Patent ID: 8783893

Claim:
A portable illuminator comprising: a cylindrical enclosure, said cylindrical enclosure further including; an optical illuminator located on one end of the cylindrical enclosure, wherein the optical illuminator includes a plurality of VCSEL arrays mounted on an outer surface of a hemispherical member, said VCSEL arrays are electrically connected to emit light collectively; a transparent protective surface disposed on the outer surface of the hemispherical member for protecting the plurality of VCSEL arrays, wherein said protective surface further includes a diffuser surface for directing the emission beam from the plurality of VCSEL arrays into a uniform illumination pattern; a pump, said pump connected with a cooling tube to a liquid coolant source for providing a liquid coolant at high pressure, to an inner surface of the hemispherical member that is in physical and thermal contact with the plurality of VCSEL arrays located on the outer surface of the hemispherical member; a printed circuit board including one or more electronic circuits electrically connected to the plurality of VCSEL arrays; a battery chamber located at an opposite end from the hemispherical member for providing portable power source to operate the portable illuminator.