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Tandem laser assembly
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Inventors: Wang, Shing Chung;
Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Stamford, CT)
Primary Examiner: Sikes; William L.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Ralabate; James J., Weiss; Franklyn C., Karambelas; Anthony W.
A laser system which produces multiline emissions simultaneously and which is adapted for use in optical data processing systems. In particular, in a first embodiment, a unitary positive column laser comprises two sections, the first section comprising a positive column helium-cadmium laser, the second section comprising a positive column helium-neon laser, the first and second sections being in tandem. Each section may be excited separately such that optimum excitation for red laser light, produced by the helium-neon section, and blue laser light, produced by the helium-cadmium section, can be independently controlled. The present system also allows separate cadmium vapor pressure control by separately controlling the vaporization temperature of the cadmium and also allows confinement of the cadmium vapor whereby the vapor does not contaminate one of the optical windows which confines the active laser medium. By proper selection of the optical cavity parameters, simultaneous red and blue laser oscillations can be obtained for application in any optical data processing system that requires a red and blue laser radiation source. In a second embodiment, the helium-cadmium section is replaced by with a helium-selenium section whereby the tandem laser system is capable of producing multiline laser radiation in the red, blue and green colors. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A laser discharge tube for producing an output laser beam having a plurality of wavelengths comprising: a unitary positive column laser comprising first and second capillary discharge sectiions, said sections containing respectively a first and second active laser medium, a tube envelope for enclosing said first and second active lasing media, a discharge tube having first and second end portions supported within said tube envelope forming a resonant laser cavity, said discharge tube having an opening located between said first and second end portions, a first electrode positioned adjacent said first discharge tube end, a second electrode positioned adajcent said discharge tube opening, a third electrode positioned adjacent said second tube, and means for applying an electrostatic potential between said first, second and third electrodes of a polarity to maintain a first discharge between said first electrode and said second electrode through (a) said first portion of said discharge tube whereby said first active lasing medium produces a first laser beam of a single wavelength and to maintain a second discharge between the third and second said electrodes through said second portion of said discharge tube whereby said second active lasing medium produces a second laser beam comprising at least one wavelength, said first and second laser beams being combined into a laser output beam having a plurality of wavelengths.
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The laser discharge tube as defined in claim 1 wherein said applying means comprises a first voltage source coupled between said first and second electrodes and a second voltage source coupled between said second and third electrodes.
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The laser discharge tube as defined in claim 2 wherein said first and second voltage sources are adjustable whereby said first and second laser beams are independently optimized.
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The laser discharge tube as defined in claim 1 wherein said first active lasing medium comprises a gas and said second active lasing medium comprises vaporized metal
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Nonmetallic Processes 
