Continuous-wave laser-sustained plasma illumination source

    公开(公告)号:US10381216B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-13

    申请号:US16231048

    申请日:2018-12-21

    IPC分类号: H01J65/04 H05G2/00

    摘要: An optical system for generating broadband light via light-sustained plasma formation includes a chamber, an illumination source, a set of focusing optics, and a set of collection optics. The chamber is configured to contain a buffer material in a first phase and a plasma-forming material in a second phase. The illumination source generates continuous-wave pump illumination. The set of focusing optics focuses the continuous-wave pump illumination through the buffer material to an interface between the buffer material and the plasma-forming material in order to generate a plasma by excitation of at least the plasma-forming material. The set of collection optics receives broadband radiation emanated from the plasma.

    Continuous-Wave Laser-Sustained Plasma Illumination Source
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    发明申请
    Continuous-Wave Laser-Sustained Plasma Illumination Source 审中-公开
    连续波激光持续等离子体照明源

    公开(公告)号:US20160268120A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-15

    申请号:US15064294

    申请日:2016-03-08

    CPC分类号: H01J65/04 H05G2/008

    摘要: An optical system for generating broadband light via light-sustained plasma formation includes a chamber, an illumination source, a set of focusing optics, and a set of collection optics. The chamber is configured to contain a buffer material in a first phase and a plasma-forming material in a second phase. The illumination source generates continuous-wave pump illumination. The set of focusing optics focuses the continuous-wave pump illumination through the buffer material to an interface between the buffer material and the plasma-forming material in order to generate a plasma by excitation of at least the plasma-forming material. The set of collection optics receives broadband radiation emanated from the plasma.

    摘要翻译: 用于通过光持续等离子体形成产生宽带光的光学系统包括腔室,照明源,一组聚焦光学器件和一组收集光学器件。 室被配置为在第一相中包含缓冲材料和第二相中的等离子体形成材料。 照明源产生连续波泵照明。 该组聚焦光学器件将连续波泵浦照明通过缓冲材料聚焦到缓冲材料和等离子体形成材料之间的界面上,以便通过激发至少等离子体形成材料产生等离子体。 该组收集光学器件接收从等离子体发出的宽带辐射。

    System and method for separation of pump light and collected light in a laser pumped light source

    公开(公告)号:US10520741B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-31

    申请号:US15651968

    申请日:2017-07-17

    IPC分类号: G02B27/10

    摘要: A system for separating plasma pumping light and collected broadband light includes a pump source configured to generate pumping illumination including at least a first wavelength, a gas containment element for containing a volume of gas, a collector configured to focus the pumping illumination from the pumping source into the volume of gas to generate a plasma within the volume of gas, wherein the plasma emits broadband radiation including at least a second wavelength and an illumination separation prism element positioned between a reflective surface of the collector and the pump source and arranged to spatially separate the pumping illumination including the first wavelength and the emitted broadband radiation including at least a second wavelength emitted from the plasma.

    Continuous-wave laser-sustained plasma illumination source

    公开(公告)号:US10217625B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-26

    申请号:US15064294

    申请日:2016-03-08

    IPC分类号: H01J65/04 H05G2/00

    摘要: An optical system for generating broadband light via light-sustained plasma formation includes a chamber, an illumination source, a set of focusing optics, and a set of collection optics. The chamber is configured to contain a buffer material in a first phase and a plasma-forming material in a second phase. The illumination source generates continuous-wave pump illumination. The set of focusing optics focuses the continuous-wave pump illumination through the buffer material to an interface between the buffer material and the plasma-forming material in order to generate a plasma by excitation of at least the plasma-forming material. The set of collection optics receives broadband radiation emanated from the plasma.

    Continuous-wave laser-sustained plasma illumination source

    公开(公告)号:US10163620B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-25

    申请号:US15064294

    申请日:2016-03-08

    IPC分类号: H01J65/04 H05G2/00

    摘要: An optical system for generating broadband light via light-sustained plasma formation includes a chamber, an illumination source, a set of focusing optics, and a set of collection optics. The chamber is configured to contain a buffer material in a first phase and a plasma-forming material in a second phase. The illumination source generates continuous-wave pump illumination. The set of focusing optics focuses the continuous-wave pump illumination through the buffer material to an interface between the buffer material and the plasma-forming material in order to generate a plasma by excitation of at least the plasma-forming material. The set of collection optics receives broadband radiation emanated from the plasma.