Abstract: A free expansion nozzle for gas dynamic lasers having a multitude of finely divided free expansion sites. These sites may be in the form of a plurality of minute openings within a plate, or minute spacings between adjacent cylinders, or in the form of a small mesh screen. In any case these expansion sites may be situated within the nozzle section of a gas dynamic laser, thereby providing an easily fabricated, economical means of producing a lasing medium within the optical cavity of the laser.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 8, 1975
Date of Patent:
May 3, 1977
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
Inventors:
Ernie D. Braunschweig, Robert E. Wilson