Metal vapor laser generating apparatus
US4103253A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 3, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/031
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A metal vapor laser generating apparatus comprising a laser fine tube having Brewster windows at the ends and containing rare gas, an anode provided near one end of the fine tube, a vessel housing metal which is to be forwarded into the fine tube as vapor and ionized there by discharge, and a branch tube having its one end connected to the fine tube at a point adjacent to the other end of the fine tube. A cathode is provided at the other end of the branch tube and a large number of fine slits are bored through the wall of the branch tube at the central portion thereof, the slitted portion being surrounded by a sealed outer tube loaded with an adsorbent for adsorbing the ionized metal. The size of the slit is adjusted to permit passage of the ionized metal, but not to cause a discharge leakage.
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