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US 5,692,004 AGranted
Laser adaptable to lightweight construction
AssigneeElectro Optic Systems Pty Ltd.
InventorBenny Allan Greene
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Abstract
A laser assembly includes a lasing medium (12), associated reflector components (14, 16) defining a resonance cavity, and means (16) for outputting laser pulses therefrom. Means (18) is provided to pump the lasing medium with pulses of predetermined energy. There is a pumping circuit (20) for activating the pump means, and control means (22, 34, 35) associated with said pumping circuit for determining the energy of the pumping pulses.
Claims17
A laser assembly comprising:
- a lasing medium, associated reflector components defining a resonant cavity for said laser, and means for outputting laser pulses therefrom;
- means to pump the lasing medium with pumping pulses of predetermined energy;
- a pumping circuit for activating the pump means;
- and
- control means associated with said pumping circuit for determining the energy of said pumping pulses in dependence upon a monitored temperature at a location in, on or adjacent the lasing medium.
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A laser assembly comprising:
- a lasing medium, associated reflector components defining a resonant cavity for said laser, and means for outputting laser pulses therefrom;
- means to pump the lasing medium with pumping pulses of predetermined energy;
- a pumping circuit for activating the pump means;
- and
- control means associated with said pumping circuit for determining the energy of said pumping pulses in dependence upon a history of said pumping pulses delivered to the medium within a predetermined preceding time period.
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A laser medium assembly comprising:
- a laser medium, associated reflector components defining a resonant cavity for said laser, and means for outputting laser pulses therefrom:
- means to pump the lasing medium with pumping pulses of predetermined energy;
- a pumping circuit for activating the pump means;
- and
- control means associated with said pumping circuit for determining the energy of said pumping pulses in
- dependence upon a monitored temperature at a location in, on or adjacent the lasing medium and upon a history of said pumping pulses delivered to the medium within a predetermined preceding time period.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.