Method and apparatus for cooling a slab laser

Details Method and apparatus for cooling a slab laser Method and apparatus for cooling a slab laser

1983-08-22

1986-01-07

Sikes, William L.

Coherent light generators

Particular temperature control

Liquid coolant

372 66, 372 72, 372 34, H01S 304

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045637636

ABSTRACT:
In a high average power slab laser, heat generated in the laser slab is conducted through a thin layer of thermally conductive gas, such as hydrogen, helium or air, and then through an optically transparent window into a flow of liquid coolant. In a preferred embodiment, a second flow of liquid coolant is employed for cooling of the pumping lamps such lamp liquid coolant flow being partitioned from the slab liquid coolant flow by means of an optically transparent partition through which the pump radiation is directed from the lamps to the slab. In another embodiment, the slab coolant flow is controlled so as to operate the laser slab in a self-annealing temperature regime, whereby thermal stresses are annealed out in use and higher average output beam power is obtained.

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