Closed Cycle Excimer Laser Conceptual Design Effort. Phases 1 and 1A
Abstract
The program is divided into two phases, Phase I and Phase IA. The Phase I effort was directed towards a conceptual design of a small closed cycle XeF laser system with a closed cycle XeF laser as the driver. This report deals with work performed under the Phase IA effort. The XeF laser serves to integrated laser technologies and to provide a test bed for addressing scaling issues. Scaling is of interest for a practical Raman shifted blue-green laser ground based communications system. Scaling to higher powers for weapons application is also of interest. The reported conceptual design meets all performance requirements. Demonstrated technologies are used wherever possible. The device is aimed at addressing all critical technologies including high reliability, high overall efficiency (> or = 1%) and good beam quality (> or = 1.3 DL). Component and system trade-offs were conducted to produce a baseline design. These studies point to areas where improvements in existing technologies are warranted. Scaling issues and the extent to which they are addressed by the XeF integrator are given. Recommendations are made for critical experiments. Keywords: Pulse integrators; Gas flow; Acoustics; Scaling factors.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA223767