Research/Patents/US 5900967
US 5900967Tier 1 — UAP Program Assignee

LASER DIODE MOUNTING TECHNIQUE TO EVENLY DEPOSIT ENERGY

Assignee

TRW

Filed as: TRW INC.

Filed

Dec 12, 1996

Granted

May 4, 1999

Location

Redondo Beach CA (TRW)

Abstract

An optical amplifier for a high power, solid state laser which includes a slab of a solid state laser material, for example, yttrium-aluminum-garnet (YAG) crystal. One or more diode arrays may be vertically stacked and configured to provide generally uniform energy distribution in the crystal in a vertical direction. By maintaining a relatively uniform energy distribution in the crystal in a vertical direction, thermal and stress aberrations of the resulting laser beam are minimized.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Jun 27, 1997

Rescinded

Dec 1, 1997

Duration

5 months

Inventor

  • 1JAMES M. ZAMEL

Sensitive facility: Redondo Beach CA (TRW)

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