Phase locked cusp-shaped dielectric ridge gas laser
    1.
    发明授权
    Phase locked cusp-shaped dielectric ridge gas laser 失效
    锁相尖牙形介质脊气体激光器

    公开(公告)号:US4807233A

    公开(公告)日:1989-02-21

    申请号:US138899

    申请日:1987-12-28

    IPC分类号: H01S3/03 H01S3/098

    摘要: A phase-locked ridge waveguide gas laser includes a body that circumferentially bounds an internal space extending along a central plane and containing a gaseous lasing medium. The gaseous medium is excited at radio frequency with attendant light emission from the gaseous medium. Mirrors are so positioned relative to the body as to provide lasing of the light emission. Respective ridges partition the internal space into a plurality of cylindrical laser resonator cavities each sustaining a guided mode of the lasing light emission. Each of the cavities extends longitudinally of the body and is spaced from an adjacent cavity by a predetermined distance in a width direction of the internal space. The ridges are substantially cusp-shaped and extend into the internal space along a height dimension in respective aligned pairs. At least one of the ridges of each pair terminates short of the central plane to provide with the respective other ridge of the pair a gap which connects two adjacent ones of the laser resonator cavities for phase-locking the guided modes in such cavities. The adjacent resonator cavities overlap each other at the region of the respective gaps.

    摘要翻译: 锁相脊波导气体激光器包括沿着中心平面延伸并包含气体激光介质的内部空间的周向界定的主体。 气体介质在无线电频率下被激发,伴随着来自气体介质的光发射。 镜子相对于身体如此定位,以提供发光的激光。 相应的脊将内部空间分隔成多个圆柱形激光谐振腔,每个圆柱形激光谐振腔均承受激光发射的引导模式。 每个空腔沿主体的纵向延伸并且在相邻的空腔中与内部空间的宽度方向间隔开预定的距离。 脊基本上是尖形的并且沿着相应对准的对中的高度尺寸延伸到内部空间中。 每对的脊中的至少一个峰终止于中心平面的短边,以提供该对的相应的另一个脊,该间隙连接两个相邻的激光谐振器腔,用于将这些腔中的引导模式相位锁定。 相邻的谐振腔在相应间隙的区域处彼此重叠。

    Compact distributed inductance RF-excited waveguide gas laser arrangement
    2.
    发明授权
    Compact distributed inductance RF-excited waveguide gas laser arrangement 失效
    紧凑型分布式电感RF激发波导气体激光器布置

    公开(公告)号:US4787090A

    公开(公告)日:1988-11-22

    申请号:US173790

    申请日:1988-03-28

    CPC分类号: H01S3/0315

    摘要: A compact distributed inductance RF-excited waveguide gas laser arrangement includes a housing which bounds an internal space, and a waveguide laser stack located in the internal space. The stack includes, in succession, a first electrode which may be constituted by a portion of the housing, a waveguide body bounding at least one laser cavity, a second electrode, a spacer body, and a plurality of flat inductor coils that extend along a major surface of the spacer body that faces away from the second electrode and are distributed along the length of the laser cavity. Each of the inductor coils has a first end electrically connected with the first electrode and a second end electrically connected with the second electrode so that, when alternating electric current at radio frequency is applied to one of the electrodes, the inductance of each of the inductor coils is arranged electrically in parallel with the capacitance formed between the first and second electrodes and transversely of the laser cavity.

