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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 15, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Donald Bishop, Greenwood, IN (US);
Assignee:
Electrox, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
372 72 ; 372 70 ; 372 97 ;
Abstract
An improved optically pumped NdYAG laser amplifier is provided having high average power and high pulse repetition rates with improved energy conversion efficiency. The amplifier employs a coating on the pump cavity surface which is highly reflective of light at the pumping wavelength and samarium coated flow tubes surrounding the flash lamps to enhance transmission of pumping wavelengths. A system of two amplifiers is described for metal cutting applications including cutting of aerospace metals without discoloration of the metal at the edge of the cut.