High-energy high-average power pulsed hf/df chemical laser

Henri Brunet; Michel Mabru; Francois Voignier

doi:10.1117/12.204942

31 March 1995 High-energy high-average power pulsed hf/df chemical laser

Henri Brunet, Michel Mabru, Francois Voignier

Proceedings Volume 2502, Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers: Tenth International Symposium; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.204942
Event: Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers: Tenth International Symposium, 1994, Friedrichshafen, Germany

Abstract

The compact, repetitively pulsed HF chemical laser built 2 years ago has been modified to increase the output laser energy. The discharge volume is now 1.4 1 instead of 0.54 1 for the previous electric discharge. Due to high voltage limitation, the discharge gap was only slightly increased. The discharge width along the flow direction was increased from 4 to 8 cm. To achieve an easily usable beam, a novel optical configuration consisting of two passes with 2 folding mirrors has been used. It gives a 35 X 35 mm² square output beam. To date, a maximum output laser energy up to 12 J per pulse was obtained at the HF wavelength using C²H₆ as the hydrogen donor. At DF wavelength the energy per pulse was about 3 J using D₂. In repetitive operation, the repetition rate was limited to about 65 Hz due to the available flow rate of the gas loop. The average power obtained was 610 W.

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Henri Brunet, Michel Mabru, and Francois Voignier "High-energy high-average power pulsed hf/df chemical laser", Proc. SPIE 2502, Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers: Tenth International Symposium, (31 March 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.204942

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