| US 7,532,652 B2 | ||
| Laser thermal management systems and methods | ||
| Jan Vetrovec, Larkspur, Colo. (US) | ||
| Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, Ill. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 20, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/676,898. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0198883 A1, Aug. 21, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01S 3/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 372—34 [372/35; 372/90] | 21 Claims |
| 1. A laser thermal management system, comprising:
a thermal management assembly, comprising:
an open cycle Joule-Thompson refrigerator adapted for receiving high pressure gas and cooling the gas;
a reservoir disposed in fluid communication with the Joule-Thompson refrigerator, the reservoir being adapted to receive at
least partially condensed gas from the Joule-Thompson refrigerator;
a laser gain assembly disposed in thermal communication with the thermal management assembly; and,
wherein the reservoir is adapted to vent gases evaporating as a result of heat exchanged between the laser gain assembly and
the thermal management assembly.
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