    Phase locked alternating dielectric ridge gas laser
    4.
    发明授权
    Phase locked alternating dielectric ridge gas laser 失效
    相锁交替介质脊气体激光器

    公开(公告)号:US4807234A

    公开(公告)日:1989-02-21

    申请号:US138900

    申请日:1987-12-28

    IPC分类号: H01S3/03 H01S3/0975 H01S3/098

    摘要: A phase-locked ridge waveguide gas laser includes a body having two major and two minor limiting surfaces together circumferentially bounding an internal space within the body, which contains a gaseous lasing medium. The gaseous medium is excited at radio frequency with attendant light emission from the gaseous medium. Mirrors are so positioned relative to the body as to provide lasing of the light emission. Respective ridges partition the internal space into at least three laser resonator cavities each sustaining a guided mode of the lasing light emission. The ridges extend in an alternative fashion from one and the other of the major surfaces of the body into the internal space and terminate short of the respectively other of the major surfaces to provide respective gaps. Each of these gaps connects two adjacent ones of the laser resonator cavities for phase-locking the guided modes in such cavities. However, the alternation of such gaps between the other and the one of the major surfaces provides discrimination against higher-order transverse modes.

    摘要翻译: 锁相脊波导气体激光器包括具有两个主要和两个次要限制表面的主体,所述两个主要和两个小的限制表面一起周向地限定在主体内的内部空间,其包含气体激光介质。 气体介质在无线电频率下被激发,伴随着来自气体介质的光发射。 镜子相对于身体如此定位,以提供发光的激光。 相应的脊将内部空间分成至少三个激光谐振腔,每个激光谐振腔保持激光发射的引导模式。 脊以替代方式从身体的主表面的另一个延伸到内部空间中,并且终止于主要表面的另外的另一个,以提供相应的间隙。 这些间隙中的每一个连接两个相邻的激光谐振腔,用于将这些空腔中的引导模式相位锁定。 然而,另一个和主要表面之一之间的这种间隙的交替提供了对高阶横向模式的区分。

    High power waveguide laser
    6.
    发明授权
    High power waveguide laser 失效
    大功率波导激光器

    公开(公告)号:US06788722B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-09-07

    申请号:US09612733

    申请日:2000-07-10

    IPC分类号: H01S322

    摘要: The above discussed and other drawbacks and deficiencies of the prior art are overcome or alleviated by a laser of the present invention. In accordance with the present invention the laser comprises a housing defining a plurality of compartments therein, a folded waveguide disposed within the housing, the folded waveguide defining a plurality of channels having a substantially rectangular cross section for guiding a laser beam, a plurality of electrodes disposed in the plurality of compartments and juxtaposed along opposite surfaces of the waveguide and at least one power supply connected to the plurality of electrodes. The channels having a prescribed width to height ratio for a prescribed channel length for a given Fresnel number. At least one optical housing is provided. The optical housing is mounted to the laser housing, the optical housing including a plurality of beam turning mechanisms disposed within a plurality of compartments accessible for adjusting the beam turning mechanisms. The channels are disposed within the waveguide so as to subtend a prescribed angular orientation between adjacent channels. Inductors are provided for suppressing the capacitance of the electrodes.

    摘要翻译: 现有技术的上述讨论和其它缺陷和不足之处由本发明的激光器克服或减轻。 根据本发明,激光器包括在其中限定多个隔室的壳体,设置在壳体内的折叠波导,折叠波导限定多个通道,其具有用于引导激光束的基本上矩形的横截面,多个电极 设置在所述多个隔室中并且与所述波导的相对表面并置并且连接到所述多个电极的至少一个电源。 对于给定的菲涅耳数,对于规定的通道长度,通道具有规定的宽高比。 提供至少一个光学外壳。 光学壳体安装到激光器壳体上,光学壳体包括多个光束转动机构,其设置在可容纳以调节光束转动机构的多个隔间内。 通道设置在波导内,以便在相邻通道之间对准规定的角度取向。 电感器用于抑制电极的电容。

    RF excited waveguide laser
    8.
    发明授权
    RF excited waveguide laser 失效
    射频激发波导激光器

