Accession Number:

ADA289545

Title:

Characteristics of Thermal Lens in a Copper-Vapor Laser,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

NATIONAL AIR INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH

Personal Author(s):

• Renzhong, Hua
• Peihui, Liang

Report Date:

1994-12-15

Pagination or Media Count:

16.0

Abstract:

The thermal lenses in operating copper vapor lasers and in the fused silica windows were measured by using of the deflection method and the interferometer method respectively. Experimental results show that the overall thermal lens is composed of a negative lens in the discharge gas and two positive lenses in two pieces of laser windows. Theoretical analysis agrees well with experimental results.

Descriptors:

• *GAS LASERS
• *THERMAL LENS EFFECT
• THERMAL PROPERTIES
• LIGHT SCATTERING
• EXPERIMENTAL DATA
• DEFLECTION
• LASER BEAMS
• FUSED SILICA
• COPPER
• ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
• TRANSLATIONS
• GAS DISCHARGES
• FOCAL PLANES
• CHINA
• INTERFEROMETERS
• CHINESE LANGUAGE
• METAL VAPOR

Subject Categories:

• Lasers and Masers

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE