Internal mirror laser
US4625317A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 1984 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F1/14
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A thermal structure and cooling system for an argon-ion laser that is virtually free of thermal asymmetries includes a laser cathode having a housing constructed of a material of high thermal conductivity and relatively low thermal expansion in conjunction with a cooling structure configuration which readily and uniformly dissipates heat. In a specific embodiment the support structure is fabricated of copper material of at least a minimal thickness and the cooling fins are disposed in one and two stages of radial fins at specified regions along the support structure forming the discharge tube and enclosed by a tubular thermally conductive band.
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