Laser cooling
US5696783A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/0602
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The cooling of the outer surface of the rod or other solid active element of a solid state laser is improved by causing coolant to travel in a plurality of, preferably streamline, helical flows extending around this surface in contact with it. The respective longitudinal components of a pair of the helical flows preferably extend in opposite directions along the surface to improve the uniformity of cooling.
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