WO2001011734A1 - Gaslaser - Google Patents
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- WO2001011734A1 WO2001011734A1 PCT/EP2000/007627 EP0007627W WO0111734A1 WO 2001011734 A1 WO2001011734 A1 WO 2001011734A1 EP 0007627 W EP0007627 W EP 0007627W WO 0111734 A1 WO0111734 A1 WO 0111734A1
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
- H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
- H01S3/02—Constructional details
- H01S3/03—Constructional details of gas laser discharge tubes
- H01S3/038—Electrodes, e.g. special shape, configuration or composition
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
- H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
- H01S3/02—Constructional details
- H01S3/03—Constructional details of gas laser discharge tubes
- H01S3/036—Means for obtaining or maintaining the desired gas pressure within the tube, e.g. by gettering, replenishing; Means for circulating the gas, e.g. for equalising the pressure within the tube
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- the invention relates to a gas laser with a discharge space, in which at least one laser beam runs in the beam propagation direction, which flows with laser gas in the gas supply direction and laser gas in the gas discharge direction with laser gas and which is provided as a space between two mutually associated and for Electrode units for laser beam generation in the form of two electrode tubes, each of which forms an electrode surface extending in the direction of beam propagation and which have cross sections of different sizes, the electrode tube having a smaller cross section being arranged inside the electrode tube having a larger cross section, and the electrode electrode surfaces of the electrode tubes are spaced apart from one another transversely to the beam propagation direction.
- Such a gas laser is known from EP-A-0 610 170.
- the invention has set itself the goal of increasing the power and efficiency of conventional gas lasers.
- the invention as claimed is based on the knowledge that the power and efficiency of a gas laser are dependent on the temperature of the laser gas in the discharge space to a large extent. If a limit temperature is exceeded, which is in the range of 200 to 300 ° C in the case of C0 2 lasers, the laser beam generation is severely impaired. The temperature of the laser gas in the discharge space must therefore be kept below the limit value mentioned.
- the discharge space can be permanently supplied with relatively low temperature laser gas during gas laser operation, by means of which the temperature of the laser gas present in the discharge space is adjusted accordingly or by means of which laser gas heated in the course of the laser process is displaced from the discharge space.
- the extent of the achievable cooling of the laser gas in the discharge space or the heat dissipation from the discharge space is proportional to the laser gas volume flow passing through the discharge space. This in turn depends on the flow velocity of the laser gas passing through the discharge space and the size of the flow cross-section available for the laser gas. Since, in the case of gas lasers of the type according to the invention, the extent of the discharge space in the direction of the beam propagation generally exceeds the extent of the discharge space transversely thereto, the laser gas to be discharged from the discharge space would have to travel a relatively long path with flow losses. Accordingly, the laser gas would be supplied to the discharge space with a relatively high flow rate. This would in turn be associated with high flow losses, which in turn would have negative consequences for the efficiency of the entire gas laser.
- the flow path of the laser gas passing through the discharge space of the gas laser according to the invention is minimized in the interest of minimizing flow losses.
- the flow cross-section is maximized when the discharge space is loaded with laser gas of a relatively low temperature. Due to the described design of gas lasers according to the invention, the entire lateral surfaces of the electrode tubes extending in the beam propagation direction can be available for the laser gas exchange. The laser gas exchange takes place with laser gas flowing through the electrode tubes.
- Electrode tubes as described in claim 3 are particularly useful.
- the sintered material opposes the laser gas with only a slight flow resistance, so that a slight pressure difference at the electrode tubes is sufficient to allow the laser gas to flow through them.
- the large number of laser gas passages in the sintered material results in a flow cross section for the laser gas, which reaches half of the area of the electrode tubes which extends transversely to the gas supply direction. Due to their electrically conductive properties, the electrode tubes described in claim 3 can be used without further ado to generate the electrical field required for the laser gas discharge.
- the sintered electrode tubes also act as a lamination grid, i.e. can serve as devices for generating a uniform laser gas flow.
- Claim 4 relates to a gas laser according to the invention, the discharge space of which has at least one discharge space wall which is different from the electrode tubes and extends in the beam propagation direction. Effective enforcement the discharge space of such a gas laser with laser gas is guaranteed according to claim 4.
- the material of the electrode tubes as such is not permeable to laser gas.
- the laser gas permeability of the electrode tubes of the latter type of invention is caused by the slitting of the electrode tubes.
