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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Mark Joseph Clemen, Jr., Port Orchard, WA (US);
James A. Grossnickle, Bellevue, WA (US);
Dejan Nikic, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/091 (2006.01); H01S 3/0951 (2006.01); H01S 3/094 (2006.01); H01S 3/095 (2006.01); H01S 3/032 (2006.01); H01S 3/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/0951 (2013.01); H01S 3/032 (2013.01); H01S 3/0326 (2013.01); H01S 3/094 (2013.01); H01S 3/095 (2013.01); H01S 3/225 (2013.01);
Abstract
Laser amplification utilizing plasma confinement of a gas laser gain media is described. The gas laser gain media is compressed into plasma utilizing a self-reinforcing magnetic field referred to a plasma pinch (e.g., a flow stabilized z-pinch). In the pinch, the gas laser gain media is compressed to a high density, which improves the gain of the media. Coherent light is transmitted through the plasma pinch, which is amplified by the plasma pinch.