Method and apparatus for generating long output pulses from flashlamp-excited lasers
AssigneeCandela Laser Corporation
InventorJames C. Hsia
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Abstract
A flashlamp-excited laser for producing a pulsed beam of laser light of long duration (e.g., greater than 500 microseconds) comprises a flashlamp driven by a pulse forming circuit which generates a ramp pulse having an amplitude generally increasing with time during substantially the entire duration of the pulsed beam of laser light produced by the laser.
Claims13
A method of generating a pulsed beam of laser light of long duration from a flashlamp-excited laser, comprising:
- generating a ramp pulse having an amplitude which generally increases with time during substantially the entire duration of a pulsed beam of laser light produced by a flashlamp-excited laser, and
- driving the flashlamp-excited laser with the ramp pulse.
A method of generating a pulsed beam of laser light of long duration, comprising:
- providing a flashlamp-excited dye laser for producing a pulsed beam of laser light,
- generating a ramp pulse having an amplitude which generally increases with time during substantially the entire duration of the pulsed beam of laser light, and
- driving the flashlamp-excited laser with the ramp pulse.
A flashlamp-excited laser for producing a pulsed beam of laser light of long duration, comprising:
- a flashlamp driven by a pulse forming circuit which generates a ramp pulse having an amplitude generally increasing with time during substantially the entire duration of a pulsed beam of laser light produced by the laser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.