Patent ID: 7039088

Claim:
A method of controlling an ambient electromagnetic radiation environment to improve performance of a gas phase chemical laser system comprising the steps of: applying a mathematical model to energy transfer processes of a gas phase chemical laser system in order to determine a specific dependency of each of said processes upon the ambient electromagnetic radiation environment (AERE) and kinetic temperatures; using said mathematical model to determine a plurality of spectral frequencies that need to be controlled for each of said energy transfer processes; performing analytical calculations to predict an effect of moderating the AERE at said plurality of spectral frequencies; monitoring said frequencies in subscale and scaled flow experiments to quantify the mathematical model predictions and analytical calculations; applying anti-reflective coatings, designed to reduce a reflectivity of undesired spectral ranges, to surfaces surrounding gas flow in said laser system to mitigate the AERE in said undesired spectral ranges; and providing radiation sources and reflective coatings to surfaces surrounding a reaction chamber of said laser system to promote kinetic processes that are beneficial to the performance of said gas phase chemical laser system.