DE3868546D1 - Laser mit verbessertem kuehlungssystem. - Google Patents
Laser mit verbessertem kuehlungssystem.Info
- Publication number
- DE3868546D1 DE3868546D1 DE8888109745T DE3868546T DE3868546D1 DE 3868546 D1 DE3868546 D1 DE 3868546D1 DE 8888109745 T DE8888109745 T DE 8888109745T DE 3868546 T DE3868546 T DE 3868546T DE 3868546 D1 DE3868546 D1 DE 3868546D1
- Authority
- DE
- Germany
- Prior art keywords
- laser
- cooling system
- improved cooling
- improved
- cooling
- 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.)
- Expired - Lifetime
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Classifications
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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
- H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
- H01S3/06—Construction or shape of active medium
- H01S3/0602—Crystal lasers or glass lasers
- H01S3/0606—Crystal lasers or glass lasers with polygonal cross-section, e.g. slab, prism
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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
- H01S3/04—Arrangements for thermal management
- H01S3/042—Arrangements for thermal management for solid state lasers
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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
- H01S3/09—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping
- H01S3/091—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping
- H01S3/0915—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by incoherent light
- H01S3/092—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by incoherent light of flash lamp
- H01S3/093—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by incoherent light of flash lamp focusing or directing the excitation energy into the active medium
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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
- H01S3/025—Constructional details of solid state lasers, e.g. housings or mountings
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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
- H01S3/04—Arrangements for thermal management
- H01S3/0407—Liquid cooling, e.g. by water
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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
- H01S3/05—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
- H01S3/08095—Zig-zag travelling beam through the active medium
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Electromagnetism (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
- Lasers (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FR8708791A FR2616976B1 (fr) | 1987-06-22 | 1987-06-22 | Laser avec systeme de refroidissement perfectionne |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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DE3868546D1 true DE3868546D1 (de) | 1992-04-02 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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DE8888109745T Expired - Lifetime DE3868546D1 (de) | 1987-06-22 | 1988-06-18 | Laser mit verbessertem kuehlungssystem. |
Country Status (6)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US4881233A (de) |
EP (1) | EP0296512B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JP2690324B2 (de) |
DE (1) | DE3868546D1 (de) |
FR (1) | FR2616976B1 (de) |
HK (1) | HK58996A (de) |
Families Citing this family (33)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2640089A1 (fr) * | 1988-12-05 | 1990-06-08 | Asulab Sa | Laser muni d'un dispositif de fixation perfectionne de son milieu actif |
FR2641421A1 (fr) * | 1989-01-03 | 1990-07-06 | Comp Generale Electricite | Laser a plaque avec pompage optique par source a plage d'emission etroite |
FR2642910B1 (fr) * | 1989-02-09 | 1991-04-19 | Asulab Sa | Laser muni d'un dispositif de fixation perfectionne de son milieu actif et dispositif de fixation destine a equiper le laser |
JPH04180682A (ja) * | 1990-02-23 | 1992-06-26 | Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Ind Co Ltd | 固体レーザー装置 |
US5012481A (en) * | 1990-03-09 | 1991-04-30 | Martin Marietta Corporation | Flashlamp line replaceable unit |
JPH04137573A (ja) * | 1990-09-27 | 1992-05-12 | Hoya Corp | コンポジットスラブレーザ媒体及びレーザ装置 |
US5363391A (en) * | 1992-04-24 | 1994-11-08 | Hughes Aircraft Company | Conductive face-cooled laser crystal |
US5317585A (en) * | 1992-08-17 | 1994-05-31 | Hughes Aircraft Company | Laser reflecting cavity with ASE suppression and heat removal |
US5272710A (en) * | 1992-09-08 | 1993-12-21 | Hughes Aircraft Company | Stress-free mounting and protection of liquid-cooled solid-state laser media |
US5335237A (en) * | 1992-10-29 | 1994-08-02 | The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy | Parasitic oscillation suppression in solid state lasers using absorbing thin films |
GB2310077B (en) * | 1993-09-24 | 1998-02-25 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp | Solid state laser apparatus |
JP3155132B2 (ja) * | 1993-09-24 | 2001-04-09 | 三菱電機株式会社 | 固体レーザ装置及びレーザ加工装置 |