    公开(公告)号:US06192061B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-02-20

    申请号:US09039036

    申请日:1998-03-13

    IPC分类号: H01S3097

    摘要: A clamping device for an RF excited laser is provided which reduces stress on ceramic components and also is less expensive than existing clamping devices. The RF excited laser lacking an electrode over the waveguide channel intersection regions. Ceramic covers are provided over a portion of these channel intersection regions to reduce plasma build up. Increased power is achieved by adding a fourth channel to a conventional waveguide to form a ring resonator. The optical component mount uses radial compressive forces to hold the optical component to a post, thereby preventing the face of the optical component from being distorted. Mirror mounts are also configured to allow more mirrors to be mounted at each end of the laser. The waveguide channel of the RF excited laser having a U-shaped cross section and an aspect ratio grater than one-to-one, which improves laser performance. A beam redirection device allows the laser head to serve as a mounting surface for other optical components. Anamorphic beam expander prisms are provided to charge the laser beam diameter and recollimate the laser beam. Relief holes or slots are provided in the waveguide to relieve pressure build-up with the channels on the waveguide.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于RF激发激光器的夹紧装置,其减小了陶瓷部件的应力,并且也比现有的夹紧装置便宜。 RF激光激光器在波导管道交叉区域上缺少电极。 陶瓷盖设置在这些通道交叉区域的一部分上以减少等离子体积聚。 通过向常规波导添加第四通道以形成环形谐振器来实现增加的功率。 光学部件安装件使用径向压缩力将光学部件保持在柱上,从而防止光学部件的表面变形。 镜座也配置为允许在激光的每一端安装更多的镜子。 RF激光激光器的波导通道具有U形横截面和纵横比格栅比一对一,这提高了激光性能。 光束重定向装置允许激光头用作其他光学部件的安装表面。 提供变形光束扩展器棱镜以对激光束直径进行充电并使激光束再振动。 在波导管中设有泄压孔或槽,以便利用波导管上的通道来缓解压力积聚。

    Phase locked staggered dielectric ridge array waveguide gas laser
    9.
    发明授权
    Phase locked staggered dielectric ridge array waveguide gas laser 失效
    锁相交错介质脊阵列波导气体激光器

    公开(公告)号:US4807232A

    公开(公告)日:1989-02-21

    申请号:US138898

    申请日:1987-12-28

    IPC分类号: H01S3/03 H01S3/098

    摘要: A phase-locked staggered ridge array waveguide gas laser includes a body that circumferentially bounds an internal space extending along a central plane and containing a gaseous lasing medium. The gaseous medium is excited at radio frequency with attendant light emission from the gaseous medium. Mirrors are so positioned relative to the body as to provide lasing of the light emission. Two arrays of ridges extending into the internal space along a height dimension partition the internal space into two pluralities of laser resonator cavities each sustaining a guided mode of the lasing light emission. Each of the cavities extends longitudinally of the body and is spaced from an adjacent cavity in a width direction of the internal space. The ridges of each array are offset relative to those of the other array by substantially a half of the spacing between the ridges of each array and are so configured that a cavity of one of the pluralities alignedly opens into a portion of each of two adjacent ones of the cavities of the other plurality. Auxiliary ridge portions that are truncated to delimit respective gaps at the central plane may be provided midway between and coextensively with the ridges of each array.

    摘要翻译: 锁相交错脊阵列波导气体激光器包括沿着中心平面延伸并包含气体激光介质的内部空间的周向界定的主体。 气体介质在无线电频率下被激发,伴随着来自气体介质的光发射。 镜子相对于身体如此定位,以提供发光的激光。 沿着高度尺寸延伸到内部空间中的两个脊阵列将内部空间分成两个多个激光谐振腔,每个激光谐振腔保持激光发射的引导模式。 每个空腔在主体的纵向延伸并且在内部空间的宽度方向上与相邻的腔隔开。 每个阵列的脊部相对于另一个阵列的脊部相对于每个阵列的脊之间的间隔的大致一半偏移,并且被构造成使得多个之一的空腔对准地打开成两个相邻阵列中的每一个的一部分 的其他多个空腔。 在中心平面处被截断以限定相应间隙的辅助脊部可以设置在每个阵列的脊之间的中间并与之共同延伸。