Large-Aperture Electrooptical Switches with Plasma Electrodes

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 1986, Pages 1137-1147

  Goldhar, Julius ^a   Henesian, Mark A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; GLOW DISCHARGES; LASERS - FUSION APPLICATIONS;

INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION; LARGE-APERTURE ELECTROOPTICAL SWITCHES; LONGITUDINAL POCKEL'S CELLS; PLASMA ELECTRODES;

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0022755280     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.1986.1073098     Document Type: Article

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