Abstract: A method and circuit for performing coherent integration on a signal output rom a conventional signal processing circuit's detector/averager is presented. The post-processing coherent integrator is designed to be inserted in a conventional signal processing circuit between the detector/averager circuit and the threshold detector circuit.A digital form of the post processing coherent integrator comprises a sample-and-hold circuit to receive a signal output from the detector averager of the conventional signal processing circuit, an analog-to-digital converter, a delay and multiplier circuit, a memory circuit for storing weighting constants, a summer circuit, and an output to a conventional signal processing system's threshold detector and display.

Abstract: Improved electrodes for a laser include hollow, shell-like members formed of material, such as glass, whose thermal coefficient closely matches that of the laser body. Thin film metallic layers coat the interiors of the electrodes assuring device performance and superior thermal qualities. Field assist bonding of the electrodes to the laser body produces an assembly of increased performance quality that is readily amenable to advantageous manufacturing processes.