Various embodiments provide a high-efficiency and directional non-resonant laser using a scattering cavity and a method of manufacturing the same. According to various embodiments, the non-resonant laser may include a gain medium unit in which a scattering cavity and an entrance communicating with the scattering cavity are provided, and a pumping and supply unit configured to supply pumping light to an inside of the scattering cavity. The gain medium unit may be implemented to be excited by the pumping light on the inside of the scattering cavity and to output emission light through the entrance. According to various embodiments, the gain medium unit may weaken the pumping light while reflecting the pumping light on the inside of the scattering cavity, and may amplify the emission light while reflecting the emission light on the inside of the scattering cavity.

A laser ignition device includes an excitation light source that generates excitation light, and a pulsed laser oscillator connected to the excitation light source, wherein the pulsed laser oscillator generates a plurality of pulsed light beams at a time of one ignition to produce an initial flame.

Methods, systems and apparatus are disclosed for delivery of pulsed treatment radiation by employing a pump radiation source generating picosecond pulses at a first wavelength, and a frequency-shifting resonator having a lasing medium and resonant cavity configured to receive the picosecond pulses from the pump source at the first wavelength and to emit radiation at a second wavelength in response thereto, wherein the resonant cavity of the frequency-shifting resonator has a round trip time shorter than the duration of the picosecond pulses generated by the pump radiation source. Methods, systems and apparatus are also disclosed for providing beam uniformity and a sub-harmonic resonator.

A high repetition rate pulse laser including a linear cavity having a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction is disclosed. The pulse laser includes, along the first direction, a first optical component, a gain and Raman medium, an acousto-optic crystal, a first lithium triborate (LBO) crystal and a second optical component. The first optical component allows a pumping light incident in the first direction to transmit therethrough. The gain and Raman medium receives the pumping light from the first optical component, and generates a first infrared base laser light having a first wavelength and a second infrared base laser light having a second wavelength. The acousto-optic crystal receives a radio frequency control signal from a radio frequency controller, wherein the radio frequency control signal has a signal period including a low level period and a high level period.

Methods, systems and apparatus are disclosed for delivery of pulsed treatment radiation by employing a pump radiation source generating picosecond pulses at a first wavelength, and a frequency-shifting resonator having a losing medium and resonant cavity configured to receive the picosecond pulses from the pump source at the first wavelength and to emit radiation at a second wavelength in response thereto, wherein the resonant cavity of the frequency-shifting resonator has a round trip time shorter than the duration of the picosecond pulses generated by the pump radiation source. Methods, systems and apparatus are also disclosed for providing beam uniformity and a sub-harmonic resonator.

A high repetition rate pulse laser including a linear cavity having a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction is disclosed. The pulse laser includes, along the first direction, a first optical component, a gain and Raman medium, an acousto-optic crystal, a first lithium triborate (LBO) crystal and a second optical component. The first optical component allows a pumping light incident in the first direction to transmit therethrough. The gain and Raman medium receives the pumping light from the first optical component, and generates a first infrared base laser light having a first wavelength and a second infrared base laser light having a second wavelength. The acousto-optic crystal receives a radio frequency control signal from a radio frequency controller, wherein the radio frequency control signal has a signal period including a low level period and a high level period.

A microchip laser and a handpiece including the microchip laser. The microchip laser includes a laser medium with input and output facets. The input facet is coated with a highly reflective dielectric coating at microchip laser wavelength and highly transmissive at pump wavelength. The output facet is coated with a partially reflective at microchip laser wavelength dielectric coating. A saturable absorber attached by intermolecular forces to output facet of microchip laser. A handpiece for skin treatment includes the microchip laser.

An optical arrangement has a light source, which emits a light beam along a first optical axis. A first reflector is provided, and a second reflector reflects light reflected by the first reflector. The first reflector has a transverse offset from the first optical axis to reflect light along a second optical axis which has a parallel offset of two times the transverse offset of the first optical axis. The second reflector reflects the light beam back to the first reflector along a third optical axis having a parallel offset with a fixed amount in a fixed transverse direction in relation to the second optical axis. The light beam is reflected by the first reflector along a fourth optical axis which has a parallel offset in relation to the first optical axis with a fixed amount counter to the fixed transverse direction.

A light based treatment device comprises an optical arrangement at a light exit end of an optical fiber. The optical arrangement includes a master oscillator power amplifier based on a semiconductor optical laser and a crystal optical amplifier. In this way, the peak power provided along the optical fiber can be reduced to prevent damage to the optical fiber, while enabling a sufficiently high pulse power to be delivered for tissue treatment.

A light based treatment device comprises an optical arrangement at a light exit end of an optical fiber. The optical arrangement includes a master oscillator power amplifier based on a semiconductor optical laser and a crystal optical amplifier. In this way, the peak power provided along the optical fiber can be reduced to prevent damage to the optical fiber, while enabling a sufficiently high pulse power to be delivered for tissue treatment.