DIAMOND™ C-20 and C-30 Liquid-Cooled Laser Operator’s Manual
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NOTICE!
To avoid damage to the laser, never operate the laser without a
supply of cooling water meeting the requirements indicated in
Table 1-2 or Table 1-3.
Laser Head
The laser head takes RF input power and converts some of it to laser
radiation. The rest of the RF input power is exhausted as waste heat.
For the DIAMOND C-20 and C-30 liquid-cooled lasers, this waste
heat is exhausted into the liquid cooling water which flows through
the laser head. The laser head consists of the folded optical wave-
guide resonator, the all-metal gas envelope structure, and RF power
module. Infrared laser radiation is emitted from the optical aperture.
Pictures and dimensions drawings for the DIAMOND C-20 and
C-30 liquid-cooled lasers are shown in Figure 1-1 on page 1-1 and
Figure 3-1 on page 3-3.
RF Power
Module
The DIAMOND C-20 and C-30 RF power module converts DC
input power to RF energy, which is sent to the laser head. Heat from
the RF power module is exhausted into the liquid cooling water. An
RJ-45-type connector is used to control the laser system. All of the
user interfaces (DC power, cooling water, and signal interface) are
on one panel of the RF power module.
Specifications
Table 1-2 describes the specifications and input requirements for
DIAMOND C-20 lasers.