Disassembly of Control Laser Corporation Arc Lamp Pumped
Nd:YAG Laser Head (Gallery)
Here is the complete sequence of photos of the disassembly of a Control
Laser Corporation arc lamp pumped YAG laser head.
See the Solid State Lasers chapters of
Sam's Laser FAQ for more information on.
I hope that Dave intends to put this thing back together. :)
(The following photos provided courtesy of: Dave (Ws407c@aol.com).)
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View 01 - Complete laser head with skins removed.
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View 02 - End view.
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View 03 - Side view showing Q-switch.
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View 04 - And another.
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View 05 - Closeup of Q-switch.
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View 06 - Another view.
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View 07 - And another.
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View 08 - Beam's eye view.
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View 09 - And another.
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View 10 - And still another.
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View 11 - And another.
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View 12 - View showing how Q-switch fits into head.
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View 13 - Chassis with Q-switch removed.
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View 14 - The main event - water cooled chamber with YAG rod, arc lamp,
and reflector.
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View 15 - Reflector cover removed.
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View 16 - Another view.
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View 17 - End view of reflector, rod, and lamp.
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View 18 - Rod and lamp in half of reflector.
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View 19 - Another view.
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View 20 - Another closeup showing rod and lamp ends.
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View 21 - End view of what's left.
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View 22 - Closeup of mirror mount.
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View 23 - Another view.
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View 24 - Mirror being pulled from mount.
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View 25 - Closeup of mirror optic.
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View 26 - Mirror mount pulled from chassis.
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View 27 - Cover removed.
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View 28 - Further disassembled showing springs.
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View 29 - Mirror mount halves separated.