• DocumentCode
    1144920
  • Title

    Supersonic transverse electrical discharge laser

  • Author

    Brandenberg, Werner M. ; Bailey, M.P. ; Texeira, Patrick D.

  • Author_Institution
    Boeing Scientific Research Laboratories, Seattle, Washington, USA
  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1972
  • fDate
    4/1/1972 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    414
  • Lastpage
    418
  • Abstract
    An electrically excited CO2-N2laser has been developed using high repetition rate discharge pulses from a pin electrode array transverse to a supersonic flow. To date volumetric laser power density of 34 W/cm3from a Mach 3 flow at 17-kHz repetition rate and 160-torr static pressure has been achieved. Power densities of at least 150 W/cm3at atmospheric pressure appear possible. The supersonic blowdown facility and electrical pulse generator are described and experimental results are discussed.
  • Keywords
    Electrodes; Gas lasers; Laser beam cutting; Laser excitation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Waste heat;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1972.1076975
  • Filename
    1076975
    • Link To Document
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