A family ofthe small (100W) and medium (15 kW) combustion-driven C02-Gas-dynamic lasers was developed and tested for new application: teaching and scientific research for laser technology. The lasers operated using ordinary fuels (carbon, solid propellant, toluene and air). The midget lasers were tested in both premixing and mixing modes. The medium lasers were optimized for two goal functions: maximum power or minimum divergence.
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