Longitudinal discharge laser baffles
US5319662A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 22, 1984 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2004 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/0346
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The IR baffles placed between the window and the electrode of a longitudinal discharge laser improve laser performance by intercepting off-axis IR radiation from the laser and in doing so reduce window heating and subsequent optical distortion of the laser beam.
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