Laser apparatus having multiple synchronous amplifiers tied to one master oscillator
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a master oscillator;
a beam splitter coupled to the master oscillator, the beam splitter being adapted to divide a beam of light from the master oscillator into two or more sub-signals;
two or more output heads optically coupled in parallel to the beam splitter such that each output head receives one of the two or more sub-signals, wherein each of the two or more output heads includes coupling optics optically coupled to the beam splitter, the coupling optics being configured such that optical outputs from the two or more output heads do not spatially overlap at a target; and
one or more optical power amplifiers optically coupled between the beam splitter and the coupling optics.
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Abstract
Laser apparatus and methods involving multiple amplified outputs are disclosed. A laser apparatus may include a master oscillator, a beam splitter coupled to the master oscillator, and two or more output heads optically coupled to the beam splitter. The beam splitter divides a signal from the master oscillator into two or more sub-signals. Each output head receives one of the two or more sub-signals. Each output head includes coupling optics optically coupled to the beam splitter. An optical power amplifier is optically coupled between the beam splitter and the coupling optics. Optical outputs from the two or more output heads do not spatially overlap at a target. The master oscillator signal may be pulsed so that optical outputs of the output heads are pulsed and substantially synchronous with each other.
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48 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a master oscillator; a beam splitter coupled to the master oscillator, the beam splitter being adapted to divide a beam of light from the master oscillator into two or more sub-signals; two or more output heads optically coupled in parallel to the beam splitter such that each output head receives one of the two or more sub-signals, wherein each of the two or more output heads includes coupling optics optically coupled to the beam splitter, the coupling optics being configured such that optical outputs from the two or more output heads do not spatially overlap at a target; and one or more optical power amplifiers optically coupled between the beam splitter and the coupling optics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for producing multiple optical outputs, comprising:
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generating a master optical signal; splitting the master optical signal into two or more sub-signals, wherein each sub-signal is directed along a separate optical path; amplifying each of the two or more sub-signals to produce two or more amplified outputs; and directing the amplified outputs to a target such that the amplified outputs do not spatially overlap at the target. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. An apparatus, comprising:
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a master oscillator; a beam splitter coupled to the master oscillator, the beam splitter being adapted to divide a beam of light from the master oscillator into two or more sub-signals; two or more output heads optically coupled in parallel to the beam splitter such that each output head receives one of the two or more sub-signals; and one or more optical power amplifiers optically coupled between the beam splitter and the coupling optics, wherein the master oscillator includes a modulator configured to pulse an optical output of the master oscillator, whereby optical outputs of the two or more output heads are pulsed and substantially synchronous with each other.
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