Construction and Operation of a Gas Transport CO2 Laser

Abstract

The construction and operation of a C02 gas transport laser with cylindrical geometry is presented. This work aims at small size and light weight gas transport laser at high output level. This has been accomplished by a single metallic cylinder for electric discharge, recirculation and the cooling of the gas mixture. More than 1kW laser power was obtained from a laser of the length of 1.45m, diameter 0.54m and cca weight 180 kg. Typical parameters were: pressure 40 Torr, C02:N2: He = 1:8:11, discharge current 8 A, efficiency 12%, and laser spot 28 x 22mm sq.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 02, 1993
Accession Number
ADA263102

Entities

People

  • D. Dumitras
  • I. Gutu
  • M. V. Udrea
  • V. Draganescu

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum
  • Assembly
  • Construction
  • Diameters
  • Electrodes
  • Epoxy Resins
  • Fans
  • Flow
  • Flow Rate
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Lasers
  • Mechanics
  • Mirrors
  • Rotation
  • Stainless Steel
  • Translations
  • Transport Ships

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers