DE60309035D1 - Laserkühlungsvorrichtung und verfahren - Google Patents

Laserkühlungsvorrichtung und verfahren

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DE60309035D1
DE60309035D1 DE60309035T DE60309035T DE60309035D1 DE 60309035 D1 DE60309035 D1 DE 60309035D1 DE 60309035 T DE60309035 T DE 60309035T DE 60309035 T DE60309035 T DE 60309035T DE 60309035 D1 DE60309035 D1 DE 60309035D1
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cooling device
laser cooling
laser
cooling
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Robert W Byren
William S Griffin
Alexander A Betin
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • H01S3/094—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light
    • H01S3/0941—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light of a laser diode

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
DE60309035T 2002-06-14 2003-06-13 Laserkühlungsvorrichtung und verfahren Expired - Lifetime DE60309035T2 (de)

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US171955 1993-12-21
US10/171,955 US6690696B2 (en) 2002-06-14 2002-06-14 Laser cooling apparatus and method
PCT/US2003/018545 WO2003107495A2 (en) 2002-06-14 2003-06-13 Laser cooling apparatus and method

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EP (1) EP1514332B1 (de)
DE (1) DE60309035T2 (de)
IL (1) IL162782A0 (de)
WO (1) WO2003107495A2 (de)

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US20030231667A1 (en) 2003-12-18
US6690696B2 (en) 2004-02-10
WO2003107495A3 (en) 2004-07-08
WO2003107495A2 (en) 2003-12-24

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