Laser rods with undoped, flanged end-caps for end-pumped laser applications
Abstract
A method and apparatus for achieving improved performance in a solid state laser is provided. A flanged, at least partially undoped end-cap is attached to at least one end of a laserable medium. Preferably flanged, undoped end-caps are attached to both ends of the laserable medium. Due to the low scatter requirements for the interface between the end-caps and the laser rod, a non-adhesive method of bonding is utilized such as optical contacting combined with a subsequent heat treatment of the optically contacted composite. The non-bonded end surfaces of the flanged end-caps are coated with laser cavity coatings appropriate for the lasing wavelength of the laser rod. A cooling jacket, sealably coupled to the flanged end-caps, surrounds the entire length of the laserable medium. Radiation from a pump source is focussed by a lens duct and passed through at least one flanged end-cap into the laser rod.
- Inventors:
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- Pleasanton, CA
- Livermore, CA
- Danville, CA
- Manteca, CA
- Tracy, CA
- Castro Valley, CA
- Sunol, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 872448
- Patent Number(s):
- 5936984
- Assignee:
- Onxy Optics, Inc. (Dublin, CA); United States Enrichment Corporation (Bethesda, MD)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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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:
- laser; rods; undoped; flanged; end-caps; end-pumped; applications; method; apparatus; achieving; improved; performance; solid; provided; partially; end-cap; attached; laserable; medium; preferably; due; scatter; requirements; interface; rod; non-adhesive; bonding; utilized; optical; contacting; combined; subsequent; heat; treatment; optically; contacted; composite; non-bonded; surfaces; coated; cavity; coatings; appropriate; lasing; wavelength; cooling; jacket; sealably; coupled; surrounds; entire; length; radiation; pump; source; focussed; lens; duct; passed; subsequent heat; laser rod; improved performance; entire length; laser cavity; heat treatment; pumped laser; cooling jacket; laser applications; achieving improved; lasing wavelength; laser rods; lens duct; pump source; /372/
Citation Formats
Meissner, Helmuth E, Beach, Raymond J, Bibeau, Camille, Sutton, Steven B, Mitchell, Scott, Bass, Isaac, and Honea, Eric. Laser rods with undoped, flanged end-caps for end-pumped laser applications. United States: N. p., 1999.
Web.
Meissner, Helmuth E, Beach, Raymond J, Bibeau, Camille, Sutton, Steven B, Mitchell, Scott, Bass, Isaac, & Honea, Eric. Laser rods with undoped, flanged end-caps for end-pumped laser applications. United States.
Meissner, Helmuth E, Beach, Raymond J, Bibeau, Camille, Sutton, Steven B, Mitchell, Scott, Bass, Isaac, and Honea, Eric. Fri .
"Laser rods with undoped, flanged end-caps for end-pumped laser applications". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872448.
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title = {Laser rods with undoped, flanged end-caps for end-pumped laser applications},
author = {Meissner, Helmuth E and Beach, Raymond J and Bibeau, Camille and Sutton, Steven B and Mitchell, Scott and Bass, Isaac and Honea, Eric},
abstractNote = {A method and apparatus for achieving improved performance in a solid state laser is provided. A flanged, at least partially undoped end-cap is attached to at least one end of a laserable medium. Preferably flanged, undoped end-caps are attached to both ends of the laserable medium. Due to the low scatter requirements for the interface between the end-caps and the laser rod, a non-adhesive method of bonding is utilized such as optical contacting combined with a subsequent heat treatment of the optically contacted composite. The non-bonded end surfaces of the flanged end-caps are coated with laser cavity coatings appropriate for the lasing wavelength of the laser rod. A cooling jacket, sealably coupled to the flanged end-caps, surrounds the entire length of the laserable medium. Radiation from a pump source is focussed by a lens duct and passed through at least one flanged end-cap into the laser rod.},
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year = {1999},
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