DOE Patents title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: High average power scaleable thin-disk laser

Abstract

Using a thin disk laser gain element with an undoped cap layer enables the scaling of lasers to extremely high average output power values. Ordinarily, the power scaling of such thin disk lasers is limited by the deleterious effects of amplified spontaneous emission. By using an undoped cap layer diffusion bonded to the thin disk, the onset of amplified spontaneous emission does not occur as readily as if no cap layer is used, and much larger transverse thin disks can be effectively used as laser gain elements. This invention can be used as a high average power laser for material processing applications as well as for weapon and air defense applications.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [1];  [5];  [6]
  1. Livermore, CA
  2. Sunol, CA
  3. Dublin, CA
  4. Castro Valley, CA
  5. Pleasanton, CA
  6. Manteca, CA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
874238
Patent Number(s):
6347109
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
average; power; scaleable; thin-disk; laser; disk; element; undoped; cap; layer; enables; scaling; lasers; extremely; output; values; ordinarily; limited; deleterious; effects; amplified; spontaneous; emission; diffusion; bonded; onset; occur; readily; larger; transverse; disks; effectively; elements; material; processing; applications; weapon; air; defense; average power; cap layer; /372/

Citation Formats

Beach, Raymond J, Honea, Eric C, Bibeau, Camille, Payne, Stephen A, Powell, Howard, Krupke, William F, and Sutton, Steven B. High average power scaleable thin-disk laser. United States: N. p., 2002. Web.
Beach, Raymond J, Honea, Eric C, Bibeau, Camille, Payne, Stephen A, Powell, Howard, Krupke, William F, & Sutton, Steven B. High average power scaleable thin-disk laser. United States.
Beach, Raymond J, Honea, Eric C, Bibeau, Camille, Payne, Stephen A, Powell, Howard, Krupke, William F, and Sutton, Steven B. Tue . "High average power scaleable thin-disk laser". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874238.
@article{osti_874238,
title = {High average power scaleable thin-disk laser},
author = {Beach, Raymond J and Honea, Eric C and Bibeau, Camille and Payne, Stephen A and Powell, Howard and Krupke, William F and Sutton, Steven B},
abstractNote = {Using a thin disk laser gain element with an undoped cap layer enables the scaling of lasers to extremely high average output power values. Ordinarily, the power scaling of such thin disk lasers is limited by the deleterious effects of amplified spontaneous emission. By using an undoped cap layer diffusion bonded to the thin disk, the onset of amplified spontaneous emission does not occur as readily as if no cap layer is used, and much larger transverse thin disks can be effectively used as laser gain elements. This invention can be used as a high average power laser for material processing applications as well as for weapon and air defense applications.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002}
}