Abstract: An Nd/YAG slab laser (1) is pumped by laser diodes (2) placed at a distance from the laser slab. Reflectors (7) convey the light from the diodes to the slab. The distance is such that the density of such light is made uniform. A cooling fluid flows along a compartment (5) between the diodes and the slab. The invention is applicable to producing infrared coherent light.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 3, 1990
Date of Patent:
January 8, 1991
Assignee:
Societe Anonyme dite : Laserdot
Inventors:
Louis Cabaret, Genevieve Girard, Pierre Pinson, Thibaut De Saxce