High power fiber laser system with integrated termination block
US8724945B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 9, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/042
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present disclosure is a system for the protection of a fiber within a laser system. The system has a water-cooled housing supporting a termination block, which is operative to shield a protective layer of a delivery fiber from back-reflected beams of light. The termination block is manufactured from quartz and is frustconical in configuration and fuseable to the delivery fiber. The delivery fiber has a polymeric protective layer with an acceptance end and a delivery end, and passes through a washer contained within the housing; the washer has a dielectric reflective coating. The system has at least one terminal block connector which further comprises a cone termination block, a reflector, and a set of light guards. The cone termination block is spliced to an output end of the delivery fiber and produces an angle λ so as to reduce propagation of back-reflected light. The reflector is positioned so as to block additional back-reflected light from the protective layer of the delivery fiber.
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