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UConn is limping into its NIT opener against Arizona State tomorrow night in Storrs.
UConn announced today that Lasan Kromah has officially joined the men's basketball program. He has one year of eligibility and will attend graduate school.
A 6-foot-5 swingman, Kromah graduated from George Washington University, playing three seasons for the Colonials. He started 71 career games, averaging 11 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists overall.
"I think Lasan can be a great facilitator for us," coach Kevin Ollie said in a released statement. "I love his versatility on the court. He can help us in so many ways."
Last season, Kromah ranked second on the team in scoring at 10.1 points and averaged 3.7 rebounds. He converted 47.6 percent from the field and 67.5 percent from the foul line.
Kromah, an Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team pick in 2010, played for current UConn assistant Karl Hobbs at George Washington. He sat out his sophomore season with a left foot injury.
He will pursue a master's degree at UConn in Educational Psychology.
"We're excited to have Lasan join our program," Ollie said. "He is the type of player and person who is going to make us stronger as a team with his ability on the court as well as his high character."
UConn is limping into its NIT opener against Arizona State tomorrow night in Storrs.
Prior to its impressive American Athletic Conference Championship tournament run, UConn looked more like an NIT than NCAA post-season team.
UConn associate head coach Glen Miller didn't plan on getting much sleep on Saturday night.
Today's American Athletic Conference Championship semifinal doubleheader is underway here at the XL Center in Hartford. A crowd in the 12,000-13,000 range is expected for the UConn-Tulsa game. Tip-off time is 5 p.m.
UConn did what it was supposed to do on Thursday night.
Two of the American Athletic Conference's biggest rivals will battle tonight in tournament quarterfinal action at the XL Center in Hartford.
Daniel Hamilton had a long list of people to thank after becoming the sixth UConn player to receive a conference rookie of the year award.
UConn sophomore Amida Brimah was named the American Athletic Conference defensive player of the year today.
UConn placed three players on All-American Athletic Conference basketball teams.
The pairings are set for American Athletic Conference Championship tournament.
The regular season is officially over for UConn.
UConn is back on the road for its regular season finale.
UConn suffered a crushing 54-53 loss to Memphis Thursday night at Gampel Pavilion, spoiling Senior Night.
UConn is finally riding a nice wave of momentum after a bumpy regular season.
The Huskies secured a signature victory that they so desperately needed.
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A couple of Blue Jays will be spending a few days in Winnipeg this winter.
Colby Rasmus and Anthony Gose, outfielders for the Toronto Blue Jays, are scheduled to be in the city for two days in January as part of the major league baseball club's WinterTour.
Rasmus and Gose will sign autographs at Polo Park Shopping Centre on Sunday, Jan. 6 and then will visit students and staff at Ecole Van Walleghem School in Linden Woods on Monday, Jan. 7. The players will talk about healthy living and positive lifestyles with the kids of the Kindergarten to Grade 8 school.
The Blue Jays Winter Tour begins in Toronto and then hits Winnipeg, Saskatoon and Edmonton.
Catcher J.P. Arencibia and pitcher Drew Hutchison, recuperting from elbow surgery, join the tour in Saskatoon on Jan. 11.
"When we re-launched the Blue Jays Winter Tour in 2010 we had a vision of sharing our enthusiasm for baseball with all our fans across the country," said club president Paul Beeston. "The ability to reach out to communities outside of (Toronto) has signified our commitment as a representative for baseball for the entire nation.
"The reaction we have received from our fans on recent tours is an indication that the passion for baseball and the Blue Jays is alive and well and we look forward to each tour stop with much anticipation."
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Holy cow! New England will potentially be hit by the strongest hurricane in nearly two decades this weekend. It's easy to see that a destructive weather threat ignites a number of emotions and reactions out of people – anywhere from fear and vulnerability to excitement and thrill.
I couldn't help but think, is there any good that can come from such impeding disaster? Can beauty come from something so violent?
Since addressing one of my biggest well-being issues means focusing on the positive in any situation, I started to think about what we can learn and apply to our own lives from one of nature's most powerful and unwavering storms.
Here are 5 encouraging and positive lessons we can apply to the damaging storms in our own lives:
Lesson #1: Hurricanes are steady and sporadic
They revolve in a predictable pattern but can gain or lose speed quite radically. They start on a set path but easily veer in one direction or another as conditions change.
Random balance is the name of the game. We need to be flexible and stable, fluid and static in order to seamlessly navigate through life. We can't control others, or situations, or every little thing that comes our way. But when we stake our ground, know ourselves, but also be open to adjusting for unplanned scenarios, we find an ability to remain confident in the shift.
Lesson #2: Hurricanes start small and gain momentum
They really just start out as a little wind and a little warm water. Nothing more. So how does something so powerful start from 2 things as basic as that?
The answer here is baby steps. Any new or big change in life takes one small movement forward and as soon as we've mastered that step, then the next, slightly bigger step doesn't feel as frightening.
