公开(公告)号：US20190245318A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-08

申请号：US16252928

申请日：2019-01-21

申请人： Ronald LaComb ,  Kevin LaComb ,  Sallie Townsend

发明人： Ronald LaComb ,  Kevin LaComb ,  Sallie Townsend

IPC分类号： H01S3/081 ,  H01S3/083 ,  H01S3/067

CPC分类号： H01S3/0813 ,  H01S3/06791 ,  H01S3/083

摘要： The present disclosure relates to a ring-type laser system supporting circumferential radial emission. A cylindrical ring waveguide provides optical confinement in the radial and axial dimensions supporting a plurality of traveling wave modes with various degrees of confinement. The waveguide contains a gain media which is gain tailored to offset modal confinement factors of the modal constituency to favor radial emission. The selected modes radiate energy as they circulate the laser resonator with a 360 degree output coupler. The design is applicable toward both micro-resonators and resonators much larger than the optical wavelength, enabling high output powers and scalability. The circumferential radial laser emission can be concentrated by positioning the cylindrical ring laser inside a three-dimensional conical mirror thereby forming a laser ring of light propagating in the axial dimension away from the surface of the laser, which can be subsequently collimated for focused using conventional optics.

公开(公告)号：US20060227842A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-12

申请号：US11401561

申请日：2006-04-11

申请人： Sallie Townsend ,  Ronald LaComb

发明人： Sallie Townsend ,  Ronald LaComb

IPC分类号： H01S3/09

CPC分类号： H01S3/0602 ,  H01S3/005 ,  H01S3/03 ,  H01S3/0407 ,  H01S3/05 ,  H01S3/08

摘要： A spherical laser includes a transparent or semi-transparent outer spherical vessel having an internal cavity, an amplifying medium in the cavity, and means to excite the amplifying medium. The sphere is provided with a partially reflective coating to act as a spherical optical resonator. Excitation of the amplifying medium produces an optical gain. When the gain exceeds cavity losses and threshold conditions are met, lasing is supported. This creates a three-dimensional, spherically radiating emission, emulating a point source. The output is radially diverging, but is harnessed by enclosing the sphere within a mirrored ellipse to image the output to a point, or within a mirrored parabola to columinate the emission. A concentric, reflective inner sphere may be disposed in the cavity, with the amplifying medium lying between the two spheres. A voltage potential is applied between the spheres to excite the medium.