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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Physical Sciences, Inc., Andover, MA (US);
Inventors:
W. Terry Rawlins, Reading, MA (US);
Steven J. Davis, Londonberry, NH (US);
Kristin Galbally-Kinney, Littleton, MA (US);
Jeffrey Hopwood, Needham, MA (US);
Alan Hoskinson, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Physical Sciences, Inc., Andover, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/30 (2006.01); H01S 3/0943 (2006.01); H01S 3/095 (2006.01); H01S 3/22 (2006.01); H01S 3/07 (2006.01); H01S 3/223 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/0943 (2013.01); H01S 3/095 (2013.01); H01S 3/2207 (2013.01); H01S 3/073 (2013.01); H01S 3/2237 (2013.01);
Abstract
A laser and methods for providing a continuous wave output beam. The laser and method includes positioning a micro-plasma chip capable of creating micro-plasmas within a resonant cavity. A gas is input into the resonant cavity and flows around the micro-plasma chip. Micro-plasmas ignite and excite the gas to create metastables. The metastables are further excited by an optical pump having an energy sufficient to cause the metastables to lase.