Patent ID: 11881676
Assignee: L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 7:
8. A laser head, the laser head comprising:
a gain medium comprising an input surface, an output surface, a first external surface, and a second external surface, wherein the input surface is configured to receive a first laser beam, and wherein the gain medium is configured to generate a second laser beam and to emit the second laser beam via the output surface;
a fiber optic cable, wherein the fiber optic cable homogenizes the first laser beam;
a positive lens, wherein the positive lens comprises an output lens surface, wherein the positive lens is configured to focus the homogenized first laser beam, is configured to transmit the focused homogenized first laser beam to the gain medium, is configured to shape the second laser beam in accordance with a cavity, and is configured to reflect the shaped second laser beam to the gain medium;
a Q-switch coupled to the output surface and configured to receive the second laser beam from the gain medium;
a first heat sink coupled to the first external surface of the gain medium, the output lens surface, and the Q-switch;
a second heat sink coupled to the second external surface of the gain medium, the output lens surface, and the Q-switch.