Accession Number:

ADA017272

Title:

High Power Dye Lasers

Descriptive Note:

Final technical rept. 1 Jan 1973-30 Sep 1975

Corporate Author:

UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER EAST HARTFORD CT

Personal Author(s):

• Morey, W. W.
• Glenn, W. H.
• Ferrar, C. M.

Report Date:

1975-09-30

Pagination or Media Count:

157.0

Abstract:

This report discusses the development of a high average power, flashlamp pumped dye laser. This program has resulted in the development of a dye laser with a power output of 102 watts at a repetition rate of 250 Hz. This was made possible by the development of a vortex stabilized flashlamp that can be operated at high average power and high repetition rate. The report discusses the properties of the flashlamp in detail and describes two laser configurations that were tested, a longitudinal dye flow laser and a transverse dye flow laser. A pulse compression scheme to obtain a high time resolution with a long laser pulse is presented and some preliminary experiments are described.

Descriptors:

• *DYE LASERS
• *FLASH LAMPS
• FLUID FLOW
• HIGH POWER
• PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING)
• SPARKS
• TEST METHODS
• VORTICES

Subject Categories:

• Lasers and Masers

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE