US4750186A
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Sealed gas laser
Assignee: Asulab AG
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Filing: 1987-01-27
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Granted: 1988-06-07
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Expires: 2007-01-27
Abstract
Abstract The gas laser of this invention includes a discharge tube formed from a plurality of metallic bodies arranged in end to end alignment. The tube is terminated by a cathode chamber at one end and an anode chamber at the other end. Each of the metallic bodies and the cathode and anode chambers is provided at least with one tubular element said elements being joined together by means of a glass welding bead. The material forming said tubular elements has the same coefficient of thermal expansion as glass. The invention finds particular application to completely sealed lasers.
Inventors
- 👤 Jurg Steffen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 19:15
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01S; H01S3/00; H01S3/02; H01S3/04; H01S3/041; H01S3/03
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
186 words
A gas laser including a discharge tube formed from a plurality of metallic bodies of a high thermal conductivity arranged end to end without contacting one another and provided with a central opening to form an ionisation chamber, an anode chamber arranged at one end of the tube and provided with an anode support, a cathode chamber arranged at the other end of the tube and provided with a cathode support, gas recirculation ducts providing a communication path between the anode and cathode chambers other than that of the ionisation chamber, at least one element in the form of a circular tube being fixed to each of said metallic bodies and to said anode and cathode chambers, said elements being mounted coaxial with the axis of the ionisation chamber and having an interior diameter greater than the diameter of said ionisation chamber, a glass bead being deposited between each of said tubular elements so as to seal them hermetically to one another, the coefficient of thermal expansion of each of said tubular elements being substantially the same as the coefficient of thermal expansion of the glass.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
186 words
A gas laser including a discharge tube formed from a plurality of metallic bodies of a high thermal conductivity arranged end to end without contacting one another and provided with a central opening to form an ionisation chamber, an anode chamber arranged at one end of the tube and provided with an anode support, a cathode chamber arranged at the other end of the tube and provided with a cathode support, gas recirculation ducts providing a communication path between the anode and cathode chambers other than that of the ionisation chamber, at least one element in the form of a circular tube being fixed to each of said metallic bodies and to said anode and cathode chambers, said elements being mounted coaxial with the axis of the ionisation chamber and having an interior diameter greater than the diameter of said ionisation chamber, a glass bead being deposited between each of said tubular elements so as to seal them hermetically to one another, the coefficient of thermal expansion of each of said tubular elements being substantially the same as the coefficient of thermal expansion of the glass.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
61 words
A gas laser as set forth in claim 1 wherein each of the metallic bodies is of cylindrical form and entirely girdled by a single tubular element, the ends of the anode and cathode chambers facing the discharge tube having a diameter substantially equal to that of the metallic cylindrical bodies, said ends being entirely girdled by a single tubular element.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A gas laser as set forth in claim 2 wherein the tubular elements are conformed so as to be situated end to end at the place of their sealing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A gas laser as set forth in claim 2 wherein each tubular element is surmounted by cooling fins.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
59 words
A gas laser as set forth in claim 1 wherein each of the metallic bodies exhibits the form of a hub surmounted by cooling fins integral therewith, the end faces of each hub being provided with a tubular element, the end faces of the anode and cathode chambers facing the discharge tube being likewise provided with a tubular element.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A gas laser as set forth in claim 5 wherein the tubular elements are conformed so as to overlap one another at the place of their sealing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A gas laser as set forth in claim 5 wherein the tubular elements are brazed onto the hub faces.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A gas laser as set forth in claim 1 wherein the gas recirculation ducts comprise orifices formed in the portion of the metallic bodies located between the ionisation chamber and the tubular elements.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
A gas laser as set forth in claim 1 wherein the gas recirculation ducts comprise tubes sealed in a gas tight manner to the anode and cathode chambers and placed outside the metallic bodies and the tubular elements fixed thereto.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
89 words
A gas laser as set forth in claim 1 wherein the anode and cathode supports comprise discs sealed to the outlets of the anode and cathode chambers, each of the discs including a pipe at the end of which is sealed a Brewster window, gas tight passages through which the energization electrodes are introduced respectively into the anode and cathode chambers and channels by means of which the laser cavity may be successively evacuated of air found therein and then refilled with the gas constituting the laser amplifying medium.
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