Coherent light generators – Particular pumping means – Pumping with optical or radiant energy
Patent
1996-04-10
1998-06-02
Scott, Jr., Leon
Coherent light generators
Particular pumping means
Pumping with optical or radiant energy
372 66, 372 64, 372 70, H01S 393
Patent
active
057612331
ABSTRACT:
A high-Q pump cavity is formed from undoped crystal pieces that are diffusion bonded to a doped core of the same crystal host material. The resulting monolithic pump cavity has 2 opposing convex-curved sides which have a highly-reflective coating on their outer surfaces, except in narrow slit-shaped areas on each curved side through which laser-diode-supplied pump light enters the cavity. The curvature of the two curved sides is such that nearly all the pump light rays that pass through the slit-shaped areas are focussed by the curvature onto the doped core, and rays that enter the cavity are redirected through the doped core many times, resulting in efficient, uniform absorption. The cavity has two opposing flat sides that interface with metal heat sink blocks to facilitate the removal of internally-generated heat. Thermally induced astigmatic lensing caused by this heat is countered by cavity design in which the core shape and the dimensions of the cavity minimize this astigmatism. Embedding a doped crystal core within a crystal of the same material allows the lasing mode size to be larger than the core, allowing the entire doped core to be accessible for efficient extraction, helps reduce parasitic oscillation, and provides highly effective cooling. Furthermore, laser diode light couples directly into the doped core, with close to 100% transport efficiency.
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Bruesselbach Hans
Sumida David S.
Denson-Low W. K.
Duraiswamy V. D.
Hughes Electronics Corporation
Jr. Leon Scott
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