Author:Prinsloo, FJ; Van Heerden, SP; Ronander, E; Botha, LRDate:Apr 2007A high power 1kW pulsed transversely excited atmospheric CO2 laser that has been developed for the paint stripping of missiles was used to test paint stripping on several metallic and composite aircraft panels to determine the rate at which ...Read more
Author:Botha, LR; Van Heerden, SP; Prinsloo, FJDate:Apr 2007High pressure CO2 lasers are good candidates for amplifying picosecond mid infrared pulses. High pressure CO2 lasers are notorious for being unreliable and difficult to operate. In this paper a high pressure CO2 laser is presented based on ...Read more
Author:Botha, LR; Van Heerden, SP; Prinsloo, FJDate:Sep 2006High pressure CO2 lasers are good candidates for amplifying picosecond mid infrared pulses. High pressure CO2 lasers are notorious for being unreliable and difficult to operate. In this paper a high pressure CO2 laser is presented based on ...Read more