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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marie E Taylor, Chalfont, PA (US);
Edward J Seibert, Chalfont, PA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
372 56 ; 372 61 ;
Abstract
A confinement cylinder is disclosed having opposite end regions and a cenl region, each acting as reservoirs for holding liquid metal for a metal vapor laser discharge device. The confinement cylinder is located at the central region of the discharge chamber of the laser device and allows the liquid metal to be raised to a temperature sufficient so that the liquid metal may transition into its vapor state, find its way back to the discharge chamber, and actively participate in the production of lasing.