- the electrode tubes can also be used to cool the laser gas in addition to generating the electric field for the laser gas discharge.
- FIGS. 1 to 5 serve to explain the invention, which show schematically and by way of example embodiments of the gas laser according to the invention. All of the gas laser types presented are basically the same in structure and function.
- FIG. 1 shows a gas laser of coaxial design with electrode units in the form of concentric electrode tubes 2, 3.
- the latter are made of perforated sheet metal and form an annular space which serves as a discharge space 4.
- the electrode tubes 2, 3 can consist of sintered metal.
- the electrode tube 2 is laser gas permeable in the gas supply direction 5, the electrode tube 3 in the gas discharge direction 6.
- laser gas is fed into a laser gas entry space 8, from where it flows in the gas supply direction 5 through the outer electrode tube 2 into the discharge space 4.
- the heated laser gas thus displaced from the discharge space 4 passes through the inner electrode tube 3 in the gas discharge direction 6 and thereby arrives in a circular-cylindrical laser gas outlet space 9 inside the inner electrode tube 3.
- the heated laser gas is drawn in by the laser gas pump 7.
- Laser gas coolers 10, 11 required for processing the laser gas are switched into the lines via which the laser gas pump 7 is connected to the laser gas entry space 8 and the laser gas exit space 9.
- laser gas coolers can be provided in the laser gas entry space 8 and in the laser gas exit space 9.
- the laser gas flow generated by the laser gas pump 7 enters the laser gas entry space 8 before it enters the discharge space 4 through the electrode tube 2 which is permeable to laser gas in the gas supply direction 5.
- the heated laser gas displaced from the discharge space 4 passes the laser gas cooler 11 with appropriate cooling and finally flows to the laser gas pump 7.
- the laser beam generated in the discharge space 4 spreads in the axial direction of the discharge space 4 and thus parallel to the axis of the circular-cylindrical laser gas exit space 9. Accordingly, it is justified to assign one and the same reference number, in the present case reference number 12, to the axis of the laser gas exit space 9 and the beam propagation direction.
- the electrode surfaces which are spaced apart from one another transversely to this direction and delimit the discharge space 4 of the gas laser 1, extend in the beam propagation direction 12.
- a rear-view mirror and a coupling-out mirror of conventional design limit the discharge space 4 in its axial direction.
- a high-frequency (HF) generator is connected to the electrode tubes 2, 3 as usual and applies a high-frequency alternating voltage to generate the laser beam.
- the discharge space 4 can be effectively penetrated with laser gas in the shortest way, with low flow resistance and with low flow speed.
- the laser gas temperature in the interior of the discharge space 4 can consequently, with good efficiency of the overall arrangement, be set to a level at which a high laser power is guaranteed.
- the laser gas flow from the laser gas entry space 8 through the discharge space 4 into the laser gas exit space 9 can also be accomplished by means of a medium flowing in the laser gas exit space 9 in the axial direction, which flows through the electrode tubes 2, 3 in the manner of a water jet pump through, in Figure 1 from the outside inwards.
- a coaxial type gas laser namely a gas laser 21, is also shown in FIG.
- a discharge space 24 is formed on an annular space-like space between electrode inserts. units in the form of coaxial electrode tubes 22, 23. These are sintered metal pipes.
- the outer electrode tube 22 is permeable to laser gas in the gas supply direction 5, the inner electrode tube 23 in the gas discharge direction 6.
- On the outer wall of the electrode tube 22 runs a coolant-carrying cooling end 33, correspondingly on the inner wall of the electrode tube 23 a coolant-carrying cooling coil 34.
- the laser gas circulation takes place as described above for FIG. 1.
- a laser gas pump 27 in the form of a radial fan, laser gas is pressed into a laser gas inlet space 28 inside a gas laser housing 35.
- the laser gas passes through the outer electrode tube 22 in the gas supply direction 5 and thereby enters the discharge space 24.
- heated laser gas flows from the discharge space 24 in the gas discharge direction 6 through the inner electrode tube 23 into a laser gas exit space 29 and becomes open cooled its way by means of the cooling coil 34.
- the laser gas is finally sucked out of the laser gas exit space 29 by means of the laser gas pump 27 in the axial direction of the laser gas exit space 29.
- a laser beam is indicated by dash-dotted lines in FIG.
- the beam propagation direction 12 is defined by a rearview mirror 36 and a coupling mirror 37.
