Patent ID: 6219187
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: G02B,H01S

Abstract:
An apparatus for improving the quality and power of laser beams, comprising:(a) an elongated reflector, said elongated reflector comprising a highly-reflective inner surface, said highly-reflective inner surface defining a hemi-parabolic curvature along the length of said elongated reflector, and said highly-reflective inner surface having a focal line corresponding to said curvature; and(b) a laser beam emitter, said laser beam emitter including a plurality of laser sources capable of emitting a plurality of laser beams, said laser beam emitter being positioned in relation to the focal line of said highly-reflective inner surface such that all of the laser beams from the plurality of laser sources are capable of being simultaneously emitted onto and reflected off of said highly-reflective inner surface of said elongated reflector.