase specifications for optics and process specifications for some of the essential operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA137490

Entities

People

  • C. F. Luck

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Carbon Dioxide Lasers
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Electro-Optics
  • Electron Tubes
  • Klystrons
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Manufacturing Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy