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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2019
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, Llc, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Colorado State University Research Foundation, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Sean Simpson, Rio Rancho, NM (US);
Owen Johns, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Charles E. Rose, Severance, CO (US);
Azer Yalin, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Ciprian Dumitrache, Paris, FR;
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Colorado State University Research Foundation, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Abstract
A photonic-crystal-fiber-delivered laser-triggered high-voltage gas switch can deliver a peak irradiance of greater than 5.1×10W/cmto the AK gap for a laser having a wavelength of 1064 nm. The switch is capable of operating at pressures up to 2200 psi; voltages across the gap of greater than 200 kV; operation at less than 70% self-break voltage; shot-to-shot jitter of less than 3 ns; AK gap distances of 3 mm or smaller; and triggering via a fiber-delivered laser pulse energy of as low as 500 μJ.