Unitary solid-state laser
US4858242A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 27, 1988 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/061
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Improvement in a laser having a solid transparent housing with two cavities for respectively holding a laser rod and a pump lamp. The rod is embedded along its total length within the housing; the pump lamp is embedded along its total arc and over a substantial length of each of its electrode regions within the housing. clearance between lamp envelope and housing is held to close tolerances. Optional beam tubes provided at the end of the rod at the housing shield the laser beam from thermal distortion. Flashlamps having a cerium-doped quartz envelope are particularly desirable for pumping this laser.
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