Laser and environmental monitoring system
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a) a laser operable to emit a laser beam pulse;
b) a pulse shaper operable to shape the laser beam pulse;
c) a detector operable to receive the shaped pulse and detect characteristics of an environmental agent;
d) a controller connected to the detector determining if the agent is harmful in response to the detected characteristics; and
e) multiphoton intrapulse interference phase scan software being used for pulse characterization and compensation, the software comprising instructions operable causing multiphoton intrapulse interference to be created in the laser beam pulse.
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Abstract
A laser and monitoring system is provided. In another aspect of the present invention, the system includes a laser, pulse shaper and detection device. A further aspect of the present invention employs a femtosecond laser and binary pulse shaping (BPS). Still another aspect of the present invention uses a laser beam pulse, a pulse shaper and a SHG crystal. In yet another aspect of the present invention, a multiphoton intrapulse interference phase scan (hereinafter “MIIPS”) method is used to characterize the spectral phase of femtosecond laser pulses and to correct them. A further aspect of the system of the present invention is employed to monitor environmental chemicals and biological agents, including toxins, explosives, and diseases.
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51 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a) a laser operable to emit a laser beam pulse; b) a pulse shaper operable to shape the laser beam pulse; c) a detector operable to receive the shaped pulse and detect characteristics of an environmental agent; d) a controller connected to the detector determining if the agent is harmful in response to the detected characteristics; and e) multiphoton intrapulse interference phase scan software being used for pulse characterization and compensation, the software comprising instructions operable causing multiphoton intrapulse interference to be created in the laser beam pulse. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 46, 51)
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14. A system comprising:
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(a) a building including a ventilation system; (b) a laser and detection device coupled to the ventilation system; and (c) a controller connected to and operating the laser and detection device; (d) the laser and detection device repetitively receiving air samples from the ventilation system and the controller determining if an undesirable agent is present; (e) the controller automatically enacting a countermeasure to reduce the harmfulness if the undesirable agent in the building;
the controller including software instructions operably causing multiphoton intrapulse interference to be created in the laser beam pulse and(f) memory containing a library of acceptable background environmental specimens and undesirable environmental specimens, the controller including software instructions which compares the detected characteristics to those stored in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 48)
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25. A system comprising:
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a) a laser operable to emit a laser beam pulse; b) a pulse shaper operable to shape the laser beam pulse; c) a detector, located adjacent a building ventilation system, operable to receive the shaped pulse and detect characteristics of an environmental agent in the building ventilation system; d) a controller connected to the detector and determining a characteristic of the agent, the controller also being connected to the laser for assisting in controlling emission of the laser beam pulse therefrom, the controller including software instructions operably causing multiphoton intrapulse interference to be created in the laser beam pulse; and e) memory containing a library of acceptable background environmental specimens and undesirable environmental specimens, the controller including software which compares the real-time detected characteristics to those stored in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 49)
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35. A system comprising:
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(a) a laser operable to emit laser pulses at an environmental airborne specimen; (b) a sensor sensing characteristics of the airborne specimen due to reception of at least one of the pulses by the airborne specimen; (c) a controller having programmed software instructions which automatically determine if the airborne specimen is an acceptable chemical or an undesirable agent, and (d) memory containing a library of characteristics of acceptable and undesirable environmental airborne specimens, the software instructions comparing the real-time sensed characteristics to those stored in the memory; and (e) the software comprising instructions operable causing multiphoton intrapulse interference to be created in the laser beam pulse and controlling multiphoton intrapulse interference in at least one of the pulse. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 50)
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39. A system comprising:
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(a) a laser operable to emit laser pulses at an environmental airborne specimen; (b) a sensor sensing characteristics of the airborne specimen due to reception of at least one of the pulses by the airborne specimen; (c) a controller having programmed software instructions which automatically determine if the airborne specimen is an acceptable chemical or an undesirable agent; and (d) the software instructions cause multiphoton intrapulse interference to be created in the laser beam pulse, which are used for pulse characterization and compensation. - View Dependent Claims (47)
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