LASER SYSTEM WITH INTERCHANGEABLE PLASMA CHAMBERS AND METHOD FOR INTERCHANGING SUCH CHAMBERS

    公开(公告)号:CA1189942A

    公开(公告)日:1985-07-02

    申请号:CA422188

    申请日:1983-02-23

    Applicant: JAVAN ALI

    Inventor: JAVAN ALI

    Abstract: of the Disclosure A gas laser with plasma chamber that can be quickly replaced by unskilled personnel. Plasma chamber can be replaced without need for optical realignment, one section of a mating mechanical coupler is secured to the nonconductive envelope of the demountable plasma chamber and is positioned in a predetermined spatial and angular position with respect to the electrodes, optical windows and the optical axis of the plasma chamber. The positioning of the mechanical coupler with respect to the electrodes, the windows and the optical axis is identical for each of the interchangeable plasma chambers. A separate base is provided with the other section of the demountable coupler fixed in a precise predetermined spatial and angular position with respect to a pair of mirrors mounted on the base. When a plasma chamber fails, it is easily replaced by merely disconnecting the old chamber from the base and inserting the replacement. The predetermined positions of the two coupler sections, one with respect to the electrodes and optical axis of the plasma chamber and the other with respect to the two mirrors, precisely locates the replacement chamber in position with sufficient accuracy to produce laser oscillations without elaborate adjustment.

    LASER SYSTEM WITH INTERCHANGEABLE MODULES AND METHOD FOR INTERCHANGING SUCH MODULES

    公开(公告)号:CA1224557A

    公开(公告)日:1987-07-21

    申请号:CA451252

    申请日:1984-04-04

    Applicant: JAVAN ALI

    Inventor: JAVAN ALI

    Abstract: A gas laser is provided in which either or both of two "plug-in" modules, one of which comprises the plasma chamber and the other of which comprises the associated high voltage components and circuitry, can be quickly and easily replaced by relatively unskilled personnel without any need for optical realignment. This feature makes it possible to use sealed plasma chambers even in applycations where lasers are operated only intermittently and the sealed plasma chambers have limited operating life. With the elimination of the gas handling system, it becomes possible to manufacture compact, and in some important cases, portable and light weight lasers with replaceable plasma chambers and high voltage circuits. The invention is addressed to lasers operating at low to medium power output. In a preferred embodiment, each high voltage electrode of the plasma chamber includes a connector plate that extends through the envelope and removably engages a support plate of the module containing the high voltage pulse circuitry. These support plates are precisely positioned with respect to two resonator mirrors mounted permanently on a base structure, while the connector plates are precisely positioned with respect to the electrodes and windows of the plasma chamber. The positioning of the connector plates with respect to the electrodes, the windows and the optical axis is identical for each of the interchangeable plasma chambers. The module containing cont... the high voltage circuitry is releasable positioned on the base by two or more locator pins that retain it in a precise predetermined spatial and angular position with respect to the two mirrors. The position of this module with respect to the mirrors is identical for each of the interchangeable modules. The plasma chamber module thus "plugs in" to the high voltage module which in turn "plugs in" to the base structure. Either or both of the modules are readily exchanged with any other similar modules without optical realignment.

    Laser system with interchangeable plasma chambers
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    Laser-Vorrichtung mit austauschbaren Plasmakammern。

    公开(公告)号:EP0094477A1

    公开(公告)日:1983-11-23

    申请号:EP83101553.2

    申请日:1983-02-18

    Applicant: Javan, Ali

    Inventor: Javan, Ali

    CPC classification number: H01S3/073 H01S3/03

    Abstract: A gas laser is provided in which the plasma chamber (2) can be quickly and easily replaced by relatively unskilled personnel. This feature makes it possible to use sealed plasma chambers (2) in applications where lasers are operated only intermittently and sealed plasma chambers (2) have limited operating life. With the elimination of the gas handling system, it becomes posssible to manufacture compact, and in some important cases, portable and light weight lasers with replaceable plasma chambers (2). The invention is addressed to lasers operating at low to medium power output.
    To make chamber (2) replacement possible without need for elaborate optical realignment, one section of a mating mechanical coupler (76,78,82,84) is secured to the non-conductive envelope (4) of the demountable plasma chamber (2) and is positioned in a predetermined spatial and angular position with respect to the electrodes (12,14), optical windows (26,28) and the optical axis of the plasma chamber (2). The positioning of the mechanical coupler with respect to the electrodes (12,14), the windows (26,28) and the optical axis is identical for each of the interchangeable plasma chambers (2). A separate base (32) is provided with the other section of the demountable coupler fixed in a precise predetermined spatial and angular position with respect to a pair of mirrors (52,54) mounted on the base (32). The position of this section of the mechanical coupler (76,78,82,84) with respect to the mirrors (52,54) is identical for each of the interchangeable bases (32).

    Abstract translation: 提供了一种气体激光器,其中等离子体室(2)能够被相对不熟练的人员快速且容易地替换。 该特征使得可以在仅间歇地操作激光器且密封等离子体室(2)具有有限的使用寿命的应用中使用密封等离子体室(2)。 随着气体处理系统的消除,可以制造出紧凑型,并且在一些重要的情况下,具有可替换的等离子体室的便携式和轻量级的激光器(2)。 本发明涉及在低功率到中等功率输出下操作的激光器。 为了使腔室(2)更换成为可能,不需要精细的光学重新对准,配合机械耦合器(76,78,82,84)的一个部分固定到可拆卸等离子体室(2)的非导电封套(4) 并且相对于电极(12,14),光学窗口(26,28)和等离子体室(2)的光轴定位在预定的空间和角度位置。 相对于电极(12,14),窗口(26,28)和光轴的机械耦合器的定位对于每个可互换的等离子体室(2)是相同的。 单独的基座(32)设置有可拆卸联接器的另一部分相对于安装在基座(32)上的一对反射镜(52,54)固定在精确的预定的空间和角度位置。 机械联接器(76,78,82,84)相对于反射镜(52,54)的位置对于每个可互换基座(32)是相同的。

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