Systems and conveyance structures for high power long distance laser transmission
Abstract
There is provided a mobile high power laser system and conveyance structure for delivering high power laser energy to and for performing high power laser operations in remote and difficult to access locations. There is further provide such systems with high power laser, handling equipment and conveyance equipment that are configured to avoid exceeding the maximum bending radius of high power optical fibers used with the conveyance structures. There are also provided embodiments of the conveyance structures having channels, lines and passages for delivering materials such as fluids.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Foro Energy, Inc., Littleton, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1531904
- Patent Number(s):
- 8662160
- Application Number:
- 13/210,581
- Assignee:
- Foro Energy, Inc. (Littleton, CO)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AR0000044
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2011-08-16
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
De Witt, Ronald A., Zediker, Mark S., Faircloth, Brian O., Grubb, Daryl L., McKay, Ryan P., Gray, William C., Moxley, Joel F., Rinzler, Charles C., Underwood, Lance D., and Deutch, Paul D.. Systems and conveyance structures for high power long distance laser transmission. United States: N. p., 2014.
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De Witt, Ronald A., Zediker, Mark S., Faircloth, Brian O., Grubb, Daryl L., McKay, Ryan P., Gray, William C., Moxley, Joel F., Rinzler, Charles C., Underwood, Lance D., & Deutch, Paul D.. Systems and conveyance structures for high power long distance laser transmission. United States.
De Witt, Ronald A., Zediker, Mark S., Faircloth, Brian O., Grubb, Daryl L., McKay, Ryan P., Gray, William C., Moxley, Joel F., Rinzler, Charles C., Underwood, Lance D., and Deutch, Paul D.. Tue .
"Systems and conveyance structures for high power long distance laser transmission". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1531904.
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title = {Systems and conveyance structures for high power long distance laser transmission},
author = {De Witt, Ronald A. and Zediker, Mark S. and Faircloth, Brian O. and Grubb, Daryl L. and McKay, Ryan P. and Gray, William C. and Moxley, Joel F. and Rinzler, Charles C. and Underwood, Lance D. and Deutch, Paul D.},
abstractNote = {There is provided a mobile high power laser system and conveyance structure for delivering high power laser energy to and for performing high power laser operations in remote and difficult to access locations. There is further provide such systems with high power laser, handling equipment and conveyance equipment that are configured to avoid exceeding the maximum bending radius of high power optical fibers used with the conveyance structures. There are also provided embodiments of the conveyance structures having channels, lines and passages for delivering materials such as fluids.},
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