Reflective optics provided with a cooling system
AssigneeIsp System
InventorsPaul Sauvageot, Laurent Ropert, Sebastien Theis, Thibaut Fourcade
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Abstract
Reflective optics for transporting, transforming or correcting a light beam in particular of the laser type, including a mirror receiving the light beam, a primary cooling circuit formed by an intermediate chamber of thermally conductive fluid arranged against the mirror at the rear thereof, and a secondary cooling circuit formed by a thermal heat sink arranged against the intermediate chamber of thermally conductive fluid, the heat sink being either in the form of a cold mass cooled by convection or conduction, or in the form of a plate made from a material with good thermal conductivity, the heat sink having a size and a shape equivalent to those of the reflective optics.
Claims13
Reflective optics for transporting, transforming or correcting a light beam, the reflective options comprising:
- a mirror receiving the light beam;
- a primary cooling circuit formed by an intermediate chamber of thermally conductive fluid arranged against a whole rear side of the mirror;
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- a secondary cooling circuit formed by a thermal heat sink arranged against the intermediate chamber of thermally conductive fluid, the heat sink being either in the form of a cold mass cooled by convection or conduction, or in the form of a plate made from a material with good thermal conductivity, the heat sink having a size and a shape equivalent to those of the reflective optics.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.