Pulsed gain measurements on CO2 lasers
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Authors
Collins, Daniel Joseph
Houck, Timothy Lee
Subjects
Chemic laser
CO2 laser
flash photolysis.
CO2 laser
flash photolysis.
Advisors
Date of Issue
1972-06
Date
1972-06
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
An efficient procedure for determining the operational potential of a laser system is the experimental measurement of gain. Two laser systems, a flowing CO2-N2-He laser and a chemical CO2-HN3 laser, were studied using a pulsed gain measurement technique. The experimental investigation indicated that the flowing CO2-N2-He laser system could produce lasing action and that the saturation parameter was 15 watts/sq. cm. The experimental results for the chemical laser show a gain of approximately 8% per meter and agree qualitatively with a computer model of the CO2-HN3 laser. (Author)
Type
Technical Report
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NPS Report Number
NPS-57CO72061A
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Format
52 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.