Solid-state laser system
US5696786A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/2333
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a laser diode-pumped solid-state laser resonator which can be scaled and pumped longitudinally including in a folded or zig-zag resonator cavity. The resonator employs opposed laser rod crystals paired with pump light diodes in a configuration which ensures good spatial overlap and can permit the simultaneous generation of one or more laser wavelengths. The resonator also has at one end thereof a total reflector, eg. a laser rod crystal or a mirror and at the other end thereof, a partial reflector i.e. a mirror, to resonate and amplify the laser beam in the system and outcouple a portion thereof as desired.
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