Rugged passively cooled high power laser fiber optic connectors and methods of use

Title: Rugged passively cooled high power laser fiber optic connectors and methods of use

There are provided high power laser connectors and couplers and methods that are capable of providing high laser power without the need for active cooling to remote, harsh and difficult to access locations and under difficult and harsh conditions and to manage and mitigate the adverse effects of back reflections.

Inventors:: Rinzler, Charles C.; Gray, William C.; Fraze, Jason D.; Faircloth, Brian O.; Zediker, Mark S.; McKay, Ryan P.

Issue Date:: 2016-06-07

OSTI Identifier:: 1255965

Assignee:: Foro Energy, Inc. (Denver, CO) ARPA-E

Patent Number(s):: 9,360,643

Application Number:: 13/486,795

Contract Number:: AR0000044

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2012 Jun 01

Research Org:: Foro Energy, Inc., Denver, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION

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