Patent ID: 9609732
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: B82Y,G03F,G21K,H01J,H05B,H05G,Y02B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A laser driven light source comprising: a) a pressurized chamber comprising a region that is transparent to a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum and being configured to confine a gas during operation at a pressure greater than 10 atmospheres; b) an ignition source for ionizing the gas within the pressurized chamber; and c) a laser that generates substantially continuous electromagnetic radiation within a wavelength range of up to about 2000 nm and having an output that is aligned to the region that is transparent to the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum so that the electromagnetic radiation generated by the laser forms a plasma in the pressurized chamber from the gas ionized by the ignition source, the plasma generated by the electromagnetic radiation produces a plasma-generated light comprising wavelengths that are greater than 50 nm.