Rugged passively cooled high power laser fiber optic connectors and methods of use

摘要

There are provided high power laser connectors and couplers and methods that are capable of providing high laser power without the need for active cooling to remote, harsh and difficult to access locations and under difficult and harsh conditions and to manage and mitigate the adverse effects of back reflections.

主权项

1. A high power laser connector comprising:
a. an optical assembly; b. the optical assembly comprising a back reflection chamber in optical association with an optical block; and, c. the optical block having a launch face for propagating a high power laser beam along a laser beam path in a first direction away from the connector; d. whereby, substantially all back reflections entering the launch face are redirected back out the launch face substantially along the laser beam path and in the first direction.