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Solid state laser media driven by remote nuclear powered fluorescence (open access)

Solid state laser media driven by remote nuclear powered fluorescence

An apparatus is provided for driving a solid state laser by a nuclear powered fluorescence source which is located remote from the fluorescence source. A nuclear reaction produced in a reaction chamber generates fluorescence or photons. The photons are collected from the chamber into a waveguide, such as a fiber optic waveguide. The waveguide transports the photons to the remote laser for exciting the laser.
Date: January 16, 1991
Creator: Prelas, M. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library