Patent ID: 7540779

Claim:
An impedance matching interconnector for connecting the power output of an RF power supply to a laser tube housing of a slab laser system, the impedance matching interconnector comprising; a co-axial conductor having an inner conductor connected to receive the power output of the RF power supply and a grounded outer conductor, the co-axial conductor having an impedance characteristic to match the output impedance of the RF power supply output; a first L shaped network that includes a first inductor having a first end connected to the inner conductor of the co-axial conductor and a first capacitor structure having a first plate connected to a second end of the first inductor and a second plate connected to ground; and a second L shaped network that includes a second inductor having a first end connected to the common connection between the second end of the first inductor and the first plate of the first capacitor structure and a second capacitor structure having a first plate connected to a second end of the second inductor and a second plate connected to ground, the common connection between the second end of the second inductor and the first plate of the second capacitor structure being connected to the laser tube housing of the slab laser system.