Looking to make a change in your life? Maybe a job change, a new home, or a big move. Starting small and steady is the easiest way to start making progress and gaining momentum.
Lesson #3: Hurricanes lose their steam when they hit land
Ever been chugging along with a project only to suddenly and unexpectedly hit a wall? We all have limitations, what helps us overcome them is awareness and a little creativity.
Maybe you're having trouble finding time. Or money. Perhaps the creative juices just stopped flowing (one of my signature pitfalls). First and foremost, try not to be so hard on yourself. It happens to everyone! Give yourself the time you need, and when you feel ready, get back to your project 'full steam ahead.'
Lesson #4: Hurricanes can't make everyone happy
And neither can you! Whether your quest be for a balanced life, a new job, or a fun event, just remember that not everything we do will be acceptable, pleasing, or appropriate for all. The best we can do is live by our real selves and discover our true needs at heart.
Lesson #5: Sometimes the calm is worth the storm
It's a fact that many big storms leave a lot of people in devastation, sometimes without anything left of the life they once knew! I'm praying Irene won't be as bad as some predict, but since we can't control it, we can only be well prepared.
However, many storms come and go with just a fury of wind and rain. For those lucky enough to come through without significant damage, often times the period after the storm is a time of stillness and peace that we rarely experience.
We need to be reminded that the 'storms' that wreak havoc on our lives every so often can actually leave us exactly where we need. Tumultuous times of anger, sadness, uncertainty or guilt can bring us down suddenly but typically leave us in a more positive place and more closely aligned with what's important.
Think of the last time you went through a particularly hard time. Was it after a break-up? An illness? Or even a significant business failure?
Negative emotions urge us to make change and take our lives in a positive direction. The next storm you weather, never forget that you will find peace and calm with time.
I hope everyone on the east coast stays safe this weekend! If you're in the path of the hurricane, what are you doing to prepare?


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Fire Extinguishers and Irish Law
This article examines the general legal requirements for the provision and maintenance of fire extinguishers in Ireland as they are set out in the applicable Acts, Statutory Instruments, Irish Standard Specification, and approved Codes of Practice.
Principal Fire Safety LawThe Fire Services Acts 1981 & 2003 are the primary Acts in Ireland that govern the provision of fire-fighting equipment for use in buildings to which the public is admitted. The Fire Services Act 1981 was enacted after 49 people lost their lives in the Stardust fire disaster in Dublin. It established the fire authorities and made provision for the organisation of the fire service, training of fire personnel, fire-fighting and fire safety, and other matters relating to the protection of people and property from fire. It was amended by Part 3 of the Licensing of Indoor Events Act 2003.
The 2003 amendment expands the duties of persons in control of premises to make adequate provision for ensuring the safety of persons on their premises. The person in control must proactively promote good fire safety practice and procedures on the premises. It also strengthens the status of advice given by a fire authority or an authorised person and substantially strengthens their inspection powers. An authorised officer of the fire authority may serve on the owner/occupier of a premise a closure notice having immediate effect if he is of the opinion that a serious risk is posed to the safety of people on or in the premises.
Part 3 of the Licensing of Indoor Events Act 2003 and the Fire Services Act 1981 are cited together as The Fire Services Acts 1981 & 2003. As the former amends parts of the latter, both should be read together.
Duties of CarePart 3, Section 18, Subsection 2 of the Fire Services Acts, 1981 & 2003 (as amended) declares that:
It shall be the duty of every person having control over premises to which this section applies to –This duty of care is placed on every person having control over premises and involves the provision of adequate fire-fighting equipment for extinguishing fires occurring in the building - the absence of which could deem it to be a "potentially dangerous building" under Section 19, Subsection 1 (a) (i). The premises to which the section applies under Part 3, Section 18, Subsection 1 includes virtually all premises to which the public is admitted other than a private dwelling house in single occupancy.
- take all reasonable measures to guard against the outbreak of fire on such premises,
- provide reasonable fire safety measures for such premises and prepare and provide appropriate fire safety procedures for ensuring the safety of persons on such premises,
- ensure that the fire safety measures and procedures referred to in paragraph (b) are applied at all times, and
- ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, the safety of persons on the premises in the event of an outbreak of fire whether such outbreak has occurred or not.
It is an offence, subject to a fine or imprisonment, or both, for the person to fail to comply with the duty.
Section 8 (1) of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 places a general duty of care on employers in respect of workplace health and safety:
"Every employer shall ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety, health and welfare at work of his or her employees."
The Health and Safety Authority and the Fire AuthorityHSA inspectors are typically the employer's first point of contact with state authorities in the matter of fire safety provisions and practices in the workplace. However, primary responsibility for enforcement of fire safety resides with the Fire Service, which is operated at local level by 37 fire authorities.
The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government provides the planning and legislative framework for the enforcement of fire safety and the operation of the fire service through the Fire Services Acts 1981 and 2003, providing advice and guidance to local fire authorities on fire safety and on emergency planning and grants for capital expenditure on fire stations and appliances, etc.
