High Power Broadband Light Source

摘要

A system for generating high power broadband light includes multiple light-sustained plasma light sources. Each one of the light-sustained sources includes a pumping source, a gas containment structure for containing gas and configured to receive pumping illumination from the pumping source and a parabolic reflector element arranged to collect at least a portion of the broadband radiation emitted by the generated plasma and form a collimated broadband radiation output. The system also including a set of optical elements configured to combine the collimated broadband outputs from the parabolic reflector elements of the multiple light-sustained plasma light sources into an aggregated broadband beam.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a first light-sustained plasma light source including a first reflector element configured to collect broadband light emitted by a first plasma of the first light-sustained plasma light source, the first light-sustained plasma configured to form a first broadband light output; an additional light-sustained plasma light source including an additional reflector element configured to collect broadband light emitted by an additional plasma of the additional light-sustained plasma light source, the additional light-sustained plasma configured to form an additional broadband light output; and a plurality of optical elements configured to combine the first broadband light output from the first light-sustained plasma light source and the additional broadband light output from the additional light-sustained plasma light source to form an aggregated broadband light beam.