Laser Sustained Plasma and Endoscopy Light Source

    公开(公告)号:US20200187340A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-11

    申请号:US16704029

    申请日:2019-12-05

    Inventor: Rudi Blondia

    Abstract: An illumination source includes a laser driver unit configured to emit a plasma sustaining beam. An ingress collimator receives the plasma sustaining beam and produces a collimated ingress beam. A focusing optic receives the collimated ingress beam and produce a focused sustaining beam. A sealed lamp chamber contains an ionizable media that, once ignited, forms a high intensity light emitting plasma having a waist size smaller than 150 microns. The sealed lamp chamber further includes an ingress window configured to receive the focused sustaining beam and an egress window configured to emit the high intensity light. An ignition source is configured to ignite the ionizable media, and an exit fiber is configured to receive and convey the high intensity light. The high intensity light is white light with a black body spectrum, and the exit fiber has a diameter in the range of 200-500 micrometers.

    Dual parabolic laser driven sealed beam lamps

    公开(公告)号:US10186414B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-22

    申请号:US15604925

    申请日:2017-05-25

    Inventor: Rudi Blondia

    Abstract: The invention is directed to a sealed high intensity illumination device configured to receive a laser beam from a laser light source. A sealed chamber is configured to contain an ionizable medium. The chamber includes a reflective chamber interior surface having a first parabolic contour and parabolic focal region, a second parabolic contour and parabolic focal region, and an interface surface. An ingress surface is disposed within the interface surface configured to admit the laser beam into the chamber, and an egress surface disposed within the interface surface configured to emit high intensity light from the chamber. The first parabolic contour is configured to reflect light from the first parabolic focal region to the second parabolic contour, and the second parabolic contour is configured to reflect light from the first parabolic contour to the second parabolic focal region.

    Initiator
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10161725B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-25

    申请号:US16120553

    申请日:2018-09-04

    Abstract: An initiator including a housing adapted to be received in an igniter or rocket motor, at least one charge at a distal end of the housing, an electro-explosive device behind the charge for detonating the charge when subject to a voltage HV, and a pressure bulkhead behind the electro-explosive device. An electronic subsystem in the housing is connected to the electro-explosive device through the bulkhead and includes a lead for providing the voltage HV to the electro-explosive device to initiate it, and a switch in the lead which does not conduct if errant voltages are present on the lead to prevent initiation of the electro-explosive device until the correct voltage HV is present.

    ELLIPTICAL AND DUAL PARABOLIC LASER DRIVEN SEALED BEAM LAMPS
    8.
    发明申请
    ELLIPTICAL AND DUAL PARABOLIC LASER DRIVEN SEALED BEAM LAMPS 有权
    ELLIPTICAL AND DUAL PARABOLIC激光驱动密封光束激光束

    公开(公告)号:US20160086788A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-24

    申请号:US14938353

    申请日:2015-11-11

    Inventor: Rudi Blondia

    Abstract: The invention is directed to a sealed high intensity illumination device configured to receive a laser beam from a laser light source. A sealed chamber is configured to contain an ionizable medium. The chamber includes a reflective chamber interior surface having a first parabolic contour and parabolic focal region, a second parabolic contour and parabolic focal region, and an interface surface. An ingress surface is disposed within the interface surface configured to admit the laser beam into the chamber, and an egress surface disposed within the interface surface configured to emit high intensity light from the chamber. The first parabolic contour is configured to reflect light from the first parabolic focal region to the second parabolic contour, and the second parabolic contour is configured to reflect light from the first parabolic contour to the second parabolic focal region.

    Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种被配置为从激光光源接收激光束的密封高强度照明装置。 密封室配置成容纳可电离介质。 所述腔室包括具有第一抛物面轮廓和抛物线焦点区域的反射室内表面,第二抛物线轮廓和抛物线焦点区域以及界面表面。 入口表面设置在接口表面内,构造成允许激光束进入腔室,并且布置在接口表面内的出射表面被配置为从腔室发射高强度光。 第一抛物线轮廓被配置为将来自第一抛物面焦点区域的光反射到第二抛物线轮廓,并且第二抛物线轮廓被配置为将来自第一抛物面轮廓的光反射到第二抛物线焦点区域。

    Tunable VCSEL polarization control with intracavity subwavelength grating

    公开(公告)号:US20220311213A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-29

    申请号:US17706682

    申请日:2022-03-29

    Abstract: A very strong selection mechanism is provided in a tunable vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) by manipulating the laser threshold to be different for TE and TM polarization by a employing a subwavelength grating in the laser cavity. The laser selects the polarization with the lowest threshold. The grating does not diffract and does not add loss to the cavity. It works by creating a large birefringence layer between the semiconductor and air sub-cavities of the full VCSEL. Multilayer stack calculations show that this results in a lower threshold for the TM polarization over the TE. This subwavelength grating layer, in one embodiment, replaces the AR coating on the semiconductor surface.

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