Title page for E-project-011509-160414

Project Type MQP

Submission date 2009-01-15

Author
Daniel S LaTorella, PH

URN E-project-011509-160414

Sponsor Textron Defense Systems

Title Modeling RF Excitation of a CO2 Laser

Advisor
Garcia, Rafael, PH

Availability unrestricted

Abstract
In this project I used a Matlab model to predict the ion sheath thickness of a CO2 gas laser excited with an RF discharge. This sheath region is unique to the RF discharge, and inhibits laser performance. I predicted the sheath thickness to within 4% of experimentally measured values, which is a negligible error when making laser gain measurements.

Files
D_LaTorella.pdf
There is one file which has been withheld at the advisor's request.

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Project Type	MQP
Submission date	2009-01-15
Author	Daniel S LaTorella, PH
URN	E-project-011509-160414
Sponsor	Textron Defense Systems
Title	Modeling RF Excitation of a CO2 Laser
Advisor	Garcia, Rafael, PH
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract In this project I used a Matlab model to predict the ion sheath thickness of a CO2 gas laser excited with an RF discharge. This sheath region is unique to the RF discharge, and inhibits laser performance. I predicted the sheath thickness to within 4% of experimentally measured values, which is a negligible error when making laser gain measurements.
Files	D_LaTorella.pdf There is one file which has been withheld at the advisor's request.