A system of optical fibres supplied with energy from a laser is used to actuate explosive charges for blasting purposes. Simple intermittently driven mechanical arrangements can be used for the sequential firing of a set of charges. Connection to detonators can be by expendable lengths of fibre fed from a main optical channel via simple, economic, plug-and-socket arrangements. The connection of the laser with an optical cable, terminating in optical socket arrangements may be by a simple lens arrangement
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Peter C. Shann- Detonation of Explosive Charges and Equipment Therefor
A system of optical fibres supplied with energy from a laser is used to actuate explosive charges for blasting purposes. Simple intermittently driven mechanical arrangements can be used for the sequential firing of a set of charges. Connection to detonators can be by expendable lengths of fibre fed from a main optical channel via simple, economic, plug-and-socket arrangements. The connection of the laser with an optical cable, terminating in optical socket arrangements may be by a simple lens arrangement
A system of optical fibres supplied with energy from a laser is used to actuate explosive charges for blasting purposes. Simple intermittently driven mechanical arrangements can be used for the sequential firing of a set of charges. Connection to detonators can be by expendable lengths of fibre fed from a main optical channel via simple, economic, plug-and-socket arrangements. The connection of the laser with an optical cable, terminating in optical socket arrangements may be by a simple lens arrangement
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