Lasers - Their applications and operational requirements
Abstract
Present and potential applications of high-power gas lasers to such diverse areas as industrial systems (alignment, Raman scattering, Doppler velocimeters, materials processing, etc.), isotope-separation, thermonuclear fusion, and military applications are discussed. Different operational characteristics are required for various laser applications, and these are described. A brief introduction to the general characteristics of gas lasers is given; and to gasdynamic, electrical, and chemical methods of excitation.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report A
- Pub Date:
- December 1974
- Bibcode:
- 1974STIA...7515338S
- Keywords:
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- Gas Lasers;
- Laser Applications;
- Laser Drilling;
- Laser Heating;
- Isotope Separation;
- Laser Doppler Velocimeters;
- Luminous Intensity;
- Military Technology;
- Photochemical Reactions;
- Raman Lasers;
- Requirements;
- Technology Assessment;
- Thermomechanical Treatment;
- Lasers and Masers