• DocumentCode
    1106591
  • Title

    An electro-aerodynamic CO2scan laser

  • Author

    Chivian, Jay S. ; Scott, M.W. ; Hill, A.E. ; Geduld, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Vought Corporation Advanced Technology Center, Dallas, TX, USA
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    1985
  • fDate
    8/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1135
  • Lastpage
    1139
  • Abstract
    An electro-aerodynamic CO2scan laser with a vanadium dioxide control reflector has been demonstrated. Gas flow, electrical discharge, and optical path are coaxial. A gain coefficient of 0.015 cm-1has been achieved in a tapered discharge tube with 3.175 cm limiting aperture. Scanning speed near 105directions per second can be utilized over 3.7 \\times 10_{4} resolvable directions in space. Scanning output power up to 9 W was shown.
  • Keywords
    Carbon dioxide lasers; Light deflectors; Vanadium materials/devices; Electron beams; Electron tubes; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Optical control; Optical design; Optical films; Optical resonators; Power generation; Power lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1985.1072790
  • Filename
    1072790
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1106591