Patent ID: 11942760
Assignee: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. An apparatus for periodic current generation comprising: a high-voltage switch, comprising “a region of absorbing material occupying at least a portion of the space between the first and the second electrodes, the first region of absorbing material configured to produce a charged particle cloud upon receiving the laser pulse, and the first and second electrodes being made of a substantially transparent material; a first laser gain medium that is spaced apart from the high-voltage switch and configured to generate a laser pulse, the first laser gain medium positioned to the left of the high-voltage switch, laser pulse propagating in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first region of absorbing material; a second laser gain medium that is spaced apart from the high-voltage switch, the second laser gain medium positioned to the right of the high-voltage switch and amplifying the laser pulse upon its propagation therethrough; a first reflective surface that is spaced apart from the first laser gain medium, the first reflective surface positioned to the left of the first laser gain medium and reflecting the laser pulse without substantial absorption back to the first laser gain medium; and a second reflective surface that is spaced apart from the second laser gain medium, the second reflective surface positioned to the right of the second laser gain medium and reflecting the laser pulse without substantial absorption back to the second laser gain medium and the high-voltage switch, thereby generating a new charged particle cloud.