Patent ID: 7415051
Filing Date: 2008-08-19
Classification: H01S

Abstract:
1. An air cooled laser comprising: a laser module including a lasing medium having a longitudinal axis and an external heat sink having a rectilinear opening attached to said laser module, wherein said heat sink has fins extending longitudinally parallel to the longitudinal axis; a laser housing containing said laser module, said laser housing having an air intake structure for admitting air into said laser housing and an air outlet structure for permitting removal of air from said laser housing, said laser housing defining a pathway for the passage of air from said air intake structure, over said heat sink and out of said air outlet structure; and a high pressure blower structure connected at said laser housing for causing an airflow in which air is moved in the direction of said longitudinal axis from said air intake structure, over said heat sink, and out of said air outlet structure to remove heat from said heat sink.