Laser device and method for operating same
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorHeiko Ridderbusch
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Abstract
A method for operating a laser device which has a laser-active solid and a preferably passive Q-switch in which the laser device is acted upon by pumped light for generating a laser pulse. The radiation spontaneously emitted by the laser device is analyzed for drawing a conclusion about an operating state of the laser device, in particular about a laser pulse being generated.
Claims18
An ignition device for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- at least one laser device including a laser-active solid and a Q-switch, the at least one laser device adapted to be acted upon by pumped light for generating a laser pulse, the at least one laser device further including a detector to detect a radiation spontaneously emitted by the laser device.
A laser device, comprising a laser-active solid and a Q-switch, the laser device adapted to be acted upon by pumped light for generating a laser pulse, the laser device including a detector to detect a radiation spontaneously emitted by the laser device.
A method for operating a laser device which has a laser-active solid and a Q-switch in which the laser device is acted upon by pumped light for generating a laser pulse, the method comprising:
- analyzing radiation spontaneously emitted by the laser device for drawing a conclusion about an operating state of the laser device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.