EP1147580A4 - Gas laser - Google Patents

Gas laser

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Publication number
EP1147580A4
EP1147580A4 EP99952771A EP99952771A EP1147580A4 EP 1147580 A4 EP1147580 A4 EP 1147580A4 EP 99952771 A EP99952771 A EP 99952771A EP 99952771 A EP99952771 A EP 99952771A EP 1147580 A4 EP1147580 A4 EP 1147580A4
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Prior art keywords
gas laser
laser
gas
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Application number
EP99952771A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1147580A2 (en
Inventor
Oded Anner
Shlomo Turgeman
Haim Mukatel
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
LIGHTLASE Ltd
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LIGHTLASE Ltd
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Publication of EP1147580A2 publication Critical patent/EP1147580A2/en
Publication of EP1147580A4 publication Critical patent/EP1147580A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/02—Constructional details
    • H01S3/03—Constructional details of gas laser discharge tubes
    • H01S3/038—Electrodes, e.g. special shape, configuration or composition
    • H01S3/0385—Shape
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/08—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof
    • H01S3/08059—Constructional details of the reflector, e.g. shape
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/02—Constructional details
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/02—Constructional details
    • H01S3/04—Arrangements for thermal management
    • H01S3/041—Arrangements for thermal management for gas lasers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/08—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof
    • H01S3/08018—Mode suppression
    • H01S3/0804—Transverse or lateral modes
    • H01S3/0805—Transverse or lateral modes by apertures, e.g. pin-holes or knife-edges
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/08—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof
    • H01S3/081—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof comprising three or more reflectors
    • H01S3/0813—Configuration of resonator
    • H01S3/0815—Configuration of resonator having 3 reflectors, e.g. V-shaped resonators
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/09—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping
    • H01S3/097—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping by gas discharge of a gas laser
    • H01S3/0971—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping by gas discharge of a gas laser transversely excited
EP99952771A 1998-10-26 1999-10-26 Gas laser Withdrawn EP1147580A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
IL12676598A IL126765A0 (en) 1998-10-26 1998-10-26 Gas laser
IL12676598 1998-10-26
PCT/IL1999/000566 WO2000025393A2 (en) 1998-10-26 1999-10-26 Gas laser

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EP1147580A2 EP1147580A2 (en) 2001-10-24
EP1147580A4 true EP1147580A4 (en) 2002-07-24

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EP99952771A Withdrawn EP1147580A4 (en) 1998-10-26 1999-10-26 Gas laser

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EP (1) EP1147580A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2002528918A (en)
AU (1) AU6485599A (en)
IL (1) IL126765A0 (en)
WO (1) WO2000025393A2 (en)

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US5479428A (en) * 1992-01-22 1995-12-26 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Laser apparatus
DE4424726C1 (en) * 1994-07-13 1996-02-01 Rofin Sinar Laser Gmbh Coaxial waveguide laser with stable resonator
US5528619A (en) * 1994-05-13 1996-06-18 Deutsche Forschungsanstalt Fuer Luft-Und Raumfahrt E.V. Gas discharge structure

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US5479428A (en) * 1992-01-22 1995-12-26 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Laser apparatus
US5434881A (en) * 1992-09-30 1995-07-18 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Diffusion-cooled CO2 stripline laser having reduced ignition voltage
US5528619A (en) * 1994-05-13 1996-06-18 Deutsche Forschungsanstalt Fuer Luft-Und Raumfahrt E.V. Gas discharge structure
DE4424726C1 (en) * 1994-07-13 1996-02-01 Rofin Sinar Laser Gmbh Coaxial waveguide laser with stable resonator

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
BETHEL J W ET AL: "A new scalable annular CO2 laser with high specific output power", OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS, NORTH-HOLLAND PUBLISHING CO. AMSTERDAM, NL, vol. 145, no. 1-6, 1998, pages 352 - 358, XP004102723, ISSN: 0030-4018 *

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IL126765A0 (en) 1999-08-17
JP2002528918A (en) 2002-09-03
AU6485599A (en) 2000-05-15
WO2000025393A3 (en) 2000-08-10
EP1147580A2 (en) 2001-10-24
WO2000025393A2 (en) 2000-05-04

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