Features

Ambient Temperature Catalysts for CO2 Lasers
Operate you laser closed cycle for billions of pulses without replenishing the operating gases

  • Recombines CO and O2 to CO2
  • No heating or cooling of gases required
  • Compatible with common or rare isotope CO2
  • Prolongs laser life
  • Reduces need for make-up gases
  • Reduces power output fluctuation
  • Low-cost regeneration of catalyst
  • Customized to fit any laser
  • Developed by NASA for space applications

Catalyst Capabilities

  • Developed and proven by NASA for space flight application
  • Long duration tests conducted by NASA demonstrated lifetime and stability
  • Prolongs laser life
  • CO2 laser gas concentration maintained
  • eliminates need for make-up gas
  • Reduces power output fluctuation
  • gas concentration variability eliminated
  • Does not require any additional power
  • designed to operate at ambient laser temperature
  • Uniquely designed to fit your application
  • furnished on monolith, beads, or pellets
  • Can be placed in your current laser system
  • materials compatible with current laser construction
  • Can be regenerated at low cost
  • reusable, no environmental impact
  • Isotopic selectivity
  • can operate with rare gas CO2

Test Results

  • Laser with 40 Hz Rep Rate at 5J/pulse
  • 150 million pulses
  • Pre-test efficiency 0.85 sccm CO/g
  • Post-test efficiency 0.20 sccm CO/g
  • Operating lifetime
  • 75 million pulse half-life calculated from efficiency data
  • Laser with 1.5 hz Rep Rate at 1J/pulse
  • Without catalyst
  • laser power 0% after 10,000 seconds
  • With catalyst
  • laser power 100% after one million seconds
  • Static Laser Test
  • Steady power for 9 million pulses
  • Long-term Simulation Testing
  • 9 months continuous operation with 1% CO, 0.5% O2, balance inert
  • Conversion half-life 200 std-liters CO/g