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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michio Nakayama, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Teruichiro Fukasawa, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/08 ;
Abstract
A solid-state laser apparatus of the laser diode excitation type includes a condenser mirror to input incident light to a solid laser rod. The condenser mirror has an elliptical shape. In this apparatus, one focus of the mirror is located in a laser beam incident side and the other focus is located in a central axis of a laser rod. In addition, beam axes of beams from laser diodes are fixed to a long axis of the oval condenser mirror.