Methods for manufacturing and using solid state laser systems having cladded lasing materials
US8837541B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/061
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In one embodiment, the instant invention is an optical structure that includes: an optical active medium of a solid state laser, where the optical active medium has a first coefficient of thermal expansion; and a protective structure that is directly cladded a portion of the optical active medium, where the protective structure has a second coefficient of thermal expansion which matches the first coefficient of thermal expansion of the optical active medium, and where the protective structure is transparent to a wavelength that is within an absorption band of the optical active medium so that the optical structure has: the optical active medium that is protected from a physical damage, and the optical active medium that is capable of generating a laser beam having a first energy that is larger than a second energy generated by a control optical structure having the optical active medium without the protective structure.
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