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has "a role in monitoring the effectiveness of employers management of the risk associated with fire" in the workplace in the areas that it has specific responsibility for but does not have responsibility for enforcement of statutory provisions in areas of fire safety where that responsibility resides with the local fire authorities under The Fire Services Acts 1981 & 2003.
The HSA enforces The Safety, Health and Welfare Act 2005 and The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007, along with other legislation that may make provision for the supply and maintenance of suitable fire-fighting equipment.
Under Part 2, Chapter 1, Section 11 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, the HSA monitor an employer's "plans and procedures" in matters of fire safety emergency planning. Part 2, Chapter 1, Section 13 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 extended the statutory role of the HSA into areas formerly enforced exclusively by the fire authority under the Fire Services Acts 1981 & 2003. Without prejudice to the Fire Services Acts 1981 and 2003, the extended role is to ensure that a place of work is equipped with appropriate fire-fighting equipment and that it is maintained in good working order (see except below).
Under the powers given to them by the applicable Acts, both the HSA and the local fire authority may give advice and make recommendations about the provision of adequate fire-fighting equipment and its on-going inspection and maintenance and may also enforce compliance with their recommendations.
Provision of Fire ExtinguishersIrish Standards (IS) are published by the NSAI, which operates under the National Standards Authority of Ireland Act, 1996, on behalf of the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. The NSAI has published the standard specification I.S. 291:2002 "The Use, Siting, Inspection and Maintenance of Portable Fire Extinguishers." This is the Irish Standard Specification that controls the provision and maintenance of fire extinguishers for use in buildings to where the public is admitted
I.S. 291:2002 gives a formula (floor area of the storey in square metres x 0.065 = minimum class A capacity) for calculating the minimum number of class A fire extinguishers that must be provided for a building. The value per storey should not be less than 26A for class A fires. If the building is in single occupancy with the upper floor areas not exceeding 100 square metres then the minimum aggregate of the designation for these floors is 13A. You can learn more about how the fire rating system works here.
Additional extinguishers shall be provided over that calculated where the likelihood of fire is above average or where the fire could be particularly intense, and based on equations such as the distance travelled to reach an extinguisher and on a risk assessment of the occupational hazards, people, processes, etc, that are present.
I.S. 291:2002 does not have the legal status of an act or a regulation. Failure to comply with an agreed code of practice or Standard Specification that has not been referenced in a Statutory Instrument is not an offence in itself but a court may regard it as evidence of guilt in a prosecution unless it can be shown that the law was complied with by other means. Since it can be difficult and expensive to prove that such was the case, it is always best practice to comply with the provisions of I.S. 291:2002.
Part 2, chapter 1, section 13 (a) of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 specifies four factors that must be considered to ensure that a place of work is equipped with appropriate fire-fighting equipment:
- the dimensions and use of the buildings,
- the equipment they contain,
- the physical and chemical characteristics of the substances present, and
- the maximum potential number of people present.
Essentially, apart from the above rudimentary formula for calculating the minimum provision and the need to comply with any applicable statutory specifications, the number and type of fire extinguishers to be provided for a building must be determined by an on-site process of fire risk assessment.
On-going Inspection & Maintenance of Fire ExtinguishersInspection of fire extinguishers is defined in Clause 6 of I.S. 291:2002 as an "examination to check that the appliance is immediately available for effective use so that corrective action can be taken if necessary." The standard declares that the frequency of inspection must be at least monthly or more frequently if necessary. It gives details about the inspection procedure and declares that it must be carried out "by the user, or agent appointed by the user, supplier, or a competent extinguisher maintenance agent."
Maintenance of fire extinguishers is defined in Clause 7.1 of I.S. 291:2002 as a "thorough examination of the appliance, which must involve opening the appliance, examining the body shell internally and externally and examining all parts and replacing any defective parts leaving the extinguisher ready for use." Clauses 8, 9 and 10, 11 give details about the examination and maintenance procedures for four types of fire extinguishers (water, foam, dry powder, and carbon dioxide, respectively) and also give intervals at which the maintenance must be carried out on each type.
I.S. 291:2002 declares that "at annual intervals all of the extinguishers shall be subjected to the examination" procedures given in the various clauses. It then declares that "at least one third" of water and foam types of extinguishers shall be test-discharged and refilled such that "within a three-year period all shall have been examined." When the total number of these types of extinguishers "is two or less one shall be examined." For dry power and carbon dioxide types, it declares that "at least one fifth" of these types of extinguishers shall be test-discharged and refilled such that "within a five-year period all shall have been examined." When the total number of these types of extinguishers "is four or less, one shall be examined."
