Fast Pulse Transformers In Laser Pulse Power Circuits

R. Baumgartl; W. Bette; H. J. Cirkel; I. Hoffmann

doi:10.1117/12.951339

10 April 1989 Fast Pulse Transformers In Laser Pulse Power Circuits

R. Baumgartl, W. Bette, H. J. Cirkel, I. Hoffmann

Proceedings Volume 1046, Pulse Power for Lasers II; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.951339
Event: OE/LASE '89, 1989, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

A new concept for fast pulse transformers is described. The transformers have been used in two applications with excimer lasers: a) To produce a short 100 MW/90 kV/100 ns pulse for driving a preionization X-ray source. b) To step up the voltage in a command charging circuit for charging a water pulse forming network within a few microseconds to an energy level of 100 Joule electrical energy per pulse. A report is given on the performance characteristics at repetition rates up to 100 Hz. A coupling factor close to unity and nearly ideal transformer efficiencies have been achieved.

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R. Baumgartl, W. Bette, H. J. Cirkel, and I. Hoffmann "Fast Pulse Transformers In Laser Pulse Power Circuits", Proc. SPIE 1046, Pulse Power for Lasers II, (10 April 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.951339

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