High-efficiency operation of a 5-cm gain length supersonic chemical oxygen-iodine laser

Tilghman L. Rittenhouse; Steven P. Phipps; Charles A. Helms; Keith A. Truesdell

doi:10.1117/12.236887

29 March 1996 High-efficiency operation of a 5-cm gain length supersonic chemical oxygen-iodine laser

Tilghman L. Rittenhouse, Steven P. Phipps, Charles A. Helms, Keith A. Truesdell

Proceedings Volume 2702, Gas and Chemical Lasers; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.236887
Event: Photonics West '96, 1996, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The Air Force Phillips Laboratory has developed a small-scale supersonic Chemical Oxygen- Iodine Laser (COIL) test stand (VertiCOIL) in order to acquire COIL performance data quickly and inexpensively. The VertiCOIL device has demonstrated a chemical efficiency of 26.7%, the highest efficiency ever reported for a supersonic COIL. VertiCOIL uses a continuously-cooled basic hydrogen peroxide flowing loop which allows run times of greater than one hour.

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Tilghman L. Rittenhouse, Steven P. Phipps, Charles A. Helms, and Keith A. Truesdell "High-efficiency operation of a 5-cm gain length supersonic chemical oxygen-iodine laser", Proc. SPIE 2702, Gas and Chemical Lasers, (29 March 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.236887

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