Patent ID: 6891879

Claim:
An electro-optic system comprising: a housing defining an internal cavity, said housing comprised of a thermally conductive material; a pump assembly including a pump source, wherein said pump assembly is mounted at least partially within the internal cavity of said housing; and a cavity assembly comprising an active gain medium and at least one alignment assembly including at least one electro-optic component, wherein the at least one alignment assembly is disposed relative to the active gain medium such that the at least one electro-optic component is capable of being (i) positioned such that an optical axis of the electro-optic component is angularly displaced from an optical axis of the active gain medium and (ii) at least partially aligned with said active gain medium, wherein said at least one alignment assembly is rotatably disposed relative to said active gain medium such that relative rotation of said at least one alignment assembly and said active gain medium alters the angular displacement of the optical axis of the electro-optic component with respect to the optical axis of the active gain medium to thereby alter the alignment of the electro-optic component with respect to said active gain medium, and wherein said cavity assembly is disposed within the internal cavity of said housing such that said cavity assembly is in thermal contact with said housing to thereby permit heat transfer from the active gain medium to said housing.