Generation and application of efficient solid-state laser pulse trains
First Claim
1. A device for generating laser pulse trains for delivery to a target comprising;
- a single laser generator for generating and delivering a plurality of laser pulse groupings as a laser pulse train to a target at selected time intervals wherein each of the laser pulse groupings comprises two or more individual successive pulses generated at selected time intervals; and
a controller operably associated with the generator for selecting and controlling the time intervals between each of the pulse groupings and each of the individual pulses;
wherein the laser generator has a lasing medium selected from the group consisting of Er;
YAG, Tm;
YAG, Ho;
YAG, Er;
YLF, Tm;
YLF, Ho;
YLF, Er;
YSGG, Tm;
YSGG, TmHo;
YAG, CrTmHo;
YAG and ruby, and wherein the laser pulse train has a pulse width of 100 to 800 microseconds and a pulse repetition rate of 1 to 100 Hertz.
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Abstract
A method and devices for generating laser pulse trains for delivery to a target including the use of a single laser generator which produces a plurality of pulse groupings of two or more individual laser pulses within each laser pulse train, generated at selected time intervals. The time intervals between the individual pulses within each of the pulse groupings along with the intervals between pulse groupings themselves are selected and controlled by a controller in reference to several variables including the emission and energy storage lifetimes of the lasing medium, the thermal diffusion time constant of the target, the time required to cool the target after the application of laser pulses to its ambient temperature, and the dissipation time of acoustic waves generated by the pulses.
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11 Claims
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1. A device for generating laser pulse trains for delivery to a target comprising;
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a single laser generator for generating and delivering a plurality of laser pulse groupings as a laser pulse train to a target at selected time intervals wherein each of the laser pulse groupings comprises two or more individual successive pulses generated at selected time intervals; and
a controller operably associated with the generator for selecting and controlling the time intervals between each of the pulse groupings and each of the individual pulses;
wherein the laser generator has a lasing medium selected from the group consisting of Er;
YAG, Tm;
YAG, Ho;
YAG, Er;
YLF, Tm;
YLF, Ho;
YLF, Er;
YSGG, Tm;
YSGG, TmHo;
YAG, CrTmHo;
YAG and ruby, and wherein the laser pulse train has a pulse width of 100 to 800 microseconds and a pulse repetition rate of 1 to 100 Hertz. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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