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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 1987
Filed:
Feb. 28, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
John H Wang, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Joseph N Paranto, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Christopher M Lovejoy, Inglewood, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hughes Aircraft Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
372 82 ; 372 87 ; 372 64 ; 372 58 ;
Abstract
A transverse gas flow RF pumped waveguide laser has been developed utilizing RF discharge waveguide technology in several infrared lasers. Two potential applications have been identified; the pulsed chemical laser and the CW CO.sub.2 laser. In the chemical laser, the flowing gas device provides rapid gas replenishment to maintain high electrical efficiency at high repetition rates. In the CW CO.sub.2 laser, the flowing gas provides efficient cooling so that high output power per unit gain length can be achieved.