Accession Number:

AD0275460

Title:

MEASUREMENT OF LASER OUTPUT BY LIGHT PRESSURE

Descriptive Note:

Information Note

Corporate Author:

MICHIGAN UNIV ANN ARBOR INST OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Personal Author(s):

• Cook, J. J.
• Flowers, W. L.
• Arnold, C. B.

Report Date:

1962-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

9.0

Abstract:

A practical system is to measure the light pressure of a laser pulse on a reflecting surface is presented. Only measurement of pulsed output is discussed, although the method applies equally well to c-w output.

Descriptors:

• *OSCILLATORS
• *MEASUREMENT
• *LASER BEAMS
• *LASERS
• *LIGHT PULSES
• *TEST FACILITIES
• *RADIATION PRESSURE
• *LIGHT TRANSMISSION
• INTENSITY
• LIGHT
• REFLECTION

Subject Categories:

• Optics
• Lasers and Masers

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE