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The NASA high-power carbon dioxide laser - A versatile tool for laser applicationsThe NASA Lewis Research Center has designed and fabricated a closed-cycle, continuous wave (CW), carbon dioxide (CO2) high-power laser to support research for the identification and evaluation of possible high-power laser applications. The device is designed to generate up to 70 kW of laser power in annular-shape beams from 1 to 9 cm in diameter. Electric discharge, either self-sustained or electron-beam-sustained, is used for excitation. This laser facility can be used in two ways. First, it provides a versatile tool on which research can be performed to advance the state-of-the-art technology of high-power CO2 lasers in such areas as electric excitation, laser chemistry, and quality of output beams, all of which are important whether the laser application is government or industry oriented. Second, the facility provides a well-defined, continuous wave beam for various application experiments, such as propulsion, power conversion, and materials processing.
Document ID
19770046101
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Lancashire, R. B.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Alger, D. L.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Manista, E. J.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Slaby, J. G.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Dunning, J. W.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Stubbs, R. M.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, Ohio, United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1977
Subject Category
Lasers And Masers
Meeting Information
Meeting: Seminar on Industrial applications of high power laser technology
Location: San Diego, CA
Start Date: August 24, 1976
End Date: August 25, 1976
Accession Number
77A28953
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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