Repetitively Pulsed Q-Switched Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Laser.
Abstract
The present invention overcomes the problems of severe flux induced density gradients in a continuous wave subsonic cavity of a chemical oxygen-iodine laser by operating the laser in a repetitively pulsed mode through the incorporation therein of a scaleable intracavity gas phase Q-switch. This abstract discloses a repetitively cavity containing a lasing medium in the form of a flowing mixture of excited oxygen and iodine atoms and an iodine absorption region within the resonant cavity. The iodine absorption region includes a source of iodine atoms and a magnetic field associated therewith. Selectively altering the magnetic field results in changing the absorption characteristics of the iodine atoms and therefore effectively pulses the output of the laser.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 07, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADD011989
Entities
People
- Hager
Organizations
- United States Department of the Air Force