Parametric study of the Ben-Gurion University efficient chemical oxygen-iodine laser

Boris D. Barmashenko; Victor Rybalkin; Arje Katz; Salman Rosenwaks

doi:10.1117/12.548150

20 September 2004 Parametric study of the Ben-Gurion University efficient chemical oxygen-iodine laser

Boris D. Barmashenko, Victor Rybalkin, Arje Katz, Salman Rosenwaks

Proceedings Volume 5448, High-Power Laser Ablation V; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.548150
Event: High-Power Laser Ablation, 2004, Taos, New Mexico, United States

Abstract

We report on a detailed parametric study of an extremely efficient supersonic chemical oxygen-iodine laser (COIL) with supersonic mixing of iodine and oxygen. Output power exceeding 0.5 kW with chemical efficiency of ~33% was obtained in a 5 cm gain length for Cl₂ flow rate of 17 mmole/s. 33% efficiency is the highest reported chemical efficiency of any supersonic COIL. Comparison between different mixing schemes shows that for supersonic mixing the output power and chemical efficiency are about 20% higher than for transonic mixing scheme. The optimal conditions for the efficient operation are investigated. Diagnostic measurements of the small-signal gain shows that the value of the gain for the supersonic mixing scheme corresponding to the maximum efficiency is about 0.75%/cm, about 1.5 times larger than for transonic mixing scheme. Studies of different supersonic mixing schemes show that to achieve further power increase the injection location should be moved downstream.

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Boris D. Barmashenko, Victor Rybalkin, Arje Katz, and Salman Rosenwaks "Parametric study of the Ben-Gurion University efficient chemical oxygen-iodine laser", Proc. SPIE 5448, High-Power Laser Ablation V, (20 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.548150

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