US4828357A
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Apparatus for producing ultra-high power, ultra-high density laser beam
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-10-19
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Granted: 1989-05-09
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Expires: 2007-10-19
Abstract
Abstract A plurality of laser beams emitted from lasers are reflected by mirrors to form a bundle of parallel beams or converged by mirrors into a limited narrow space. Lasers and directing mirrors may be arranged on two or more planes to increase the number of beams per bundle. An ultra-high power, ultra-high density pseudo-single laser beam can be generated by use of one or two groups of reflecting mirrors and a focusing mirror for focusing the beams from the reflecting mirrors into one focal point.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshiaki Arata
- 👤 Tatsuharu Oda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 06:45
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23K; B23K26/00; B23K26/02; B23K26/06; B23K26/0604; B23K26/0608; B23K26/035; B23K26/064; B23K26/0643; B23K26/0665; G; G02; G02B; G02B19/00; G02B19/0004; G02B19/0019; G02B19/0023; G02B19/0033; G02B19/0047; G02B27/00; G02B27/10; G02B27/12; G02B27/123; G02B27/14; G02B27/143; H; H01; H01S; H01S3/00; H01S3/005; H01S3/23; H01S3/2383; H01S3/0071
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
An apparatus for generating an ultra-high power, ultra-high density pseudo-single laser beam, comprising: a plurality of lasers arranged around a reference axis for generating a laser beam toward the reference axis; a plurality of directing mirrors arranged around the reference axis in one plane perpendicular to said reference axis for directing said laser beams from said lasers at a predetermined angle; a plurality of reflecting mirrors arranged around the reference axis in another plane for reflecting said laser beams from said respective directing mirrors at another predetermined angle; and a central focusing mirror for focusing the laser beams from said reflecting mirrors into one focal point.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
106 words
An apparatus for generating an ultra-high power, ultra-high density pseudo-single laser beam, comprising: a plurality of lasers arranged around a reference axis for generating a laser beam toward the reference axis; a plurality of directing mirrors arranged around the reference axis in one plane perpendicular to said reference axis for directing said laser beams from said lasers at a predetermined angle; a plurality of reflecting mirrors arranged around the reference axis in another plane for reflecting said laser beams from said respective directing mirrors at another predetermined angle; and a central focusing mirror for focusing the laser beams from said reflecting mirrors into one focal point.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
82 words
An apparatus for generating an ultra-high power, ultra-high density pseudo-single laser beam, comprising: a plurality of lasers arranged around a reference i axis for generating a laser beam toward the reference axis; a plurality of reflecting mirrors arranged around the reference axis in one plane perpendicular to said reference axis for reflecting the laser beams from said lasers; and a plurality of focusing mirrors arranged around the reference axis for focusing the laser beams from said reflecting mirrors into one focal point.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
82 words
An apparatus for generating an ultra-high power, ultra-high density pseudo-single laser beam, comprising: a plurality of lasers arranged around a reference i axis for generating a laser beam toward the reference axis; a plurality of reflecting mirrors arranged around the reference axis in one plane perpendicular to said reference axis for reflecting the laser beams from said lasers; and a plurality of focusing mirrors arranged around the reference axis for focusing the laser beams from said reflecting mirrors into one focal point.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
117 words
An apparatus for generating an ultra-high power, ultra-high density pseudo-single laser beam, comprising: a plurality of lasers arranged around a reference axis for generating a laser beam toward the reference axis; a plurality of reflecting mirrors arranged around the reference axis in one plane perpendicular to said reference axis for reflecting the laser beams from said lasers; and a plurality of focusing mirrors arranged around the reference axis for focusing the laser beams from said reflecting mirrors into one focal point, said reflecting mirrors being mounted with respect to said focusing mirrors so that an angle between a beam directed at said focusing mirrors and a beam reflected by said focusing mirrors is within a predetermined range.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
117 words
An apparatus for generating an ultra-high power, ultra-high density pseudo-single laser beam, comprising: a plurality of lasers arranged around a reference axis for generating a laser beam toward the reference axis; a plurality of reflecting mirrors arranged around the reference axis in one plane perpendicular to said reference axis for reflecting the laser beams from said lasers; and a plurality of focusing mirrors arranged around the reference axis for focusing the laser beams from said reflecting mirrors into one focal point, said reflecting mirrors being mounted with respect to said focusing mirrors so that an angle between a beam directed at said focusing mirrors and a beam reflected by said focusing mirrors is within a predetermined range.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus according to claim 3 wherein said predetermined range is 2 to 6 degrees.
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