High-power supersonic chemical oxygen iodine laser

Willy L. Bohn

doi:10.1117/12.321548

14 September 1998 High-power supersonic chemical oxygen iodine laser

Willy L. Bohn

Proceedings Volume 3343, High-Power Laser Ablation; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321548
Event: High-Power Laser Ablation, 1998, Santa Fe, NM, United States

Abstract

A performance update of DLR's supersonic chemical oxygen iodine laser shows output powers of typically 10 kW CW and a chemical efficiency close to 20%. It is suggested to use a quasi-CW magnetically Q-switched mode of operation with considerably enhanced peak-to-CW power as a new ground based laser candidate for near earth space debris clearing. A preliminary design demonstrates the attractive features of such a laser system as compared to previous approaches. In particular, the chemical oxygen iodine laser promises to be rather compact and to substantially reduce the total debris clearing time.

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Willy L. Bohn "High-power supersonic chemical oxygen iodine laser", Proc. SPIE 3343, High-Power Laser Ablation, (14 September 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321548

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