发明名称 |
Thermally controlled lenses for lasers |
摘要 |
An apparatus and method for controlling the propagation path of a light beam are disclosed. A lens material having a temperature-dependent index of refraction is positioned in the path of the light beam. A heat source is disposed on one face of the lens material and a heat sink is disposed on the opposite face. A controller regulates the distribution of heat to the heat source and the extraction of heat from the heat sink so that a temperature gradient is formed within the lens material. The temperature gradient creates a refractive-index gradient in the lens material, causing a thermal lensing effect. The device may be used in a laser cavity for controlling laser-beam divergence caused by pump-induced thermal lensing in the gain medium.
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申请公布号 |
US5386427(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1995.01.31 |
申请号 |
US19940195361 |
申请日期 |
1994.02.10 |
申请人 |
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY |
发明人 |
ZAYHOWSKI, JOHN J. |
分类号 |
G02B7/02;H01S3/04;H01S3/08;(IPC1-7):H01S3/04 |
主分类号 |
G02B7/02 |
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