- the path of the laser beam in the interior of the discharge space 24 is shown in detail in FIG. 2a.
- This beam path is made possible by the design of the rear-view mirror 36 and coupling-out mirror 37.
- the rear-view mirror 36 thus has a conical mirror surface in a known manner; the mirror surface of the coupling-out mirror 37 extends helically around the imaginary axis of the discharge space 24, indicated by dash-dotted lines in FIG. 2a, and increases in the direction of this axis.
- gas lasers of coaxial design namely a gas laser 41 and a gas laser 61, are partially shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
- an annular space-like discharge space 44 is delimited by electrode units in the form of electrode tubes 42, 43.
- the electrode tubes 42, 43 made of rolled metal are slotted in a helical manner and, due to this slitting, are permeable to laser gas in the gas supply direction 5 or in the gas discharge direction 6.
- the material of the electrode tubes 42, 43 as such is not permeable to laser gas.
- a discharge space 64 of the gas laser 61 is delimited by electrode units in the form of concentric coolant-carrying cooling coils, which form electrode units in the manner of electrode tubes 62, 63.
- Electrode surfaces 78, 79 are in the form of the discharge chamber 64 wall parts of the electrode tubes 62, 63 provided.
- the laser gas permeability of the outer electrode tube 62 in the gas supply direction 5 and of the inner electrode tube 63 in the gas discharge direction 6 arises on account of the distances between the helical paths of the electrode tubes 62, 63 which are adjacent to one another.
- the electrode tubes 62, 63 can also be used Use the generation of the electric field for the laser gas discharge also for cooling the laser gas.
- electrode tubes formed from perforated sheet metal can also be used.
- FIG. 5 relates to a gas laser 81 with a discharge space 84, which is delimited by concentric discharge space walls 100, 101 made of dielectric material and extending in the beam propagation direction 12.
- the discharge space walls 100, 101 are seated on electrode tubes 82, 83, which are designed corresponding to the electrode tubes 42, 43 according to FIG. 3. Accordingly, the electrode tubes 82, 83 are also slotted in a helical manner.
- the discharge space walls 100, 101 are slit in a helical manner, which consequently form helical laser gas passages 102, 103.
- Laser gas is fed into the discharge space 84 by means of a laser gas pump of the type described above.
- the laser gas flows over a guide grid 104 arranged upstream of the electrode tube 82, which serves as a device for uniform distribution of the laser gas flowing in the gas supply direction 5 onto the helical slot of the electrode tube
- a laser gas cooler is downstream of the electrode tube
- a branching gas supply line can also be provided as a device for the uniform distribution of the laser gas supplied to the discharge space 84.
- a branched gas supply line like the guide vane 104 shown in FIG. 5, causes a uniform laser gas flow in the interior of the discharge space 84 transversely to the beam propagation direction 12.
- the displaced laser gas leaves the discharge space 84 through the helical laser gas passage 103 of the discharge space wall 101 and through the helical electrode tube 83 slit-shaped
- the heated laser gas is finally drawn off from the inside of the electrode tube 83 by means of the laser gas pump (not shown) and with cooling on the laser gas cooler provided downstream of the electrode tube 83.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| EP00949463A EP1119888A1 (de) | 1999-08-05 | 2000-08-05 | Gaslaser |
| JP2001516290A JP2003506904A (ja) | 1999-08-05 | 2000-08-05 | ガスレーザ |
| US09/807,049 US6473445B1 (en) | 1999-08-05 | 2000-08-05 | Gas laser |
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| DE19936955.0 | 1999-08-05 | ||
| DE19936955A DE19936955A1 (de) | 1999-08-05 | 1999-08-05 | Gaslaser |
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| WO2001011734A1 true WO2001011734A1 (de) | 2001-02-15 |
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| EP (1) | EP1119888A1 (de) |
| JP (1) | JP2003506904A (de) |
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| WO (1) | WO2001011734A1 (de) |
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| EP2712036A1 (de) * | 2012-09-24 | 2014-03-26 | Excico France | Gaszirkulationsschleife für ein Lasergasentladungsrohr |
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| EP0911922A1 (de) * | 1997-10-24 | 1999-04-28 | TRUMPF LASERTECHNIK GmbH | Laserresonator |
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| EP0911922A1 (de) * | 1997-10-24 | 1999-04-28 | TRUMPF LASERTECHNIK GmbH | Laserresonator |
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| EP1119888A1 (de) | 2001-08-01 |
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