Ammunition and explosives – Igniting devices and systems – Laser or light initiated
Patent
1990-04-02
1991-07-09
Jordan, Charles T.
Ammunition and explosives
Igniting devices and systems
Laser or light initiated
F42C 1900
Patent
active
050295284
ABSTRACT:
A laser driven flyer plate where the flyer plate is deposited directly onto the squared end of an optical fiber. The plasma generated by a laser pulse drives the flyer plate toward a target. In another embodiment, a first metal layer is deposited onto the squared end of an optical fiber, followed by a layer of a dielectric material and a second metal layer. The laser pulse generates a plasma in the first metal layer, but the plasma is kept away from the second metal layer by the dielectric layer until the pressure reaches the point where shearing occurs.
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The invention is a result of a contract with the Department of Energy (Contract No. W-7405-ENG-36).
Gaetjens Paul D.
Jordan Charles T.
Moser William R.
The United States of America as represented by the United States
Wyrick Milton D.
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