It should be noted that the terms 'examination' and 'maintenance' can be used interchangeably in I.S. 291:2002 but have different values. Specifically, for a stored pressure fire extinguisher, it is only possible to meet the definition of maintenance given to all fire extinguishers in Clause 7.1 if it is emptied of its contents (discharged). However, annual maintenance of these types consists of an examination in accordance with the procedures given in the respective clauses, with the internal examination requirement given in Clause 7.1 occurring during their respective schedules for extended maintenance or as otherwise indicated in the specification. For clarification, a competent extinguisher maintenance agent must examine all fire extinguishers at least annually but there is no requirement to test discharge and refill all fire extinguishers as part of the annual maintenance procedure.
Without prejudice to the Fire Services Acts 1981 and 2003 and other relevant legislation, Part 2, chapter 1, section 13 (c) (i) & (ii) of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 declares that fire-fighting equipment must be "inspected and maintained as frequently as necessary to ensure that it is in good working order, and serviced by a competent person as frequently as necessary."
Codes of PracticeThere are also numerous Codes of Practice and guidance documents published by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government related to fire safety provision that should be followed where they are applicable.
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Manny Machado continues making steady progress in his recovery from October 14, 2013 knee surgery.
Danny Connolly of the Baltimore Sun reports that Machado took side-to-side soft-toss grounders on Wednesday afternoon in Orioles camp without experiencing any issues. It was his first time doing lateral-movement drills since going under the knife.
Machado also had a mole removed from his back on Wednesday. That procedure went according to plan.
The Orioles are still holding out hope that their 21-year-old third baseman will be ready for the opening of the 2014 regular season. Machado batted .283/.314/.432 with an American League-leading 51 doubles in 156 games last summer for Baltimore.
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Mole! Bloody mole! We aren't supposed to talk about the mole but there's a bloody mole winking me in the face!
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Machado is third on my list of most exciting young players behind Trout and Harper. Get well soon.
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I hope that the Orioles can have Machado ready for the start of the regular season. He was truly a joy to watch play.
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Didn't even know he played football!
Tom House must be coaching for the O's. His football throwing program for pitchers reduced Ranger Pitcher's ERA from 6.323 to 6.321, back in the day.
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Palestinian town faces huge obstacles in its struggle to rejoin the world
NABLUS, West Bank -- A decade ago, this ancient town was a crucible of terror and resistance -- and produced more suicide bombers than any other city in the devastating second Palestinian intifada, or uprising, against Israel.
Now, Nablus just wants desperately to get back to normal -- back to work, back to the world. But it is not so easy.
Interviews with business owners and their workers here in the northern West Bank, once the engine of Palestinian industry, reveal a city that has little hope for a peace deal with the Israelis and considers its own leadership feeble and corrupt.
Three months into a new round of negotiations to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, few here believe U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's promise in May that a peace accord would bring $4 billion in economic development to Palestinians and cut unemployment by two-thirds.
In Nablus, seeing a handful of tourists in the Old City's casbah or being able to ship a couple more crates of olive oil soap to Israel or Europe would be considered a victory.
"To this day, Nablus has not really recovered from the second intifada," said Tayseer Nasrallah, one of the top Palestinian Authority officials in Nablus. The second intifada was the Palestinian uprising and Israeli response that left more than 3,000 Palestinians and 1,000 Israelis dead between the years 2000 and 2005.
"The Israelis still consider us a den of martyrs because of the number of suicide bombers who came from Nablus. It was a terrible time," Nasrallah said. He said he shuddered to think a third intifada was possible if the peace process collapses.
"Who would we fight for now? For the same old leadership? We were like sacrificial lambs. Not again. No one here wants to see a reprise of intifada," he said.
The past isn't past here. The warren of the Old City, which rivals Damascus just 160 kilometres to the north in its antiquity, with buildings dating from the Roman Empire, still bears scars of Israeli military incursions, and fresh posters of Palestinians jailed or killed by Israelis cover the walls.
"The people here are sick of conflict. We want the economy to flourish again. We want to come back to where we were before, to live -- but to live with a little dignity," said Hazem Marea, owner of a restored Ottoman-era hammam or bathhouse, who tends to a trickle of customers, mostly older gentlemen who come to lay their bones down on his heated marble slab.
With sad regularity there are still clashes every few weeks between Israeli security forces and young Palestinians who live in the neighbouring refugee camps. They hurl insults and stones at Jews from nearby settlements who come to pray -- and lay claim to -- a religious site called Joseph's Tomb.
A September poll by the Geneva Initiative found more than 70 per cent of Palestinians surveyed in the West Bank expect the negotiations to fail, but more than half said the two sides should keep trying.
"Nablus is still on the blacklist," said Ala Tamam, director of a family-owned factory that produces the sesame-seed dip called tahini.
The company sends most of its production to consumers inside Israel. Even so, Tamam says it is a fraction of how much he could sell if he had open access to the market next door.
His problem? It is hard to receive the kosher certificate required for retail in many Jewish stores.
Getting a rabbi to enter Nablus to certify kosher conditions are being met is nearly impossible, he said. Nablus is mostly off-limits to Jewish Israelis, who are told by the Israeli military not to enter.
