EP0251718A2
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Solid state laser
Assignee: BP Corp North America Inc
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Filing: 1987-06-25
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-06-25
Abstract
Abstract An optically pumped solid state laser which is constructed of components (1, 3, 4, 6, 7) held in association by a support structure (9, 10) which is configured to receive the components and automatically arrange them with respect to one another along an optical path.
Inventors
- 👤 John Hamilton Clark
- 👤 Dennis Leonard Werth
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 09:14
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01S; H01S3/00; H01S3/02; H01S3/025; H01S3/09; H01S3/091; H01S3/0915; H01S3/0933; H01S3/094; H01S3/0941; H01S3/09415; H01S3/05; H01S3/06; H01S3/0619; H01S3/0621; H01S3/10; H01S3/106; H01S3/108; H01S3/109
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
47 words
An optically pumped laser comprised of solid state components which are held in association by a support structure wherein said support structure is configured to receive the components and automatically arrange them with respect to one another along an optical path upon insertion into the support structure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
47 words
An optically pumped laser comprised of solid state components which are held in association by a support structure wherein said support structure is configured to receive the components and automatically arrange them with respect to one another along an optical path upon insertion into the support structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The optically pumped laser of claim 1 wherein said components are automatically arranged with respect to one another within predetermined tolerances upon insertion into said support structure.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The optically pumped laser of claim 2 wherein said components are automatically arranged in operative association upon insertion into said support structure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The optically pumped laser of claim 2 wherein said support structure is comprised of at least one material selected from the group consisting of metals, ceramics, glass, thermoplastic materials and thermosetting materials.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The optically pumped laser of claim 2 wherein said support structure is comprised of at least one thermoplastic material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The optically pumped laser of claim 2 wherein said components and support structure are enclosed within a housing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The optically pumped laser of claim 6 wherein said housing is substantially tubular in shape.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The optically pumped laser of claim 2 wherein said components comprise: (a) optical pumping means: and (b) a lasant material which is capable of being pumped by said optical pumping means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The optically pumped laser of claim 8 wherein said optical pumping means is comprised of at least one laser diode.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The optically pumped laser of claim 9 wherein said laser diode is comprised of gallium aluminum arsenide and said lasant material is a neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The optically pumped laser of claim 8 wherein said optical pumping means is comprised of at least one light-emitting diode.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
The optically pumped laser of claim 8 wherein said optical pumping means is comprised of at least one laser diode array.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The optically pumped laser of claim 8 wherein said lasant material is comprised of a glass optical fiber which is doped with ions of a rare earth metal.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
The optically pumped laser of claim 8 which comprises as an additional component, optical means for focusing light from said optical pumping means onto said lasant material.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
The optically pumped laser of claim 14 wherein light from said optical pumping means is focused onto an end of a rod of said lasant material.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
The optically pumped laser of claim 14 wherein light from said optical pumping means is focused onto an end of a fiber of said lasant material.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
24 words
The optically pumped laser of claim 14 wherein said optical means for focusing light from said optical pumping means is a gradient index lens.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
47 words
The optically pumped laser of claim 8 which comprises as an additional component, a nonlinear optical material through which output radiation from said lasant material is passed and wherein said nonlinear optical material is effective to modify the frequency of said output radiation from the lasant material.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
The optically pumped laser of claim 18 wherein said nonlinear optical material is effective to frequency double said output radiation from the lasant material.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
25 words
The optically pumped laser of claim 18 wherein said lasant material is neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet and said nonlinear optical material is potassium titanyl phosphate.
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