NASA NTRS · 19860056068
A long-pulse amplifier for solar-pumped iodine lasers
Abstract
The characteristics of a photodissociation iodine-laser amplifier pumped with a solar-simulating radiation were studied. Under long-pulse energy extraction, an energy amplification of about three and an energy storage time of longer than 500 microseconds were observed for a one meter long, 10 mm i.d. amplifier tube. The effects of elevated temperatures resulted in little reduction of the amplifier gain. These results confirm that developing an efficient chain of oscillator-amplifiers for a high-power solar-pumped iodine laser is indeed feasible.
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Hwang, I. H., Lee, J. H., Lee, M. H.. 1986-05-01. A long-pulse amplifier for solar-pumped iodine lasers. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19860056068
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