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US 9,001,862 B2Granted
Miniaturized solid-state lasing device, system and method
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsMichael Ushinsky, Joseph J. Ichkhan, Derek M. Hendry
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Abstract
A solid-state lasing device includes a micro-chip oscillator (MCO) affixed to a first tube, and a volume Bragg grating (VBG) plate affixed to a second tube. The second tube is configured to be telescopically coupled to the first tube with a slip fit such that the VBG plate is concentrically aligned with and is positioned at a specified distance from the MCO.
Claims20
A solid-state lasing device comprising:
- a micro-chip oscillator (MCO) affixed to a first tube;
- and
- a volume Bragg grating (VBG) plate affixed to a second tube, the second tube configured to be telescopically coupled to the first tube with a slip fit such that the VBG plate is concentrically aligned with and is positioned at a specified distance from the MCO;
- wherein the first tube comprises a recess configured to receive at least a portion of the second tube, the recess terminating at the MCO;
- and
- wherein at least the portion of the second tube is affixed to the VBG plate and is configured to fit within the recess such that the VBG plate is positioned within the first tube adjacent to the MCO.
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A solid-state lasing device comprising:
- a micro-chip oscillator (MCO) affixed to a first tube;
- a volume Bragg grating (VBG) plate affixed to a second tube, the second tube configured to be telescopically coupled to the first tube with a slip fit such that the VBG plate is concentrically aligned with and is positioned at a specified distance from the MCO;
- a light generating device optically coupled to an optical fiber, the optical fiber optically coupled to the MCO;
- and
- a spool configured to hold the optical fiber in a coil shape and dissipate heat from the light generating device.
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A method comprising:
- affixing a micro-chip oscillator (MCO) to a first tube;
- affixing a volume Bragg grating (VBG) plate to a second tube;
- and
- telescopically coupling the second tube to the first tube with a slip fit such that the VBG plate is concentrically aligned with and is positioned at a specified distance from the MCO;
- wherein the first tube comprises a recess that receives at least a portion of the second tube, the recess terminating at the MCO;
- and
- wherein at least the portion of the second tube is affixed to the VBG plate and fits within the recess such that the VBG plate is positioned within the first tube adjacent to the MCO.
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An optical light generating system comprising:
- a solid-state lasing device comprising:
- a micro-chip oscillator (MCO) affixed to a first tube;
- and
- a volume Bragg grating (VBG) plate affixed to a second tube, the second tube configured to be telescopically coupled to the first tube with a slip fit such that the VBG plate is concentrically aligned with and is positioned at a specified distance from the MCO;
- and
- a light generating device optically coupled to the solid-state lasing device using an optical fiber;
- wherein the first tube comprises a recess configured to receive at least a portion of the second tube, the recess terminating at the MCO;
- and
- wherein at least the portion of the second tube is affixed to the VBG plate and is configured to fit within the recess such that the VBG plate is positioned within the first tube adjacent to the MCO.
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An optical light generating system comprising:
- a solid-state lasing device comprising:
- a micro-chip oscillator (MCO) affixed to a first tube;
- and
- a volume Bragg grating (VBG) plate affixed to a second tube, the second tube configured to be telescopically coupled to the first tube with a slip fit such that the VBG plate is concentrically aligned with and is positioned at a specified distance from the MCO;
- a light generating device optically coupled to the solid-state lasing device using an optical fiber;
- and
- a spool configured to hold the optical fiber in a coil shape and dissipate heat from the light generating device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.