"The minute people hear where we are located, they don't want to do business with us," Tamam said.
At one of the city's three refugee enclaves, called Camp No. 1, four middle-age men -- a metal worker, a contractor, an electrician and furniture maker -- sat around a table drinking coffee and smoking. None had full-time employment.
"I've witnessed two intifadas and endless negotiations, and nothing has come from them," said Abu Jossif, 47, who works in construction, adding he hasn't seen the Mediterranean Sea since he was a boy. "We're going to die waiting."
He blames both the Israelis and the Palestinian leadership.
All four men said they never discussed the peace talks.
"You could sit in a café in Nablus for a week and never hear it mentioned, not once," he said.
"When the intifada came, there were many problems for the industry here. We had a complete closure for eight years in Nablus, and then two years we were partially closed," said Nameer T. Khayyat, general director of the Nablus Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
He describes how, during those years, Israel's military bombed factories, destroyed stores and prompted many local industries to relocate in the West Bank in order to survive.
Today, he said, things are looking up a bit. Thanks to loans and donations from outside countries and investors, local factories, which according to the chamber number 2,500, are finally receiving new equipment and working according to international standards. Some of those who left Nablus during the intifada years are returning.
"Nablus was always the mother of Palestinian industry," said Fadi Zaqha, manager of the Golden Elevator company, the only such Palestinian outlet in existence.
He said his goal is twofold: to show Palestinian brains can design elevators at an international standard and to make sure Palestinian industry sees a resurgence in Nablus. "Hunger and bitterness is the first enemy of peace," said Nablus Mayor Ghassan Shakaa Shakaa, who led the city during the second intifada and was re-elected a year ago.
He describes how he is busy working to rebuild Nablus's municipal institutions, boost its transportation infrastructure and address the city's debt of $20 million and its 32 per cent unemployment rate.
"I want Nablus to come back as the lady of Palestine," he said. "As she used to be."
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A method and apparatus for controlling the form and timing of pulses emitted by a high-power solid-state laser, without the need for complex feedback circuits. The width and peak intensity of relaxation pulses emitted by the laser are controlled by use of an acousto-optic modulator (14) installed in the laser cavity, to lock the relaxation pulses to the frequency of radio-frequency (rf) control signals applied to the modulator. The number and average rate at which the pulses are emitted from the laser are independently controlled by varying the duty cycle of diodes (20) used to pump solid-state amplifiers (18) installed in the laser cavity. Short pump pulses can be selected to deliver only a few relaxation pulses from the laser, or longer pump pulses can be selected to deliver large numbers of relaxation pulses during each pump pulse. Feedback control of the modulator (14) is not needed because the pumping rate is uniform for the duration of each pump pulse and, therefore, the peak intensities of relaxation pulses emitted by the laser are relatively uniform. Accordingly, the solid-state laser can be conveniently controlled to produce a desired average power output while maintaining good beam quality.
1. A high-power solid-state laser suitable for material processing applications, comprising:
a laser cavity defined by two reflectors;
at least one solid-state amplifier disposed in the laser cavity;
at least one array of diodes located adjacent to the at least one amplifier, for pumping the laser during pump macropulses, in accordance with a selected duty cycle;
an acousto-optic (AO) modulator disposed in the laser cavity;
a signal source operating at radio-frequency (rf) coupled to the AO modulator to produce a series of laser output pulses of constant pulse width and height during each pump macropulse, wherein the signal source provides modulator control signals having a frequency determined by the natural relaxation oscillation frequency of the laser, a relatively low peak amplitude corresponding to a low depth of modulation and low signal power needed at the natural relaxation oscillation frequency, and a smaller duty cycle than would be needed for hard Q-switching of the laser; and
a control circuit for switching the pump diodes on and off in a series of macropulses of preselected duration and frequency, wherein the duration and frequency of the pumping macropulses determine the number and total energy of pulses emitted from the laser, without the need for feedback control of the modulator.
2. A high-power solid-state laser as defmed in claim 1, wherein:
the laser output pulses have a length in the range of approximately 100 ns to 300 ns (nanoseconds) and a spacing derived from the natural relaxation oscillation frequency of the laser.
3. A high-power solid-state laser as defined in claim 1, wherein:
there are at least two solid-state amplifiers of the zig-zag type in series, to provide a total average output power in excess of one kilowatt.
4. A high-power solid-state laser as defined in claim 1, wherein:
the signal source provides an AO modulator control signal having a depth of modulation in the range of approximately 5-30%.
5. A high-power solid-state laser as defined in claim 1, wherein:
the signal source provides an AO modulator control signal having a duty cycle of approximately 50% or less.
