Ultraviolet Waveguide Lasers for Phased Array Lidar

Abstract

This is the final report for a SBIR Phase II investigation of xenon Chloride waveguide laser arrays. Using electrodeless microwave discharge techniques, we have constructed an optimized XeC1 waveguide laser that could serve as the basic building block for a XeCl laser array with average power in the watt range. The beam produced by the laser is highly multimode. This has been shown to limit the efficiency of the laser, and will hinder its application to coherent arrays.... Laser, Ultraviolet, Array, Lidar.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA261657

Entities

People

  • C. P. Christensen

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Arrays
  • Construction
  • Discharge Tubes
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Excimer Lasers
  • Fabrication
  • Geometry
  • Laser Arrays
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Radar
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Microwaves
  • Optics
  • Phased Arrays
  • Repetition Rate

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy