Temperature compensated resistive laser electrode assembly
US5740195A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 25, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/0971
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A Transverse Excitation (TE) laser that produces a uniform discharge by utilizing a layered resistive electrode assembly, which includes a layer of positive temperature coefficient material that works in combination with a layer of negative coefficient material. The layered resistive electrode assembly distributes the discharge current uniformly throughout the electrode assembly and the associated gas discharge, and compensates for temperature induced resistivity variations of the electrode assembly.
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