6. A method for operating a high-power solid-state laser to provide a conveniently controllable output beam of high beam quality, the method comprising the steps of:
applying laser pumping .energy to at least one solid-state amplifier in a laser cavity;
applying a radio-frequency (rf) control signal to an acousto-optic (AO) modulator installed in the laser cavity, to generate a stream of laser output subpulses with a desired pulse width and peak intensity;
selecting the frequency of the rf control signal to ensure that the output subpulses have the desired pulse width and height, wherein the frequency is selected to be close to the natural relaxation oscillation frequency of the laser cavity;
selecting a peak amplitude of the rf control signal to provide a low depth of modulation and, therefore, a low control signal power relative to that needed for hard Q-switching;
selecting a low duty cycle and, therefore, a low average power, for the rf control signal relative to that needed for hard Q-switching;
controlling the step of applying laser pumping energy, to pump the laser only during pump macropulses, the duration and timing of which are preselected; and
generating a laser output beam in the form of multiple subpulses of selected width and height, during each pumping macropulse;
whereby the energy of each subpulse is selectively controlled by the rf signal applied to the AO modulator, and the average power delivered by the beam is controlled by the width and duty cycle of the pump macropulses, without the need for feedback control of the modulator.
7. A method as defined in claim 6, wherein:
the step of selecting a peak amplitude for the rf control signal provides a modulation depth in the range of approximately 5-30%.
8. A method as defined in claim 6, wherein:
the step of selecting a duty cycle for the rf control signal provides a duty cycle of approximately 50% or less.
This invention relates generally to high-power solid-state lasers and, more particularly, to lasers of this general type used for machining or material processing applications. High-power solid-state lasers are typically used in a pulsed mode of operation for machining applications, such as cutting and drilling. Ideally lasers used for this purpose should have intermediate pulse lengths and variable pulse formats. When lasers are operated in a pulsed mode by means of conventional Q-switching, the pulse length obtained is approximately 5-20 ns (nanoseconds), which is too short for most machining operations, and the pulses usually have a peak intensity that is too high for machining use. On the other hand, free running, long pulse length lasers produce pulses with insufficient intensity for cutting and drilling applications. For these applications, the ideal pulse length is in the intermediate range of 100 ns to 300 ns.
Some types of lasers, such as solid-state lasers, produce pulses at a natural relaxation oscillation frequency when subjected to a short burst of pump energy. Various configurations have been proposed to provide control of the width, peak intensity, and spacing of laser relaxation output pulses. Control can be effected either by modulating the laser itself or by controlling laser pumping, which inputs energy to the laser cavity. Intracavity laser modulation usually requires the selective insertion of losses in the cavity to suppress lasing. A conventional Q-switch, for example, operates periodically to suppress lasing completely while the device continues to be pumped, and then suddenly removes the inserted loss and switches the laser on, which allows a large pulse to be emitted by the laser. Control of laser output by controlling the duration and timing of pumping energy also affords a degree of control of the output pulse waveform. For solid-state lasers, which produce output pulses at the natural relaxation oscillation frequency, control of the pumping duty cycle results in "macropulses" of laser output, each of which contains subpulses of rapidly decreasing intensity at the natural relaxation oscillation frequency. Solid-state lasers of the prior art have typically been pumped by flash lamps, which, when pulsed, provide pumping energy that varies widely in intensity, building up to peak and then dropping off toward the end of the pump pulse. The subpulses contained within this pumping macropulse have a corresponding variation in peak intensity and are, therefore, unsuitable for machine tool applications.
Various prior art patents, such as U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,747,019 and 4,959,838, have disclosed relatively complex techniques for modulating the laser output to achieve a more desirably uniform sequence of output pulses. These techniques require some form of control system wherein the output beam is monitored and used to feed back a modulator control signal. Basically, the feedback control systems are needed because variations in the laser pump rate require commensurate variations in the modulation rate to maintain stable operation and produce the desired output pulse characteristics.
It will be appreciated, however, that there is still a significant need for improvement in the field of high-power lasers suitable for industrial use in drilling and machining applications. The present invention satisfies this need.
The present invention resides in a high-power solid-state laser that is especially suitable for material processing applications. Briefly, and in general terms, the laser comprises a laser cavity defined by two reflectors, at least one solid-state amplifier or gain generator disposed in the laser cavity, at least one array of diodes located adjacent to the at least one amplifier, for pumping the laser during pump macropulses in accordance with a selected duty cycle, an acousto-optic (AO) modulator disposed in the laser cavity, a signal source of radio-frequency (rf) coupled to the AO modulator to produce a series of laser output pulses of constant pulse width and height during each pump macropulse, and a control circuit for switching the pump diodes on and off in a series of macropulses of preselected duration and frequency. The duration and frequency of the pumping macropulses determine the number and total energy of pulses emitted from the laser, without the need for feedback control of the modulator.
