Compression-cooled fiber laser

Abstract

The compression-cooled fiber laser includes a housing, an optical part, a laser cooling device, a laser driving part, and an optoelectronic interface part. The structure and relative position of the fiber laser and the compression cooling device in the laser housing are reasonably arranged to ensure that the heat of the laser is quickly removed and does not destroy the stability of the laser.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a compression-cooled fiber laser, and controls the temperature of a pump light source in a machine box by compression cooling. [Background technology]

[0002] The use of high-power lasers is highly dependent on cooling mechanisms. Conventional laser cooling is often achieved using water-cooled mechanisms, which are bulky and require strict installation requirements, making them unsuitable for outdoor mobile welding.

[0003] Currently, some lasers use air-cooling mechanisms to dissipate heat, but most use fans to directly dissipate heat from the heat source or through heat sinks. For example, in CN2114287U, the optical equipment is relatively precision, so the airflow directly passing through the optical equipment can easily affect the nearby optical equipment, resulting in a decline in several indicators and affecting device reliability. Prior art has employed air-cooled heat-dissipating fiber lasers using compression refrigeration. For example, CN1032799A discloses a laser constant temperature structure using a compressor refrigeration and heating cycle, and CN203071389U discloses a small laser device using a frequency conversion compressor compression refrigeration. However, both of these technologies only use the simple principle of frequency conversion compression and do not optimize the structure based on the characteristics of the fiber laser and the principle of compression refrigeration. As a result, the cooling system structure is complex and unreasonable, resulting in relatively poor heat removal capacity, which affects the overall cooling performance of the system, low output power, poor airflow separation, and device stability. Summary of the Invention [Means for solving the problem]

[0004] In response to the deficiencies of the prior art, the present invention provides a compression-cooled fiber laser, which overcomes the deficiencies of the prior art and is rational in design.

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is realized by the following technical solutions: The compression-cooled fiber laser of the present invention includes a laser body, which includes a laser housing, in which an optical section of the fiber laser, a laser cooling device, a laser driver, and an optoelectronic interface section are provided.

[0006] The optical section is used to launch an optical fiber laser signal, and includes a pump laser unit, an amplifying optical fiber section, a temperature control board, an optical section driver, and preferably further includes N+1 forward and backward optical fiber couplers.

[0007] The pump laser unit is one or more semiconductor lasers, preferably semiconductor lasers, used to provide a 976 nm pump laser absorbed in the amplification chamber over a certain temperature range.

[0008] The amplifying optical fiber section is divided into a dopant amplifying optical fiber and a first grating and a second grating located at both ends of the dopant amplifying optical fiber.

[0009] The temperature control plate is a cold plate, and the semiconductor laser and / or amplifying optical fiber part is attached to the cold plate. The cold plate is a cold plate with buried piping, and is a single-sided piping (copper) buried cold plate or a double-sided piping (copper) buried cold plate (the cold plate functions as an evaporator during cooling).

[0010] The N+1 forward and backward fiber optic couplers are used to couple the pump light beams emitted from the pump laser units into the amplifying fiber optic sections.

[0011] Preferably, the pump laser unit, the amplifying optical fiber unit, and the N+1 forward and reverse optical fiber couplers of the optical section are all integrally mounted on the cold plate of the temperature control board, and the cold plate is a flat structure with the cold plate coolant (copper) piping embedded in it.

[0012] The laser cooling device is composed of a (frequency conversion) compressor, a condenser, refrigerant piping, an expansion valve, and a (frequency conversion) fan (and may further include an electromagnetic four-way valve and a refrigerant storage tank), and is a phase change type frequency conversion compression temperature control system for providing temperature cooling for semiconductor lasers with large temperature differences, where the cold plate refrigerant piping is connected to the refrigerant piping of the laser cooling device and is used for refrigerant circulation and circulation, the frequency conversion compressor is connected to the condenser and the cold plate refrigerant piping via the refrigerant piping, and the refrigerant piping and the cold plate refrigerant piping contain coolant.

[0013] Preferably, the laser cooling apparatus further includes a dry filter, and the dry filter is provided between the condenser and the thermal expansion valve.

[0014] Preferably, the condenser employs an aluminum parallel flow heat exchanger.

[0015] The laser driver is used to drive the laser cooling device and the optical unit.

[0016] The optical / electrical interface unit is used to optically and electrically connect the laser body to the outside, and includes a device power input interface, a security lock interface, a control signal input interface, and an output optical cable interface.

[0017] The equipment power input interface is used for external power supply, the security lock interface is used for laser safety interlock, and the control signal input interface is used for inputting external control signals.

[0018] The housing is a substantially rectangular housing and is surrounded by a front cabinet plate, a rear cabinet plate, an upper cabinet plate, a lower cabinet plate, a left cabinet plate, and a right cabinet plate.

[0019] The housing has an upper cabinet plate and a lower cabinet plate corresponding to the upper cabinet plate, and between the upper cabinet plate and the lower cabinet plate there are four side plates connected in order: a first side plate (i.e., the left cabinet plate), a second side plate (i.e., the front cabinet plate), a third side plate (i.e., the right cabinet plate), and a fourth side plate (i.e., the rear cabinet plate), with the first side plate facing the third side plate (i.e., the left cabinet plate facing the right cabinet plate) and the second side plate facing the fourth side plate (i.e., the front cabinet plate facing the rear cabinet plate).

[0020] The area of ​​the first side plate is larger than the area of ​​the second side plate, the area of ​​the first side plate is larger than the area of ​​the fourth side plate, the area of ​​the third side plate is larger than the area of ​​the second side plate, and the area of ​​the third side plate is larger than the area of ​​the fourth side plate.

[0021] The upper and lower cabinet plates are provided with first and second ventilation holes, respectively, and a bottom-to-top air flow path is formed between the two ventilation holes. Preferably, a first fan group is attached to the upper cabinet plate and a second fan group is attached to the lower cabinet plate, and optionally, only the first fan group on the upper cabinet plate or only the second fan group on the lower cabinet plate can be installed. Since air generally tends to rise when exposed to heat, in order to prevent airflow turbulence and accelerate the outflow of heat, the rotation direction of the fans is set to accelerate the air flowing in through the ventilation holes at the bottom of the laser housing or the air flowing out through the ventilation holes at the top of the laser housing.

[0022] The cold plate is a flat structure having four sides, a first cold plate surface on which the semiconductor laser is mounted, and a second cold plate surface opposite the first cold plate surface, and the cold plate is mounted vertically on one side of the interior of the laser housing.

[0023] The housing has an internal space (i.e., the space surrounded by the six panels of the housing) between the upper cabinet and the lower cabinet, and the internal space is divided into a first internal space adjacent to the first side panel and a second internal space adjacent to the third side panel.

[0024] The first ventilation hole is located in a portion of the upper cabinet plate corresponding to the second internal space, and the second ventilation hole is located in a portion of the lower cabinet plate corresponding to the second internal space.

[0025] The optical part including the cold plate is mounted within the first internal space, the cold plate is approximately parallel to the first side plate (i.e., the left cabinet plate), the first cold plate surface of the cold plate faces the inside of the first side plate (i.e., the left cabinet plate) of the housing, the second cold plate surface of the cold plate faces the third side plate of the housing, and the second cold plate surface of the cold plate forms the dividing surface between the first internal space and the second internal space.

[0026] The four side edges around the cold plate are in contact with the upper cabinet plate, lower cabinet plate, second side panel and fourth side panel of the housing, respectively, and the cold plate and the housing together enclose and form a sealable first internal space. The second cold plate surface of the cold plate forms a dividing surface between the complete first internal space and the second internal space, completely dividing the first internal space and the second internal space, and preventing the air flowing between the first ventilation hole and the second ventilation hole from passing through the first internal space and affecting the optical part.

[0027] A cold plate heat dissipation fin protrusion structure is preferably disposed on the side of the cold plate facing the second space (second cold plate surface). Preferably, the cold plate heat dissipation fin protrusion structure has a plurality of fin protrusions extending vertically, and vertical grooves extending vertically between the fin protrusions.

[0028] The laser cooling device is installed in the second internal space, i.e., devices such as a compressor, a condenser, refrigerant piping, an expansion valve, a fan (in some embodiments, further including an electromagnetic four-way valve and a refrigerant storage tank) are installed in the second internal space, wherein the condenser is located on the upper side of the second internal space (to facilitate heat removal), the condenser includes a condensing fin device with refrigerant piping embedded therein, and the condensing fin device is located between the compressor device and the first ventilation hole.

[0029] The condensation fin device is attached to the underside of the first ventilation hole of the upper cabinet plate, and the condensation fin device has a plurality of gaps between the fins, and the plurality of gaps form an air path from bottom to top so that the air flow passage is not blocked by the condensation fin device.

[0030] The first vent is located on an upper side of the second internal space, and the second vent is located on a lower side of the second internal space.

[0031] Preferably, the first fan group is located below the condensation fin group and above the compressor, i.e., between the condensation fin group and the compressor. Of course, the first fan group may also be located below the first air vent and above the condensation fin group, i.e., between the first air vent and the condenser, so as to make the airflow in the passage more stable.

[0032] Preferably, the second fan group is located between the compressor and the second vent.

[0033] The second side plate of the housing has an optoelectronic interface mounting area adjacent to the first side plate and a heat dissipation surface area adjacent to the third side plate, and the optoelectronic interface mounting area is used to mount at least a part or all of the interfaces of the optoelectronic interface unit.

[0034] The photoelectric interface mounting area of ​​the second side panel corresponds to the side of the first internal space, and the first internal space has optical components such as a pump light source and an amplifying optical fiber. Therefore, by mounting the photoelectric interface in the photoelectric interface mounting area adjacent to the first side panel, the optical components located in the first internal space can be directly connected, thereby avoiding a long and complicated photoelectric path inside.

[0035] The heat dissipation surface area of ​​the second side panel corresponds to the side of the second internal space, and since a cooling device is installed in the second internal space and an air cooling passage is formed, the heat dissipation surface area of ​​the second side panel is provided with a surface structure that enhances heat dissipation, thereby enhancing heat dissipation of the device. The heat dissipation surface area is provided with a plurality of heat dissipation protrusions, and preferably the heat dissipation protrusions may be provided on the heat dissipation surface area and on a side facing outward and / or inward of the housing.

[0036] Similarly, it is preferable that the fourth side plate of the housing is provided in the same manner as the second side plate.

[0037] The fourth side plate has an optoelectronic interface mounting area adjacent to the first side plate and a heat dissipation surface area adjacent to the third side plate, and the optoelectronic interface mounting area is used to mount at least a part or all of the interfaces of the optoelectronic interface unit.

[0038] The photoelectric interface mounting area of ​​the fourth side panel corresponds to the side of the first internal space, and the first internal space has optical components such as a pump light source and an amplifying optical fiber. Therefore, by mounting the photoelectric interface in the photoelectric interface mounting area adjacent to the first side panel, the optical components located in the first internal space can be directly connected, thereby avoiding a long and complicated photoelectric path inside.

[0039] The heat dissipation surface area of ​​the fourth side panel corresponds to the side of the second internal space, and since a cooling device is installed in the second internal space and an air cooling passage is formed, the heat dissipation surface area of ​​the fourth side panel is provided with a surface structure that enhances heat dissipation, thereby enhancing heat dissipation of the device. The heat dissipation surface area is provided with a plurality of heat dissipation protrusions, and preferably the heat dissipation protrusions may be provided on the heat dissipation surface area and on a side facing outward and / or inward of the housing.

[0040] In some embodiments, the third side panel of the housing has a protruding structure on a surface facing outward from the housing and / or a surface facing inward from the housing to enhance heat dissipation.

