Broadband light source including transparent portion with high hydroxide content
US10032620B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J65/04
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A laser-sustained plasma light source includes a plasma lamp configured to contain a volume of gas and receive illumination from a pump laser in order to generate a plasma. The plasma lamp includes one or more transparent portions transparent to illumination from the pump laser and at least a portion of the broadband radiation emitted by the plasma. The one or more transparent portions are formed from a transparent material having elevated hydroxide content above 700 ppm.
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