US5555254A (en) * | 1993-11-05 | 1996-09-10 | Trw Inc. | High brightness solid-state laser with zig-zag amplifier |
US5394427A (en) * | 1994-04-29 | 1995-02-28 | Cutting Edge Optronics, Inc. | Housing for a slab laser pumped by a close-coupled light source |
US5422899A (en) * | 1994-05-10 | 1995-06-06 | Premier Laser Systems, Inc. | High repetition rate mid-infrared laser |
US6307871B1 (en) | 1998-09-11 | 2001-10-23 | Cutting Edge Optronics, Inc. | Laser system using phase change material for thermal control |
US6351478B1 (en) | 1998-09-11 | 2002-02-26 | Cutting Edge Optronics, Inc. | Passively cooled solid-state laser |
US6951411B1 (en) * | 1999-06-18 | 2005-10-04 | Spectrx, Inc. | Light beam generation, and focusing and redirecting device |
US6738399B1 (en) * | 2001-05-17 | 2004-05-18 | The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy | Microchannel cooled edge cladding to establish an adiabatic boundary condition in a slab laser |
US7170919B2 (en) | 2003-06-23 | 2007-01-30 | Northrop Grumman Corporation | Diode-pumped solid-state laser gain module |
US7495848B2 (en) | 2003-07-24 | 2009-02-24 | Northrop Grumman Corporation | Cast laser optical bench |
US7280571B2 (en) * | 2004-11-23 | 2007-10-09 | Northrop Grumman Corporation | Scalable zig-zag laser amplifier |
JP2006186230A (ja) * | 2004-12-28 | 2006-07-13 | Osaka Univ | 光増幅モジュール、光増幅器およびレーザ発振器 |
US7305016B2 (en) * | 2005-03-10 | 2007-12-04 | Northrop Grumman Corporation | Laser diode package with an internal fluid cooling channel |
US7551656B2 (en) * | 2006-03-29 | 2009-06-23 | Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies, Inc. | Low stress optics mount using thermally conductive liquid metal or gel |
JP5014680B2 (ja) * | 2006-06-14 | 2012-08-29 | 浜松ホトニクス株式会社 | レーザ媒質およびレーザ装置 |
US7656915B2 (en) * | 2006-07-26 | 2010-02-02 | Northrop Grumman Space & Missions Systems Corp. | Microchannel cooler for high efficiency laser diode heat extraction |
US7433376B1 (en) | 2006-08-07 | 2008-10-07 | Textron Systems Corporation | Zig-zag laser with improved liquid cooling |
US20080056314A1 (en) * | 2006-08-31 | 2008-03-06 | Northrop Grumman Corporation | High-power laser-diode package system |
US7724791B2 (en) * | 2008-01-18 | 2010-05-25 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Method of manufacturing laser diode packages and arrays |
US8345720B2 (en) | 2009-07-28 | 2013-01-01 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. | Laser diode ceramic cooler having circuitry for control and feedback of laser diode performance |
US9590388B2 (en) | 2011-01-11 | 2017-03-07 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. | Microchannel cooler for a single laser diode emitter based system |
US8937976B2 (en) | 2012-08-15 | 2015-01-20 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. | Tunable system for generating an optical pulse based on a double-pass semiconductor optical amplifier |
Family Cites Families (10)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3339150A (en) * | 1963-06-03 | 1967-08-29 | Raytheon Co | Liquid cooled solid state laser |
US3665335A (en) * | 1970-01-26 | 1972-05-23 | Gen Electric | Coolable slab laser |
US3679999A (en) * | 1970-06-12 | 1972-07-25 | Gen Electric | Laser cooling method and apparatus |
JPS5399791A (en) * | 1977-02-10 | 1978-08-31 | Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> | Waveguide type solid state laser unit |
JPS5897883A (ja) * | 1981-12-08 | 1983-06-10 | Fujitsu Ltd | ガスレ−ザ用安定化抵抗器の冷却方法 |
JPS60247983A (ja) * | 1984-05-24 | 1985-12-07 | Hoya Corp | エルビウムレ−ザ発振装置 |
US4769823A (en) * | 1985-12-31 | 1988-09-06 | General Electric Company | Laser system with trivalent chromium doped aluminum tungstate fluorescent converter |
JPH0821736B2 (ja) * | 1986-03-19 | 1996-03-04 | 三菱電機株式会社 | 内部全反射型固体レ−ザ装置 |
JPH0738469B2 (ja) * | 1986-07-11 | 1995-04-26 | 住友金属鉱山株式会社 | スラブ型レ−ザ素子 |
JPS63114184A (ja) * | 1986-10-31 | 1988-05-19 | Hoya Corp | 反射膜を施したスラブ型レ−ザ− |
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1987
- 1987-06-22 FR FR8708791A patent/FR2616976B1/fr not_active Expired
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1988
- 1988-06-18 EP EP88109745A patent/EP0296512B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1988-06-18 DE DE8888109745T patent/DE3868546D1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1988-06-21 JP JP63151327A patent/JP2690324B2/ja not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1988-06-22 US US07/209,708 patent/US4881233A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1996
- 1996-04-03 HK HK58996A patent/HK58996A/xx not_active IP Right Cessation
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0296512A1 (de) | 1988-12-28 |
FR2616976A1 (fr) | 1988-12-23 |
HK58996A (en) | 1996-04-12 |
EP0296512B1 (de) | 1992-02-26 |
JPH0198281A (ja) | 1989-04-17 |
US4881233A (en) | 1989-11-14 |
FR2616976B1 (fr) | 1989-10-13 |
JP2690324B2 (ja) | 1997-12-10 |
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Legal Events
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