[0041] Preferably, the cabinet dimensions are 650mm x 300mm x 570mm. Preferably, one universal wheel is attached to each of the four corners of the lower cabinet plate of the cabinet. The housing is made of aluminum profile structure, which makes assembly and disassembly easy, ensures heat dissipation, and saves cabinet space. Preferably, the compression-cooled fiber laser is used in a portable handheld fiber welder. [Effects of the Invention]

[0042] The present invention provides a compression-cooled fiber laser, and its rational structure constitutes the structure of the fiber laser and the compression-cooling device, so that the heat of the laser can be removed quickly and will not destroy the stability of the laser. The fiber laser's pump light source, fiber optic coupler, and amplifying optical fiber are integrated into the cold plate, making the laser more integrated and easier to cool. The pump laser is distributed across a large-area cold plate, allowing for faster heat transfer. The cold plate's side is attached to the side of the laser housing, and the cooling device is attached to the opposite side of the housing. Pipes are embedded in the cold plate to rapidly remove heat through the refrigerant, which then passes through the compressor and transfers it to the condenser. A bottom-up airflow path allows the air to rise naturally as it heats up, and a fan accelerates the airflow from bottom to top, or blows the heat away. The cold plate separates the first internal space of the optical section from the second internal space of the cooling device, separating the optical device space from the heat dissipation space, allowing the condenser to rapidly dissipate heat without affecting the laser. At the same time, air flows over the second cold plate surface, allowing it to also dissipate heat, increasing the heat dissipation surface area. That is, under the same air duct, the refrigerant-based heat conduction heat dissipation structure and the second cold plate surface heat dissipation area simultaneously remove heat through the same high-speed airflow, achieving dual high-efficiency heat dissipation (the condensation fin group on the forward path of the air duct and the heat conduction heat dissipation on the second cold plate surface on the side of the air duct), while at the same time not complicating the layout inside the machine box (the entire large-volume air duct is more efficient and quieter than multiple individual air ducts). At the same time, the interface mounting area and the heat dissipation area are separated on the second or fourth side of the housing, which increases the housing's heat dissipation capacity and makes the optical / electrical connection more direct, reducing the complexity of the optical / electrical connection and possible optical attenuation. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0043] In order to more clearly describe the technical aspects of the present invention or the prior art, the following briefly describes the drawings that need to be used in the description of the prior art. [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram of a laser according to the present invention; [Figure 2]FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of the layout inside the housing as seen from outside the housing toward the fourth side plate (or the second side plate). [Figure 3] 1 is a schematic diagram of a laser air path according to the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a second side plate (or a fourth side plate) according to the present invention. [Figure 5] FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the cold plate in FIG. 2. [Figure 6] Schematic diagram of the refrigerant piping connection method in Figure 2. [Figure 7] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the layout as viewed from above (or below) the housing. [Figure 8] 10 is a schematic diagram of the heat dissipation structure of the second cold plate surface of the cold plate; FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0044] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, the following clearly and completely describes the technical solutions of the present invention in combination with the drawings of the present invention.

[0045] As shown in FIG. 1, the compression-cooled fiber laser of the present invention includes a laser body, which includes a laser housing, in which the optical section of the fiber laser, a laser cooling device, a laser driving section, and an optoelectronic interface section are provided.

[0046] The optical section is used to launch an optical fiber laser signal and includes a pump laser unit 101, an amplifying optical fiber section 102, a temperature control plate 103, an optical section driver, and in some embodiments, further includes N+1 forward and reverse optical fiber couplers.

[0047] The pump laser unit 101 is one or more semiconductor lasers, and in some embodiments, a semiconductor laser is used to provide a 976 nm pump laser absorbed in the amplification chamber over a certain temperature range.

[0048] The amplifying optical fiber section 102 is divided into a dopant amplifying optical fiber and a first grating and a second grating located at both ends of the dopant amplifying optical fiber.

[0049] The temperature control plate 103 is a cold plate, and the semiconductor laser and / or amplification optical fiber part is attached to the cold plate. The cold plate is a cold plate with buried piping, and is a one-sided piping (copper) buried cold plate or a double-sided piping (copper) buried cold plate (the cold plate functions as an evaporator during cooling).

