WO2006020925A3 - High thermal-conductivity materials for a cooled laser gain assembly - Google Patents

High thermal-conductivity materials for a cooled laser gain assembly Download PDF

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WO2006020925A3
WO2006020925A3 PCT/US2005/028843 US2005028843W WO2006020925A3 WO 2006020925 A3 WO2006020925 A3 WO 2006020925A3 US 2005028843 W US2005028843 W US 2005028843W WO 2006020925 A3 WO2006020925 A3 WO 2006020925A3
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high thermal
conductivity materials
laser gain
cooled laser
gain medium
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Georg P Sommerer
Alan B Petersen
David E Spence
James D Kafka
Mark Feldman
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Spectra Physics
Georg P Sommerer
Alan B Petersen
David E Spence
James D Kafka
Mark Feldman
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Priority claimed from US10/917,830 external-priority patent/US20050074041A1/en
Application filed by Spectra Physics, Georg P Sommerer, Alan B Petersen, David E Spence, James D Kafka, Mark Feldman filed Critical Spectra Physics
Publication of WO2006020925A2 publication Critical patent/WO2006020925A2/en
Publication of WO2006020925A3 publication Critical patent/WO2006020925A3/en

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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • H01S3/0405—Conductive cooling, e.g. by heat sinks or thermo-electric elements
    • 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
    • H01S3/0612—Non-homogeneous structure
    • 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
    • H01S3/08072—Thermal lensing or thermally induced birefringence; Compensation thereof
    • 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
    • H01S3/094084—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light with pump light recycling, i.e. with reinjection of the unused pump light, e.g. by reflectors or circulators

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Abstract

The present application discloses an optical system having high thermal-conductivity materials for a cooled laser gain assembly (112), More specifically, the optical system includes at least one pump source (204) outputting a pump energy, at least one gain medium (104) optically coupled to the pump source and configured to output a laser beam, the gain medium having at least one cooling surface (102), at least one cooling element in thermal contact with cooling surface, and a mounting apparatus (110) configured to hold the cooling element in thermal contact with the gain medium.
PCT/US2005/028843 2004-08-12 2005-08-11 High thermal-conductivity materials for a cooled laser gain assembly WO2006020925A2 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US10/917,830 US20050074041A1 (en) 2003-10-03 2004-08-12 Diamond cooled laser gain assembly using low temperature contacting
US10/917,830 2004-08-12
US62910604P 2004-11-17 2004-11-17
US60/629,106 2004-11-17
US68258505P 2005-05-18 2005-05-18
US60/682,585 2005-05-18

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US6363090B1 (en) * 1998-02-25 2002-03-26 Dentek-Lasersystems Produktions Ges.M.B.H Laser system for producing ultra-short light pulses
US6747789B2 (en) * 2000-12-09 2004-06-08 Trumpf Laser Gmbh + Co. Kg Laser amplifying system

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US6363090B1 (en) * 1998-02-25 2002-03-26 Dentek-Lasersystems Produktions Ges.M.B.H Laser system for producing ultra-short light pulses
US6747789B2 (en) * 2000-12-09 2004-06-08 Trumpf Laser Gmbh + Co. Kg Laser amplifying system

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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CN106299999A (en) * 2016-10-14 2017-01-04 广州基楚光电科技有限公司 A kind of method preventing Crystal Breakup

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