In terms of a novel method, the invention comprises the steps of applying laser pumping energy to at least one solid-state amplifier in a laser cavity, applying a radio-frequency (rf) control signal to an acousto-optic (AO) modulator installed in the laser cavity, to generate a stream of laser output subpulses with a desired pulse width and peak intensity, and selecting the frequency of the rf control signal to ensure that the output subpulses have the desired pulse width and height. The method also includes controlling the step of applying laser pumping energy, to apply constant laser pumping power during each pump macropulse, the duration and timing of which are preselected, and generating a laser output beam in the form of multiple subpulses of selected width and height, during each pumping macropulse. The energy and width of each subpulse are selectively controlled by the rf signal applied to the AO modulator, and the total power delivered by the beam is controlled by the width and duty cycle of the pump macropulses, without the need for feedback control of the modulator.
It will be appreciated from the foregoing that the present invention represents a significant advance in the field of high-power lasers. Specifically, the apparatus of the invention generates a conveniently controllable pulsed laser output that is very well suited for use in drilling and other material processing applications. Independent controls allow for selection of the energy of each subpulse and the selection of the total number of delivered subpulses in each macropulse or the average rate at which pulses are delivered. Other aspects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following more detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic view of a high-power solid-state laser in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 2 is a simplified perspective view of an acousto-optic (AO) modulator used in the laser of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3A is graph showing relaxation oscillation laser output from a non-modulated laser;
FIG. 3B is a similar graph showing laser output from the laser of the invention modulated to provide a sequence of pulses of uniform peak intensity; and
FIG. 4 is a graph showing the output from the laser of the invention over a longer period of time, and showing the relationship between macropulses resulting from the pumping duty cycle and subpulses resulting from relaxation oscillation and intracavity modulation of the laser.
As shown in the drawings for purposes of illustration, the present invention pertains to an improved technique for controlling the shape and timing of output pulses from a high-power solid-state laser, to provide a laser beam that is well suited for drilling and other machining operations on various materials. When pulsed with laser pumping energy, solid-state lasers provide output in the form of short pulses occurring at a fairly uniform frequency known as the natural relaxation oscillation frequency. For machine tool applications, ideally these output pulses should be of uniform peak intensity, but should be conveniently controllable in terms of the effective energy delivered in the output beam. Prior attempts to achieve this goal have either fallen short in terms of total power output, or have required relatively complex feedback control systems to maintain a desired uniformity of output.
In accordance with the present invention, a solid-state laser provides output pulses of uniform intensity and spacing, and with complete control of effective beam power without the need for complex feedback control systems. The solid-state laser is pumped using laser diodes to provide a practically uniform pump rate over the entire duration of each pump pulse, and subpulses are controlled by an intracavity acousto-optic modulator. As shown by way of example in FIG. 1, the laser of the invention includes a cavity defined by two mirrors: a concave reflector 10 and a convex hypergaussian outcoupler 12. Also included in the cavity is an acousto-optic (AO) modulator 14, a polarizer 16, and one or more solid-state zig-zag amplifiers, three of which are shown at 18. The number of amplifiers 18 employed is a function of the total output power required. The amplifiers 18 are pumped by multiple semiconductor diodes, indicated at 20, controlled by a pump control circuit 22, and the AO modulator 14 is controlled by a modulator control circuit 24.
As shown in FIG. 3A, when a solid-state laser is not modulated and is subjected to a brief pumping pulse, it produces a series of uniformly spaced pulses of rapidly decreasing peak intensity, the frequency of the pulses being the natural relaxation oscillation frequency of the laser. The AO modulator 14 is similar to a conventional Q-switch, but differs in some important respects. First, the modulator 14 is modified to operate at high beam powers of multiple kilowatts. Also, the modulator 14 operates at a frequency near the natural relaxation oscillation frequency of the laser and at relatively low modulation depth in the 5-30% range. The pulse width and intensity of the resulting relaxation oscillation pulses are controlled by varying the modulation depth, the modulation frequency, and the duty cycle of the modulator. By operating at a depth of modulation in the 5-30% range, the modulator 14 enables the production of pulses an order of magnitude longer than those obtained by conventional Q-switching of high-power lasers.
The modulator 14 is preferably made of a suitable rugged material, such as fused silica, and can be driven at moderate radio-frequency (rf) power, typically less than 100 W, while modulating kilowatt and multi-kilowatt lasers. The rf power is applied at near the relaxation oscillation frequency (50 kHz to 300 kHz) in a sinusoidal wave, square wave, or other format to produce the desired variable pulse output waveforms.
The laser of the invention is also controlled at the pumping level, as best illustrated by the graph of FIG. 4. Use of diode pumping results in a relatively constant pump rate when pumping is enabled. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the pump pulse length is varied while maintaining the same peak pump rate when pumping is enabled. In other words, the pumping duty cycle can be conveniently varied with a simple adjustment of the pump control circuit. The pump duty cycle can provide macropulses that vary from very short (including, for example, only one subpulse), to continuous (producing a continuous stream of subpulses or relaxation pulses). One way to use this control in conjunction with the modulator controls, is to first set the modulator 14 to produce output pulses of a desired peak intensity (suitable, for example, for performing a drilling operation at an optimized rate), and then to select the macropulse width to provide the number of subpulses needed to drill through a particular thickness of material being drilled. Each relaxation oscillation subpulse, being of the same height and width, dissipates approximately the same amount of energy in the drilling operation, but the total energy in each macropulse is determined by the selected width of the pumping macropulse.
