US Patent 9136668 Method and system for compact efficient laser architecture

Patent 9136668 was granted and assigned to Lawrence Livermore National Security (company) on September, 2015 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

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Lawrence Livermore National Security (company)

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

9136668

Date of Patent

September 15, 2015

Patent Application Number

13284525

Date Filed

October 28, 2011

Patent Citations Received

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US Patent 11911964 Recycling powdered material for additive manufacturing

Patent Primary Examiner

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Eric Bolda

Patent abstract

A laser amplifier module having an enclosure includes an input window, a mirror optically coupled to the input window and disposed in a first plane, and a first amplifier head disposed along an optical amplification path adjacent a first end of the enclosure. The laser amplifier module also includes a second amplifier head disposed along the optical amplification path adjacent a second end of the enclosure and a cavity mirror disposed along the optical amplification path.