[0050] The N+1 forward and backward fiber optic couplers are used to couple the pump light beams emitted from the pump laser units into the amplifying fiber optic sections.

[0051] In some embodiments, the pump laser unit 101, the amplifying optical fiber section 102, and the N+1 forward and reverse optical fiber couplers of the optical section are all integrally mounted on the cold plate 103 of the temperature control board, which is a flat structure with the cold plate coolant (copper) piping 1031 embedded in it.

[0052] The laser cooling device is composed of a (frequency conversion) compressor, a condenser, refrigerant piping, an expansion valve, and a (frequency conversion) fan (and may further include an electromagnetic four-way valve and a refrigerant storage tank), and is a phase change type frequency conversion compression temperature control system for providing temperature cooling for semiconductor lasers with large temperature differences, where the cold plate refrigerant piping 1031 is connected to the refrigerant piping of the laser cooling device and is used for refrigerant circulation and circulation, the frequency conversion compressor is connected to the condenser and cold plate refrigerant piping 1031 via the refrigerant piping, and a coolant is contained in the refrigerant piping and cold plate refrigerant piping 1031.

[0053] In some embodiments, the laser cooling apparatus further comprises a dry filter, the dry filter being disposed between the condenser and the thermal expansion valve.

[0054] In some embodiments, the condenser employs an aluminum parallel flow heat exchanger.

[0055] The laser driver is used to drive the laser cooling device and the optical unit.

[0056] The optical / electrical interface unit is used to optically and electrically connect the laser body to the outside, and includes a device power input interface, a security lock interface, a control signal input interface, and an output optical cable interface.

[0057] The facility power input interface 4 is used for external power supply, the security lock interface 5 is used for laser safety interlock, and the control signal input interface 6 is used for inputting external control signals.

[0058] Referring to FIG. 1, the housing is a substantially rectangular housing surrounded by a front cabinet plate, a rear cabinet plate, an upper cabinet plate, a lower cabinet plate, a left cabinet plate, and a right cabinet plate.

[0059] The housing has an upper cabinet plate 1011 and a lower cabinet plate 1012 corresponding to the upper cabinet plate 1011, and between the upper and lower cabinet plates are four side plates connected in order: a first side plate 1013 (i.e., the left cabinet plate), a second side plate 1014 (i.e., the front cabinet plate), a third side plate 1015 (i.e., the right cabinet plate), and a fourth side plate 1016 (i.e., the rear cabinet plate), with the first side plate 1013 facing the third side plate 1015 (i.e., the left cabinet plate facing the right cabinet plate), and the second side plate 1014 facing the fourth side plate 1016 (i.e., the front cabinet plate facing the rear cabinet plate).

[0060] The area of ​​the first side plate is larger than the area of ​​the second side plate, the area of ​​the first side plate is larger than the area of ​​the fourth side plate, the area of ​​the third side plate is larger than the area of ​​the second side plate, and the area of ​​the third side plate is larger than the area of ​​the fourth side plate.

[0061] The upper cabinet plate 1011 and the lower cabinet plate 1012 are provided with first and second vent holes, respectively, and a bottom-to-top air flow path is formed between the two vent holes. In some embodiments, a first fan group is attached to the upper cabinet plate 1011 and a second fan group is attached to the lower cabinet plate 1012, and optionally, only the first fan group on the upper cabinet plate or only the second fan group on the lower cabinet plate can be installed. Since air generally tends to rise when exposed to heat, in order to prevent airflow turbulence and accelerate the outflow of heat, as shown in FIG. 3, the rotation direction of the fans is set to accelerate the air flowing in through the vent holes at the bottom of the laser housing and the air flowing out through the vent holes at the top of the laser housing.

[0062] The cold plate is a flat structure having four sides, a first cold plate surface on which the semiconductor laser is mounted, and a second cold plate surface opposite the first cold plate surface, and the cold plate is mounted vertically on one side of the interior of the laser housing.

