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Title: Laser apparatus

Abstract

Laser apparatus is described wherein an active laser element, such as the disc of a face-pumped laser, is mounted in a housing such that the weight of the element is supported by glass spheres which fill a chamber defined in the housing between the walls of the housing and the edges of the laser element. The uniform support provided by the spheres enable the chamber and the pump side of the laser element to be sealed without affecting the alignment or other optical properties of the laser element. Cooling fluid may be circulated through the sealed region by way of the interstices between the spheres. The spheres, and if desired also the cooling fluid may contain material which absorbs radiation at the wavelength of parasitic emissions from the laser element. These parasitic emissions enter the spheres through the interface along the edge surface of the laser element and it is desirable that the index of refraction of the spheres and cooling fluid be near the index of refraction of the laser element. Thus support, cooling, and parasitic suppression functions are all accomplished through the use of the arrangement.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Fairport, NY
  2. North Syracuse, NY
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
University of Rochester, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester, New York
OSTI Identifier:
863684
Patent Number(s):
4228406
Assignee:
University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
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:  
EY-76-C-02-2812
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
laser; apparatus; described; active; element; disc; face-pumped; mounted; housing; weight; supported; glass; spheres; fill; chamber; defined; walls; edges; uniform; support; provided; enable; pump; sealed; affecting; alignment; optical; properties; cooling; fluid; circulated; region; interstices; desired; contain; material; absorbs; radiation; wavelength; parasitic; emissions; enter; interface; edge; surface; desirable; index; refraction; near; suppression; functions; accomplished; arrangement; cooling fluid; optical properties; pumped laser; chamber defined; laser apparatus; edge surface; form support; glass spheres; /372/

Citation Formats

Lewis, Owen, and Stogran, Edmund M. Laser apparatus. United States: N. p., 1980. Web.
Lewis, Owen, & Stogran, Edmund M. Laser apparatus. United States.
Lewis, Owen, and Stogran, Edmund M. Tue . "Laser apparatus". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863684.
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abstractNote = {Laser apparatus is described wherein an active laser element, such as the disc of a face-pumped laser, is mounted in a housing such that the weight of the element is supported by glass spheres which fill a chamber defined in the housing between the walls of the housing and the edges of the laser element. The uniform support provided by the spheres enable the chamber and the pump side of the laser element to be sealed without affecting the alignment or other optical properties of the laser element. Cooling fluid may be circulated through the sealed region by way of the interstices between the spheres. The spheres, and if desired also the cooling fluid may contain material which absorbs radiation at the wavelength of parasitic emissions from the laser element. These parasitic emissions enter the spheres through the interface along the edge surface of the laser element and it is desirable that the index of refraction of the spheres and cooling fluid be near the index of refraction of the laser element. Thus support, cooling, and parasitic suppression functions are all accomplished through the use of the arrangement.},
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year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980},
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