A simplified analytic model for gain saturation and power extraction in the flowing chemical oxygen-iodine laser

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1525-1536

  Hager, G D ^a   Helms, C A ^a   Truesdell, K A ^a   Plummer, D ^b   Erkkila, J ^b   Crowell, P ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Logicon RDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; IODINE; LIGHT SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIRRORS; OXYGEN;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN IODINE LASER; INJECTING MOLECULAR IODINE; POWER EXTRACTION; SIMPLIFIED SATURATION MODEL;

CHEMICAL LASERS;

EID: 0030244433     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.535355     Document Type: Article

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