Title :
A high energy, short pulse CO2laser system
Author :
Champagne, L.F. ; Harris, N.W. ; O´Neill, F. ; Whitney, W.T.
Author_Institution :
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C.
Abstract :
A high power, short pulse CO2laser system has been constructed for target irradiation and materials damage studies at 10.6 µm. The system consists of a low energy short pulse CO2oscillator followed by a series of high gain amplifiers. Output energies of 30 J in a nanosecond pulse have been achieved.
Keywords :
Laser fusion; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Plasma properties; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Electron Devices Meeting, 1973 International
DOI :
10.1109/IEDM.1973.188754
