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US 7,435,982 B2Granted
Laser-driven light source
AssigneeEnergetiq Technology, Inc.
InventorDonald K. Smith
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Abstract
An apparatus for producing light includes a chamber and an ignition source that ionizes a gas within the chamber. The apparatus also includes at least one laser that provides energy to the ionized gas within the chamber to produce a high brightness light. The laser can provide a substantially continuous amount of energy to the ionized gas to generate a substantially continuous high brightness light.
Claims81
A light source, comprising:
- a chamber;
- an ignition source for ionizing a gas within the chamber;
- and
- at least one laser for providing energy to the ionized gas within the chamber to produce a high brightness light.
1 more element
A method for producing light, comprising:
- ionizing with an ignition source a gas within a chamber;
- and
- providing laser energy to the ionized gas in the chamber to produce a high brightness light.
A light source, comprising:
- a chamber;
- an ignition source for ionizing an ionizable medium within the chamber;
- and
- at least one laser for providing substantially continuous energy to the ionized medium within the chamber to produce a high brightness light.
1 more element
A method for producing light, comprising:
- ionizing with an ignition source an ionizable medium within a chamber;
- and
- providing substantially continuous laser energy to the ionized medium in the chamber to produce a high brightness light.
A light source, comprising:
- a chamber;
- a first ignition means for ionizing an ionizable medium within the chamber;
- and
- a means for providing substantially continuous laser energy to the ionized medium within the chamber.
1 more element
A light bulb comprising:
- a quartz chamber for containing a laser sustained plasma and that emits a high brightness light produced by the laser sustained plasma by providing substantially continuous laser energy to an ionized medium within the chamber.
A light source comprising:
- a sealed chamber for containing a laser sustained plasma that emits a high brightness light produced by the laser sustained plasma by providing substantially continuous laser energy to an ionized medium within the chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.