Photoreceiver assembly for high-powered lasers

A photoreceiver assembly, the photoreceiver assembly receiving a photosignal from a lasing system and capable of sending a plurality of signals, the photoreceiver assembly comprising:

• a photodetector;
• a splitter coupled to the photodetector;
• and
• a plurality signal paths;
• the splitter coupled to the plurality of signal paths and, for a trigger condition, sending the plurality of signals to the plurality of signal paths.

A photoreceiver assembly, the photoreceiver assembly receiving a photosignal and capable of sending a plurality of signals, the photoreceiver assembly comprising:

• a photodetector,
• a splitter coupled to the photodetector;
• and
• a plurality of signal paths;
• the splitter coupled to the plurality of signal paths and, for a trigger condition, sending the plurality of signals to the plurality of signal paths.

A lasing system comprising:

• a source;
• the source sending laser energy to the object;
• a photoreceiver;
• the photoreceiver receiving the laser energy reflected from the object;
• the photoreceiver including a splitter and a plurality of signal paths coupled to the splitter;
• the splitter separating a signal associated with the laser energy received into at least one high frequency signal and a low frequency signal;
• a processor coupled to the plurality of signal paths;
• the processor receiving the at least one high frequency signal.

A high powered lasing system comprising:

• a source;
• the source sending high powered laser energy to the object;
• a photoreceiver;
• the photoreceiver receiving high powered laser energy reflected from the object and sending a low frequency signal and at least one ultrasonic signal, each signal associated with the object;
• the photoreceiver including a plurality of signal paths and a splitter coupled to the plurality of signal paths;
• and
• the splitter separating the at least one ultrasonic signal carried from the low frequency signal;
• a processor coupled to the plurality of signal paths;
• the processor receiving the at least one ultrasonic signal.

A method for processing a photosignal from a high powered laser system, the method comprising the steps of:

• sending the photosignal from the high powered laser system to a photoreceiver assembly;
• the photoreceiver assembly comprising:
• a photodetector;
• a splitter coupled to the photodetector;
• and
• a plurality of transimpedance signal paths;
• achieving a trigger condition for the photoreceiver assembly;
• separating the photosignal into a plurality of signals with the splitter;
• and
• sending at least one of the signals of the plurality of signals through the plurality of signal paths coupled to the splitter from the photoreceiver to an external operation.

A method for processing a photosignal from a lasing system, the method comprising the steps of:

• sending the photosignal from the lasing system to a photoreceiver assembly;
• the photoreceiver assembly comprising
• a photodetector;
• a splitter coupled to the photodetector;
• and
• a plurality of transimpedance signal paths;
• achieving a trigger condition for the photoreceiver assembly;
• separating the photosignal into a plurality of signals with the splitter;
• and
• sending at least one of the signals of the plurality of signals through the plurality of signal paths coupled to the splitter from the photoreceiver to an external operation.

A method for processing a photosignal from a source, the method comprising the steps of:

• sending the photosignal from the source to a photoreceiver assembly;
• the photoreceiver assembly comprising
• a photodetector;
• a splitter coupled to the photodetector;
• and
• a plurality of transimpedance signal paths;
• achieving a trigger condition for the photoreceiver assembly;
• separating the photosignal into a plurality of signals with the splitter;
• and
• sending at least one of the signals of the plurality of signals through the plurality of signal paths coupled to the splitter from the photoreceiver to an external operation.

A method of obtaining ultrasonic information associated with an object, comprising the steps of:

• sending laser energy from a source to the object;
• receiving a photosignal associated with the laser energy reflected from the object via a photoreceiver assembly;
• the photoreceiver including a splitter;
• separating the photosignal into at least one ultrasonic signal and a low frequency signal via the splitter;
• and
• creating ultrasonic information based on the at least one ultrasonic signal.

A method of lasing, comprising the steps of:

• sending laser energy from a source to an object;
• receiving a photosignal associated with the laser energy reflected from the object via a photoreceiver assembly;
• the photoreceiver including a splitter;
• separating the photosignal into at least one high frequency signal and a low frequency signal via the splitter;
• and
• processing data associated with the at least one high frequency signal.