NASA NTRS · 19820027804
Direct nuclear-pumped laser amplifier
Abstract
A (He-3)-Xe gas mixture, excited by the He-3(n,p)H-3 reaction, has been employed to amplify the output of a (He-3)Xe direct nuclear-pumped laser. Lasing occurred at the 2.63 micron line of XeI in the oscillator. The oscillator output was reflected through 180 deg and passed through the amplifier system. Power measurements of the oscillator output and the amplifier output show the laser power to be amplified by a factor of 3 for the (He-3)-Xe system. Amplification by a factor of 5 was obtained for a (He-3)-CO system.
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Jalufka, N. W.. 1981-11-01. Direct nuclear-pumped laser amplifier. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19820027804
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