Feed-through seal for a high-power laser fiber optic cable

A lasing system, the lasing system receiving laser energy from a line, the lasing system comprising:

• a wall enclosing a process environment;
• the wall environmentally sealing the process environment from an outside environment;
• a process operation, located in the process environment;
• the process operation performing a function using the received laser energy;
• a laser connector, releasably coupled to the line and to the wall;
• and
• the wall and the laser connector forming an environmental barrier between the process environment and the outside environment.

A laser connector unit, the connector coupling the energy from a laser to a process operation within a process environment, the energy from the laser delivered through a line, the connector comprising:

• a mounter;
• the mounter having a passageway for the transmission of the energy from the laser to the process environment;
• a connector coupled to the mounter and the line;
• the connector receiving the energy from the line and directing the energy to the process environment;
• and
• a sealer, coupled to the connector and the mounter;
• the sealer isolating the process environment to an external environment.

A laser connector unit, the connector coupling the energy from a laser to a process operation within a process environment, the energy from the laser delivered through a line, the connector comprising:

• a mounter;
• the mounter having a passageway for the transmission of the energy from the laser to the process environment;
• a connector releasably coupled to the mounter and the line;
• the connector receiving the energy from the line and directing the energy to the process environment;
• and
• a sealer, coupled to the connector and the mounter;
• the sealer isolating the process environment to an external environment.

A releasable connection module, the releasable connection module external to a wall enclosing a process environment and receiving energy from a laser delivered through a line, via a connector, the releasable connection module comprising:

• a sealing body,
• the sealing body defining a sealing channel;
• the connector in sealed contact with the sealing channel;
• and
• an interface connection coupled to the wall;
• the interface connection receiving the sealing body.

A method of lasing in a process environment, the method comprising the steps of:

• generating laser energy from a high-powered laser;
• transmitting laser energy through a line to a lasing system;
• the lasing system including a laser connector and a wall enclosing the process environment;
• and
• forming an environmental barrier between the process environment and an outside environment via the laser connector and the wall.

A method of linking a process environment to a lasing system through a line, comprising the steps of:

• placing the line in a connector;
• coupling the connector to a mounter;
• the mounter including a passageway for the transmission of energy from the line and directs the energy to the process environment;
• and
• sealing the interface between the connector and the mounter with a sealing assembly.