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Solid-state laser
Assignee: Carl Zeiss AG
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Filing: 1996-03-04
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Granted: 1997-11-25
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Expires: 2016-03-04
Abstract
Abstract A solid-state laser has a rod-shaped laser medium with planar end faces and a pumping radiation source whose pumping radiation reaches the laser medium by means of an optical element arranged in a longitudinal configuration adjacent to a planar end face of the laser medium. The optical element is arranged in thermal contact with a cooling element and is optically dimensioned so as to result in a minimum diameter of the transverse mode profile within the laser resonator.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Maag
- 👤 Heinz Abramowsky
- 👤 Peter Reimer
- 👤 Martin Wiechmann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 02:12
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01S; H01S3/00; H01S3/05; H01S3/06; H01S3/0619; H01S3/0621; H01S3/02; H01S3/04; H01S3/0405; H01S3/042; H01S3/09; H01S3/091; H01S3/094; H01S3/094049; H01S3/094053; H01S3/0941; H01S3/09415; H01S3/10; H01S3/106; H01S3/108; H01S3/109
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A solid-state laser including a laser resonator comprising: a rod-shaped laser medium (1) having end faces (1.1, 1.2), an optical element (2) arranged adjacent an end face of and in thermal contact with said laser medium (1), a pumping radiation source (6) for pumping radiation that reaches said laser medium (1) by means of said optical element (2), said optical element (2) being optically dimensioned such that a minimum diameter of a transverse mode profile results within said laser resonator and having at least one optically effective surface that faces said pumping radiation source (6) and is curved to act as an end mirror for a fundamental wavelength of said laser resonator.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
A solid-state laser including a laser resonator comprising: a rod-shaped laser medium (1) having end faces (1.1, 1.2), an optical element (2) arranged adjacent an end face of and in thermal contact with said laser medium (1), a pumping radiation source (6) for pumping radiation that reaches said laser medium (1) by means of said optical element (2), said optical element (2) being optically dimensioned such that a minimum diameter of a transverse mode profile results within said laser resonator and having at least one optically effective surface that faces said pumping radiation source (6) and is curved to act as an end mirror for a fundamental wavelength of said laser resonator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The solid-state laser according to claim 1, wherein said optical element (2) is embodied as a lens.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The solid-state laser according to claim 1, wherein said optical element (2) and said laser medium (1) are comprised of material having substantially similar refractive indices.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
The solid-state laser according to claim 2, wherein one of said end faces (1.1, 1.2) of said laser medium (1) is planar, and said lens (2) has a plano-convex profile with a planar side that faces said planar end face (1.1) of said rod-shaped laser medium (1).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The solid-state laser according to claim 1, wherein said optically effective surface of said lens (2) has low reflectivity for a pumping wavelength.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The solid-state laser according to claim 1, wherein said optically effective surface of said lens (2) is aspherically curved.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The solid-state laser according to claim 3, wherein said optical element (2) and said laser medium (1) are cemented together, further comprising a layer that reduces cement reflection.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The solid-state laser according to claim 1, further comprising a frequency multiplier element (5) included in said resonator.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The solid-state laser according to claim 1, wherein said cooling element (4) comprises a cooled mount and said optical element (2) is arranged in said cooled mount (4).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The solid-state laser according to claim 9, wherein said cooled mount (4) is actively temperature-stabilized.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The solid-state laser according to claim 9, wherein said cooled mount(4) is passively temperature-stabilized.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The solid-state laser according to claim 1, wherein said pumping radiation source (6) comprises at least one semiconductor laser.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The solid-state laser according to claim 12, further comprising fiber optics (8) for transmission of said pumping radiation arranged between said semiconductor laser and said laser medium (1).
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
The solid-state laser according to claim 8, wherein said frequency multiplier element (5) comprises an optically non-linear crystal.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
The solid-state laser according to claim 14, wherein said optically non-linear crystal is selected from the group consisting of KTP and LBO crystals.
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