Magnetic compression laser driving circuit
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
InventorsDon G. Ball, Dan Birx, Edward G. Cook
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Abstract
A magnetic compression laser driving circuit is disclosed. The magnetic compression laser driving circuit compresses voltage pulses in the range of 1.5 microseconds at 20 Kilovolts of amplitude to pulses in the range of 40 nanoseconds and 60 Kilovolts of amplitude. The magnetic compression laser driving circuit includes a multi-stage magnetic switch where the last stage includes a switch having at least two turns which has larger saturated inductance with less core material so that the efficiency of the circuit and hence the laser is increased.
Claims11
A magnetic compression laser driving circuit comprising
- a laser,
- means for generating a first series of voltage pulses having a first duration where said pulses have a first amplitude,
- magnetic compression means for compressing said first series of voltage pulses to generate a second series of voltage pulses having a second, compressed duration and a second amplitude, larger than said first amplitude, said magnetic compression means including multi-stage switch means where the last stage of said switch means has at least two turns and a sufficient amount of magnetic core material contained therein to provide increased efficiency of operation of said circuit with said at least two turns, and
- means for applying said second series of pulses to said laser to effect generation of a series of laser pulses corresponding to said second series of voltage pulses.
A magnetic compression load driving circuit comprising
- a load,
- means for generating a first series of voltage pulses having a first duration where said pulses have a first amplitude,
- magnetic compression means for compressing said first series of voltage pulses to generate a second series of voltage pulses having a second, compressed duration and a second amplitude, said magnetic compression means including multi-stage switch means where the last stage of said switch means has at least two turns and a sufficient amount of magnetic core material contained therein to provide increased efficiency of operation of said circuit with said at least two turns, and
- means for applying said second series of pulses to said load.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.