Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 39, Issue 4, 402001(2012)
Numerical Study of Effects of Power Extraction on Flow Fields in Supersonic Chemical Oxygen Iodine Lasers
Supersonic chemical oxygen iodine laser is a complex process including flow, chemical reactions and lasing. In process of power extraction, output of laser has a direct influence on flow fields and species, which will affect beam quality and power of lasers. Influence of power extraction on inner flow field of the laser has been numerically investigated based on computational fluid dynamic coupling procedures of paraxial wave function. Numerical results show that as power extraction process takes place, consumption of singlet delta oxygen is enhanced since pumping reaction is accelerated, concentration of iodine molecule is elevated, and changing direction of intracavity temperature via power extraction process depends on extraction efficiency. Intracavity temperature arises in high extraction efficiency cases and decreases in low extraction efficiency cases. Computational method in this paper provides an effective tool for research and development of chemical oxygen iodine lasers.
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Jia Shuqin, Huai Ying, Wu Kenan, Jin Yuqi, Sang Fengting. Numerical Study of Effects of Power Extraction on Flow Fields in Supersonic Chemical Oxygen Iodine Lasers[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2012, 39(4): 402001
Category: Laser physics
Received: Nov. 2, 2011
Accepted: --
Published Online: Mar. 8, 2012
The Author Email: Jia Shuqin (jiashuqin@dicp.ac.cn)