Applied Physics Letters · 1979 · 148 citations · 2 references
Natural SciencesChemistryPhotonicsLaser OpticsLaser PhysicsExtraction EfficiencyLaser EfficiencyPower Efficiency
Efficient extraction of chemically generated O2(1Δ) energy has been obtained in a trasverse-flow oxygen-iodine laser. The measured power extraction efficiency with off-optimal outcoupling was 15%. Output powers in excess of 100 W were obtained for periods of up to 3 min.
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An electronic transition chemical laser
William E. McDermott, N. R. Pchelkin, D. J. Benard et al. · Applied Physics Letters · 1978 · 421 citations
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