Plasma-breakdown retropulse isolators for the infrared

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العنوان: Plasma-breakdown retropulse isolators for the infrared
المؤلفون: Figueira, J. F., Czuchlewski, S. J., Phipps, C. R., Thomas, S. J.
المصدر: Applied Optics; March 1981, Vol. 20 Issue: 5 p838-841, 4p
مستخلص: The design and performance of a passive plasma isolator for suppressing retropulses in high-power CO_2 laser-fusion systems are described. The device uses a gas-filled spatial filter designed to produce a plasma at the focal plane iris. General design criteria for these isolators are discussed, and the performance of a specific isolator is evaluated. For the unit tested, retropulse attenuations of 33 dB for focal plane intensities of 1.5 TW/cm^2 have been demonstrated.
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