[0063] Referring to FIG. 2, the housing has an internal space (i.e., the space surrounded by the six panels of the housing) between the upper cabinet 1011 and the lower cabinet 1012, which is divided into a first internal space adjacent to the first side panel 1013 and a second internal space adjacent to the third side panel.

[0064] The first ventilation hole is located in a portion of the upper cabinet plate corresponding to the second internal space, and the second ventilation hole is located in a portion of the lower cabinet plate corresponding to the second internal space.

[0065] The optical part including the cold plate is mounted within the first internal space, the cold plate is approximately parallel to the first side plate (i.e., the left cabinet plate), the first cold plate surface of the cold plate faces the inside of the first side plate (i.e., the left cabinet plate) of the housing, the second cold plate surface of the cold plate faces the third side plate of the housing, and the second cold plate surface of the cold plate forms the dividing surface between the first internal space and the second internal space.

[0066] The four side edges around the cold plate are in contact with the upper cabinet plate, lower cabinet plate, second side panel and fourth side panel of the housing, respectively, and the cold plate and the housing together enclose and form a sealable first internal space. The second cold plate surface of the cold plate forms a dividing surface between the complete first internal space and the second internal space, completely dividing the first internal space and the second internal space, and preventing the air flowing between the first ventilation hole and the second ventilation hole from passing through the first internal space and affecting the optical part.

[0067] Since the wind flows over the second cold plate surface of the cold plate, the second cold plate surface of the cold plate can also dissipate heat, and the surface area for heat dissipation is also increased.

[0068] In order to remove heat from the cold plate efficiently by high-speed airflow while removing heat by the refrigerant, it is preferable to arrange a cold plate heat dissipation fin protrusion structure on the side of the cold plate facing the second space (second cold plate surface). Preferably, the cold plate heat dissipation fin protrusion structure has a plurality of fin protrusions extending vertically, and vertical grooves extending vertically between the fin protrusions, thereby improving the heat dissipation efficiency of air cooling.

[0069] The cold plate and the cold plate heat dissipation fin protrusion structure are preferably integral structures, and the cold plate and / or the cold plate heat dissipation fin protrusion structure are preferably made of a highly thermally conductive material.

[0070] The laser cooling device is installed in the second internal space, i.e., devices such as a compressor, a condenser, refrigerant piping, an expansion valve, a fan (in some embodiments, further including an electromagnetic four-way valve and a refrigerant storage tank) are installed in the second internal space, wherein the condenser is located on the upper side of the second internal space (to facilitate heat removal), the condenser includes a condensing fin device with refrigerant piping embedded therein, and the condensing fin device is located between the compressor device and the first ventilation hole.

[0071] The condensation fin device is attached to the underside of the first ventilation hole of the upper cabinet plate 1011, and the condensation fin device has multiple gaps between the fins, which form an air path from bottom to top so that the air flow passage is not blocked by the condensation fin device.

[0072] In some embodiments, the volume of the second interior space is greater than the volume of the first interior space.

[0073] The first vent is located on an upper side of the second internal space, and the second vent is located on a lower side of the second internal space.

[0074] In some embodiments, the first fan group is located below the condensation fin group and above the compressor, i.e., between the condensation fin group and the compressor; of course, the first fan group may also be located below the first air vent and above the condensation fin group, i.e., between the first air vent and the condenser, to make the airflow in the passage more stable.

[0075] In some embodiments, the second fan group is located between the compressor and the second vent.

[0076] Referring to FIG. 4, the second side plate 1014 of the housing has an optoelectronic interface mounting area adjacent to the first side plate and a heat dissipation surface area adjacent to the third side plate, and the optoelectronic interface mounting area is used to mount at least a part or all of the interfaces of the optoelectronic interface unit.

[0077] The photoelectric interface mounting area of ​​the second side panel corresponds to the side of the first internal space, and the first internal space has optical components such as a pump light source and an amplifying optical fiber. Therefore, by mounting the photoelectric interface in the photoelectric interface mounting area adjacent to the first side panel, the optical components located in the first internal space can be directly connected, thereby avoiding a long and complicated photoelectric path inside.

[0078] The heat dissipation surface area of ​​the second side panel corresponds to the side of the second internal space, and since a cooling device is installed in the second internal space and an air cooling passage is formed, the heat dissipation surface area of ​​the second side panel is provided with a surface structure that enhances heat dissipation, thereby enhancing heat dissipation of the device. Referring to Figure 4, the heat dissipation surface area is provided with a plurality of heat dissipation protrusions, and preferably the heat dissipation protrusions may be provided on the heat dissipation surface area and on the side facing outward and / or inward of the housing.

[0079] Similarly, in some embodiments, a fourth side panel 1016 of the housing may be provided similar to the second side panel.

[0080] The fourth side plate 1016 has an optoelectronic interface mounting area adjacent to the first side plate and a heat dissipation surface area adjacent to the third side plate, and the optoelectronic interface mounting area is used to mount at least a part or all of the interfaces of the optoelectronic interface unit.

[0081] The photoelectric interface mounting area of ​​the fourth side panel corresponds to the side of the first internal space, and the first internal space has optical components such as a pump light source and an amplifying optical fiber. Therefore, by mounting the photoelectric interface in the photoelectric interface mounting area adjacent to the first side panel, the optical components located in the first internal space can be directly connected, thereby avoiding a long and complicated photoelectric path inside.

[0082] The heat dissipation surface area of ​​the fourth side panel corresponds to the side of the second internal space, and since a cooling device is installed in the second internal space and an air cooling passage is formed, the heat dissipation surface area of ​​the fourth side panel is provided with a surface structure that enhances heat dissipation, thereby enhancing heat dissipation of the device. The heat dissipation surface area is provided with a plurality of heat dissipation protrusions, and preferably the heat dissipation protrusions may be provided on the heat dissipation surface area and on a side facing outward and / or inward of the housing.

[0083] In some embodiments, the third side panel of the housing has a protruding structure on a surface facing outward from the housing and / or a surface facing inward from the housing to enhance heat dissipation.

[0084] In a preferred embodiment, the cabinet dimensions are 650mm x 300mm x 570mm.

[0085] In a preferred embodiment, one universal wheel is mounted on each of the four corners of the lower cabinet plate of the cabinet.The housing is made of aluminum profile structure, which is easy to assemble and disassemble, ensures heat dissipation, and saves cabinet space.

[0086] The above embodiments are only used to describe the technical aspects of the present invention, and are not limited thereto. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can modify the claims described in the above embodiments or replace some technical features thereof with equivalents, and these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the respective embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. a housing, in which an optical section of a fiber laser and a laser cooling device are provided, the optical section including a cold plate, a pump laser provided on the cold plate, and an amplifying optical fiber section, and the laser cooling device including a compressor, a condenser, a refrigerant pipe, an expansion valve, and a fan; a cold plate having a flat structure with the piping embedded therein, the cold plate having a first cold plate surface on which a semiconductor laser is mounted and a second cold plate surface opposite to the first cold plate surface, the cold plate being attached vertically to one side of the interior of the laser housing, the second cold plate surface being a dividing surface between the first and second internal spaces.

2. 2. The compression-cooled fiber laser according to claim 1, wherein the housing has an upper cabinet plate and a corresponding lower cabinet plate, and four side plates, namely a first side plate, a second side plate, a third side plate, and a fourth side plate, connected in sequence between the upper and lower cabinet plates, the first side plate facing the third side plate, and the second side plate facing the fourth side plate. The housing is surrounded by an internal space, which is divided into a first internal space adjacent to the first side plate and a second internal space adjacent to the third side plate. A first cold plate surface of the cold plate faces the inside of the first side plate of the housing, and a second cold plate surface of the cold plate faces the third side plate of the housing.

