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US 5168389Tier 3 — General Defense

DYE LASER AMPLIFIER INCLUDING A LOW TURBULENCE, STAGNATION-FREE DYE FLOW CONFIGURATION

Assignee

US Government

Filed as: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE, AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Filed

Sep 22, 1986

Granted

Dec 1, 1992

Location

GILROY CA US

Abstract

A large (high flow rate) dye laser amplifier in which a continuous replenished supply of dye is excited by a first light beam, specifically a copper vapor laser beam, in order to amplify the intensity of a second different light beam, specifically a dye beam, passing through the dye is disclosed herein. This amplifier includes a dye cell defining a dye chamber through which a continuous stream of dye is caused to pass at a flow rate of for example 30 gallons/minute, a specifically designed support vessel for containing the dye cell and a screen device for insuring that the dye stream passes into the dye cell in a substantially turbulent free, stagnation-free manner.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Dec 17, 1986

Rescinded

Mar 12, 1992

Duration

5 years, 2 months

Inventor

  • 1JAMES DAVIN

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