Particle counter employing a chromium based solid-state laser with an intracavity view volume
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May 11, 1999
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Jun 23, 1997
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A particle detector employs a resonant cavity having a chromium doped colquiriite crystal lasing medium, such as an Cr:LiSrAlF.sub.6 crystal, adjacent to an intra-cavity view volume. The resonant cavity is defined by two spaced apart mirrors, with the crystal positioned between them, defining a light path through the crystal, but most of the light does not escape past the mirrors. The view volume is positioned in the light path, between the first mirror and the laser medium, to introduce particles into the resonant cavity so that light impinging thereupon produces scattered light. A detector is disposed to sense light scattered from the view volume and produces signals proportional to the light sensed. Harmonic generators are used in alternate embodiments to produce sub-micron wavelengths. Optical coatings on mirrors forming cascaded cavities are used to isolate a harmonic wavelength in a cavity containing the view volume.
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