Laser triggered spark gap using fiber optic transmission
| dc.creator | Harjes, Henry Charles | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-11-14T23:15:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-02-18T20:19:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-11-14T23:15:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1981-05 | |
| dc.degree.department | Electrical and Computer Engineering | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The use of an optical fiber in a laser triggering system is described. The fiber transmits a high power ruby laser pulse which triggers a high voltage spark gap. The spark gap is a gas switch on a water dielectric Blumlein generator which is pulse charged by a three stage Marx bank. Typical operating parameters for the spark gap are: 2 cm gap, 2700 Torr pressure, Ar-N^ gas mixture, and a charging voltage of 200 kV. The single strand, 1 mm, quartz, optical fiber is selected specifically for high power transmission capability. Laser pulses of 4 MW are coupled into and transmitted by the fiber with no observed damage. The overall optical system transmission efficiency is 62%. The triggering performance of the system is excellent in that switching delays of less than 10 ns and subnanosecond jitters are measured. | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2346/13538 | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Texas Tech University | en_US |
| dc.rights.availability | Unrestricted. | |
| dc.subject | Fiber optics | en_US |
| dc.subject | Electric spark gaps | en_US |
| dc.subject | Laser beams | en_US |
| dc.subject | Trigger circuits | en_US |
| dc.title | Laser triggered spark gap using fiber optic transmission | |
| dc.type | Thesis |