Model for amplifier of pulsed chemical oxygen-iodine laser

A theoretical model for the amplifier of a pulsed chemical oxygen-iodine laser is presented. The calculation shows that the main point for obtaining high energy extraction efficiency is to let the oxygen-iodine laser beam emitted from an oscillator (1) have short pulse duration and high repetition rate, and (2) get multiple pass by mirrors through the excited medium within the oxygen-iodine amplifier.© (1993) COPYRIGHT SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.