Direct Impingement Cooling of Fibers
AssigneeBae Systems Inforamation and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
InventorBenjamin R. Johnson
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Abstract
A system provides for a way for cooling an optical fiber. The system includes a coolant and a conduit. The conduit allows the coolant to flow through the conduit. At least part of the fiber passes through the conduit allowing the coolant to flow around the at least part of the fiber. In some configurations, the fiber runs parallel to the conduit. The system can include a pump diode that is part of an optical laser connected to an end of the fiber. The optical laser can further include a high reflector connected to the fiber and a partial reflector connected to the fiber to reflect some light back and forth between the high reflector and the partial reflector.
Claims20
A method of cooling an optical fiber comprising:
- actively flowing a liquid coolant adjacent to the fiber so that the liquid coolant directly impinges on the fiber.
A system for cooling an optical fiber comprising:
- a coolant;
- and
- a conduit adapted allow the coolant to flow through the conduit, and wherein at least part of the fiber passes through the conduit allowing the coolant to flow around the at least part of the fiber to actively cool the fiber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.