Patent ID: 7170919
Filing Date: 2007-01-30
Classification: H01S

Abstract:
1. A laser slab housing comprising: first and second slab housing members defining a space therebetween for accepting laser slabs of differing dimensions, said first and second slab housing members being separated by a slab housing-gap dimension and each of said first and second slab housing members being separated from said laser slab by respective first and second slab distances; a laser slab within said space between said first and second slab housing members, said laser slab having a slab dimension; and one or more laser slab spacers between said first and second slab housing members, lengths of said laser slab spacers defining said slab housing-gap dimension, said one or more slab spacers being replaceable with laser slab spacers having different lengths such that said slab housing-gap dimension is alterable and at least one of said first and second slab distances remains approximately constant when said slab dimension is changed due to a change in laser slabs.