Disc or slab laser apparatus employing compound parabolic concentrator
US4357704A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 15, 1980 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2000 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/094057
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved laser apparatus is provided wherein a laser and a pump source comprising an array of GaAs or GaAlAs light emitting laser diodes or of excimer fluorescors or lasers which emits a large cross section beam of generally collimated pumping radiation are coupled by flux concentrating means comprising a compound parabolic concentrator.
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