Method for disinfecting liquids and gases and devices for use thereof

A device for disinfecting liquids or gasses, comprising:

• a chamber containing the liquids or gasses to be disinfected;
• a laser for generating high intensity light;
• at least one optical fiber coupled to said laser for receiving said light therein, and arranged to deliver said light to at least one of an interior of said chamber, a wall of said chamber, and an exterior in the vicinity of said chamber for radiating the liquids or gases contained in said chamber with said light;
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• at least one crystal interface is attached or integrated to said at least one optical fiber for harmonically converting a first wavelength of incoming said light to a second wavelength of outgoing said light, said second wavelength being shorter than said first wavelength.

A method of installing interactive optical infrastructure and using the same for disinfecting liquids or gases, said method comprising the steps of:

• distributing, in a conduit or a chamber containing the liquids or gasses to be disinfected, at least one optical fiber having a receptive first end termination, and a second end extending into the conduit or chamber, said second end being inter-mated at a predetermined angle to at least one modular 2nd, and/or 3rd, and/or 4th harmonic generation crystal module interface, wherein the crystal module interface is terminated with an isolating transparent lens facing the liquids or gasses to be disinfected;
• aligning at least one high intensity light source with said optical fiber;
• coupling, either directly or through a receptive vacuum interface, high intensity light generated by said light source into said first end termination of said optical fiber, said high intensity light having a primary wavelength in at least one of the visible, NIR, IR and UV regions of the electromagnetic spectrum;
• illuminating or irradiating the liquids or gasses over a predetermined period of time with said high intensity light after said light has been harmonically generated, or converted to have a secondary wavelength in at least one of the UVA, UVB, UVC, visible, and IR regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.

A device for disinfecting liquids or gasses, comprising:

• a chamber containing the liquids or gasses to be disinfected;
• at least one of a solar collector and a concentrator harnessing global solar radiation for producing polychromatic or monochromatic light having a wavelength of from 220 nm to about 2400 nm;
• at least one optical fiber coupled to said laser for receiving said light therein, and arranged to deliver said light to at least one of an interior of said chamber, a wall of said chamber, and an exterior in the vicinity of said chamber for radiating the liquids or gases contained in said chamber with said light;
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• at least one crystal interface is attached or integrated to said at least one optical fiber as an end termination thereof, for harmonically converting a first wavelength of incoming said light to a second wavelength of outgoing said light, said second wavelength being shorter than said first wavelength.