Laser system with interchangeable plasma chambers
    3.
    发明公开
    Laser system with interchangeable plasma chambers 失效
    Laser-Vorrichtung mit austauschbaren Plasmakammern。

    公开(公告)号:EP0094477A1

    公开(公告)日:1983-11-23

    申请号:EP83101553.2

    申请日:1983-02-18

    申请人: Javan, Ali

    发明人: Javan, Ali

    IPC分类号: H01S3/03 H01S3/05

    CPC分类号: H01S3/073 H01S3/03

    摘要: A gas laser is provided in which the plasma chamber (2) can be quickly and easily replaced by relatively unskilled personnel. This feature makes it possible to use sealed plasma chambers (2) in applications where lasers are operated only intermittently and sealed plasma chambers (2) have limited operating life. With the elimination of the gas handling system, it becomes posssible to manufacture compact, and in some important cases, portable and light weight lasers with replaceable plasma chambers (2). The invention is addressed to lasers operating at low to medium power output.
    To make chamber (2) replacement possible without need for elaborate optical realignment, one section of a mating mechanical coupler (76,78,82,84) is secured to the non-conductive envelope (4) of the demountable plasma chamber (2) and is positioned in a predetermined spatial and angular position with respect to the electrodes (12,14), optical windows (26,28) and the optical axis of the plasma chamber (2). The positioning of the mechanical coupler with respect to the electrodes (12,14), the windows (26,28) and the optical axis is identical for each of the interchangeable plasma chambers (2). A separate base (32) is provided with the other section of the demountable coupler fixed in a precise predetermined spatial and angular position with respect to a pair of mirrors (52,54) mounted on the base (32). The position of this section of the mechanical coupler (76,78,82,84) with respect to the mirrors (52,54) is identical for each of the interchangeable bases (32).

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种气体激光器,其中等离子体室(2)能够被相对不熟练的人员快速且容易地替换。 该特征使得可以在仅间歇地操作激光器且密封等离子体室(2)具有有限的使用寿命的应用中使用密封等离子体室(2)。 随着气体处理系统的消除,可以制造出紧凑型,并且在一些重要的情况下,具有可替换的等离子体室的便携式和轻量级的激光器(2)。 本发明涉及在低功率到中等功率输出下操作的激光器。 为了使腔室(2)更换成为可能,不需要精细的光学重新对准,配合机械耦合器(76,78,82,84)的一个部分固定到可拆卸等离子体室(2)的非导电封套(4) 并且相对于电极(12,14),光学窗口(26,28)和等离子体室(2)的光轴定位在预定的空间和角度位置。 相对于电极(12,14),窗口(26,28)和光轴的机械耦合器的定位对于每个可互换的等离子体室(2)是相同的。 单独的基座(32)设置有可拆卸联接器的另一部分相对于安装在基座(32)上的一对反射镜(52,54)固定在精确的预定的空间和角度位置。 机械联接器(76,78,82,84)相对于反射镜(52,54)的位置对于每个可互换基座(32)是相同的。

    Laser system with interchangeable modules and method for interchanging such modules
    5.
    发明公开
    Laser system with interchangeable modules and method for interchanging such modules 失效
    Lasersystem mit auswechselbaren Modulen und Verfahren zum Auswechseln derselben。

    公开(公告)号:EP0126316A2

    公开(公告)日:1984-11-28

    申请号:EP84104571.9

    申请日:1984-04-24

    申请人: Javan, Ali

    发明人: Javan, Ali

    CPC分类号: H01S3/05 H01S3/03

    摘要: A gas laser is provided in which either or both of two "plug-in" modules, one of which comprises the plasma chamber and the other of which comprises the associated high voltage components and circuitry, can be quickly and easily replaced by relatively unskilled personnel without any need for optical realignment. This feature makes it possible to use sealed plasma chambers even in applications where lasers are operated only intermittently and the sealed plasma chambers have limited operating life. With the elimination of the gas handling system, it becomes possible to manufacture compact, and in some important cases, portable and light weight lasers with replaceable plasma chambers and high voltage circuits. The invention is addressed to lasers operating at low to medium power output.
    In a preferred embodiment, each high voltage electrode of the plasma chamber includes a connector plate that extends through the envelope and removably engages a support plate of the module containing the high voltage pulse circuitry. These support plates are precisely positioned with respect to two resonator mirrors mounted permanently on a base structure, while the connector plates are precisely positioned with respect to the electrodes and windows of the plasma chamber. The positioning of the connector plates with respect to the electrodes, the windows and the optical axis is identical for each of the interchangeable plasma chambers. The module containing the high voltage circuitry is releasably positioned on the base by two or more locator pins that retain it in a precise predetermined spatial and angular position with respect to the two mirrors. The position of this module with respect to the mirrors is identical for each of the interchangeable modules.
    The plasma chamber module thus "plugs in" to the high voltage module which in turn "plugs in" to the base structure. Either or both of the modules are readily exchanged with any other similar modules without optical realignment. I -

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种气体激光器,其中两个“插入”模块中的一个或两个包括等离子体腔室,另一个包括相关联的高压部件和电路,可以被相对不熟练的人员快速而容易地替换 而不需要光学重新对准。 该特征使得即使在间歇地操作激光器且密封等离子体室的使用寿命有限的应用中也可以使用密封等离子体室。 随着气体处理系统的消除,可以制造紧凑的,在一些重要的情况下,具有可更换的等离子体室和高压电路的便携式和轻量级的激光器。 本发明涉及在低功率到中等功率输出下操作的激光器。 在优选实施例中,等离子体室的每个高压电极包括延伸穿过封套的连接器板,并且可拆卸地接合包含高压脉冲电路的模块的支撑板。 这些支撑板相对于永久地安装在基座结构上的两个谐振镜精确定位,而连接板相对于等离子体室的电极和窗口精确地定位。 连接器板相对于电极,窗口和光轴的定位对于每个可互换的等离子体腔室是相同的。 包含高电位电路的模块通过两个或更多个定位销可释放地定位在基座上,定位销将其保持在相对于两个反射镜的精确的预定空间和角度位置。 该模块相对于反射镜的位置对于每个可互换模块是相同的。 等离子体室模块因此“插入”高压模块,而高压模块又“插入”到基座结构。 任何一个或两个模块易于与任何其他类似模块交换而不进行光学重新对准。