3. 3. The compression-cooled fiber laser according to claim 2, wherein a first ventilation hole is provided on an upper cabinet plate of the housing, a second ventilation hole is provided on a lower cabinet plate of the housing, an air flow passage from bottom to top is formed between the two ventilation holes, a first fan group is attached to the underside of the upper cabinet plate and / or a second fan group is attached to the upper side of the lower cabinet plate, and the rotation direction of the fans is set to accelerate the air flowing in through the ventilation hole at the bottom of the laser housing or the air flowing out through the ventilation hole at the top of the laser housing.

4. 3. The compression-cooled fiber laser according to claim 2, wherein the four peripheral side edges of the cold plate are in contact with the upper cabinet plate, the lower cabinet plate, the second side panel, and the fourth side panel of the housing, respectively; the cold plate and the housing together enclose and form a sealable first internal space; and the second cold plate surface of the cold plate forms a dividing surface between the complete first internal space and the second internal space, so that air flowing between the first ventilation hole and the second ventilation hole does not pass through the first internal space.

5. 4. The compression-cooled fiber laser according to claim 3, wherein the laser cooling device is installed in the second internal space, the condenser is located in the upper side of the second internal space, the condenser includes a condensing fin device with a refrigerant pipe embedded therein, the condensing fin device is located between the compressor device and the first ventilation hole, the first ventilation hole is located in the upper side of the second internal space, the second ventilation hole is located in the lower side of the second internal space, the condensing fin device is attached to the upper cabinet plate below the first ventilation hole, the condensing fin device has a plurality of gaps between fins, and the plurality of gaps form an air passage from bottom to top.

6. 6. The compression-cooled fiber laser according to claim 5, wherein the cold plate is a single-sided piping-buried cold plate or a double-sided piping-buried cold plate, the first ventilation holes are located in the upper cabinet plate and in a portion corresponding to the second internal space, the second ventilation holes are located in the lower cabinet plate and in a portion corresponding to the second internal space, the first fan group is located below the first ventilation holes and above the condenser fin group, and / or the second fan group is located between the compressor and the second ventilation holes.

7. The compression-cooled fiber laser of claim 2, characterized in that the compression-cooled fiber laser includes an optoelectronic interface unit, the optoelectronic interface unit including a plurality of optoelectronic interfaces, the second side plate of the housing has an optoelectronic interface mounting area adjacent to the first side plate and a heat dissipation surface area adjacent to the third side plate, the optoelectronic interface mounting area is used for mounting at least some or all of the interfaces of the optoelectronic interface unit, the optoelectronic interface mounting area of ​​the second side plate corresponds to the side of the first internal space, the heat dissipation surface area of ​​the second side plate corresponds to the side of the second internal space, and the heat dissipation surface area of ​​the second side plate is provided with a surface structure that enhances heat dissipation.

8. 8. The compression-cooled fiber laser according to claim 7, wherein the opto-electrical interface unit is used to optically and electrically connect the laser body to the outside, and includes an equipment power input interface, a security lock interface, a control signal input interface, and an output optical cable interface, and the opto-electrical interface mounting area is used to mount all interfaces of the opto-electrical interface unit.

9. 10. The compression-cooled fiber laser of claim 8, further comprising: a laser driver; the pump laser unit is one or more semiconductor lasers; and further comprising: N+1 forward and reverse optical fiber couplers; the amplifying optical fiber section is divided into a dopant amplifying optical fiber and a first grating and a second grating located at both ends of the dopant amplifying optical fiber; the N+1 forward and reverse optical fiber couplers are used to couple the pump light beam emitted from the pump laser unit into the amplifying optical fiber section; the laser cooling device further comprises an electromagnetic four-way switching valve and a refrigerant storage tank; the frequency conversion compressor is connected to a condenser and a cold plate refrigerant pipe through a refrigerant pipe, and a refrigerant is stored in the refrigerant pipe and the cold plate refrigerant pipe; the laser cooling device further comprises a dry filter, the dry filter is located between the condenser and a thermal expansion valve, and the condenser uses an aluminum parallel-flow type heat exchanger.

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