Method of operating a gasdynamic CO.sub.2 -laser
US4413344A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 1, 1981 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2001 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/041
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A gasdynamic CO.sub.2 -laser in which the lasing medium is being cooled by expansion in a Laval nozzle, is operated in a way to amplify the cooling effect. This increased cooling is accomplished by introducing liquid droplets into the expanding lasing medium. These droplets are entrained by the flowing medium whereby the droplets are taken along with a speed corresponding approximately to the speed of the expanding lasing medium. The amplification of the cooling is accomplished by the evaporation of these droplets.
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