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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2007
Colleen Renee Clar, Victor, NY (US);
William Rogers Rosch, Corning, NY (US);
Horst Schreiber, Rochester, NY (US);
Charlene Marie Smith, Corning, NY (US);
Colleen Renee Clar, Victor, NY (US);
William Rogers Rosch, Corning, NY (US);
Horst Schreiber, Rochester, NY (US);
Charlene Marie Smith, Corning, NY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
A laser beam is generated and transmitted within an enclosed pathway through at least one crystal optic at a power density that progressively degrades transmissivity of the crystal optic with accumulating fluence. The crystal optics are cooled below normal operating temperatures to slow the progressive degradation in the transmissivity of the crystal optics with the accumulating fluence or to accommodate a higher power density without correspondingly increasing the progressive degradation in transmissivity.