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

Abstract

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:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Foro Energy, Littleton, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1469301
Patent Number(s):
10,042,123
Application Number:
15/147,269
Assignee:
Foro Energy (Littleton, CO)
DOE Contract Number:  
AR0000044
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2016 May 05
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION

Citation Formats

Rinzler, Charles C., Gray, William C., Fraze, Jason D., Faircloth, Brian O., Zediker, Mark S., and McKay, Ryan P. Rugged passively cooled high power laser fiber optic connectors and methods of use. United States: N. p., 2018. Web.
Rinzler, Charles C., Gray, William C., Fraze, Jason D., Faircloth, Brian O., Zediker, Mark S., & McKay, Ryan P. Rugged passively cooled high power laser fiber optic connectors and methods of use. United States.
Rinzler, Charles C., Gray, William C., Fraze, Jason D., Faircloth, Brian O., Zediker, Mark S., and McKay, Ryan P. 2018. "Rugged passively cooled high power laser fiber optic connectors and methods of use". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1469301.
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title = {Rugged passively cooled high power laser fiber optic connectors and methods of use},
author = {Rinzler, Charles C. and Gray, William C. and Fraze, Jason D. and Faircloth, Brian O. and Zediker, Mark S. and McKay, Ryan P.},
abstractNote = {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.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1469301}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Aug 07 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Tue Aug 07 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}

Works referenced in this record:

Methods and Apparatus for Delivering High Power Laser Energy to a Surface
patent-application, February 2010