The following table gives some examples of ranges of macropulse and subpulse parameters that can be used in accordance with the invention:
______________________________________Pump Macropulse MacropulseDuty duration frequency Subpulse SubpulseCycle (range) (range) width spacing______________________________________20% 40 μs to 1.2 ms 5 kHz to 167 Hz 200 ns 4 μs30% 40 μs to 1.2 ms 7.5 kHz to 250 Hz 200 ns 4 μs20% 40 μs to 1.2 ms 5 kHz to 167 Hz 100 ns 10 μs______________________________________
As shown in FIG. 4, varying the macropulse duration and frequency affords convenient control of the number of subpulses per macropulse and the average power delivered to a workpiece to which the laser beam is directed. The ranges given in the above table are exemplary only. The pump pulse length may be varied to provide only one subpulse per macropulse, if desired, or as many as 100 subpulses, or more, per macropulse, with each subpulse having the same height and width.
As best shown in FIG. 2, the AO modulator 14 in the illustrative embodiment of the invention is constructed from a slab 30 of fused silica. The dimensions of the modulator will, of course, vary for different implementations, but may be, for example, 12 mm wide by 40 mm high by 45 mm deep. The optical path, indicated by arrow 32, is through an active aperture measuring approximately 7 mm by 30 min. On one face of the slab 30 is an array of rf electro-acoustical transducer elements 34, which may be, for example, of lithium niobate (LiNbO3) material. The transducer elements 34 transmit acoustic waves through the modulator 14, as indicated by the small arrows 36, toward an acoustic absorber 38 mounted on the opposite face of the slab 30. The upper and lower edge faces 40 of the slab 30 are insulated by air.
In operation, the modulator 14 periodically introduces an intracavity loss, which momentarily suppresses lasing. The rf frequency applied to the modulator 14 is chosen to be near, and typically a little less than, the natural frequency of relaxation oscillation of the laser. The relaxation pulses are then basically locked to the frequency of the modulator. In conventional Q-switching, the resultant laser pulses are extremely intense but of very short duration. In the configuration of the invention, the modulator 14 uses a small depth of modulation, around 5-30%, and the resultant pulses are both longer and of lower peak intensity than those produced by conventional Q-switching.
Good beam quality is obtained largely as a result of specific optical design features of the laser, including features of the modulator 14, the hypergaussian output coupler 12 and the polarizer. The modulator 14 is designed to minimize thermal distortion, which would otherwise degrade beam quality at high average power and thereby diminish the usefulness of the modulated laser. The fused silica material of the modulator element 14 is selected to minimize absorption at the laser wavelength. The depth of modulation and the duty cycle of the modulation are both minimized to reduce the rf power input into the modulator element 14. A cooled absorber removes transmitted acoustic waves from the modulator element 14 to further reduce heating due to the rf drive circuit. The rf transducers 34 are cooled to reduce heat transfer from the transducers into the modulator element 14. The top and bottom faces of the modulator element 14 are insulated so that the temperature profile in the modulator remains constant in the vertical direction, thus minimizing thermal distortion in that direction.
Good beam quality is also due, in part, to the use of a resonator having a hypergaussian reflectivity profile on the outcoupler mirror 12. The hypergaussian reflector provides transverse mode control to enable high beam quality to be obtained from the large beam cross section (0.5 cm2 or larger) required for solid state lasers of high powers of one kilowatt or more. The resonator also optimizes modulator performance, which is sensitive to the angle between the direction of the optical beam and the direction of the rf-induced acoustic wave 36 in the modulator 14. Optimum modulator performance minimizes the rf modulation power required, which reduces thermal distortion in the modulator element and improves the output beam quality.
Finally, the polarizer 16 incorporated into the optical cavity is another component that contributes to the high beam quality obtained from the laser of the invention. The polarizer 16 maintains optical polarization perpendicular to the longitudinal acoustic wave vector produced by the rf transducers 34 in the modulator 14. This preferred configuration maximizes the modulation efficiency and minimizes the rf power required to operate the modulator 14, which, in turn, reduces thermal distortion in the modulator and improves the output beam quality. The polarizer 16 is of uncoated fused silica oriented at Brewster's angle to provide sufficient polarization discrimination, while producing minimal thermal distortion in a high average power beam.
The zig-zag amplifiers 18 are preferably designed to handle high output powers, and may be, for example, similar to the zig-zag amplifier described in copending patent application Ser. No. 08/148,758, entitled "High-Brightness Solid-State Laser with Zig-Zag Amplifier," assigned to the same assignee as the present application, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,555,254.
It will be appreciated from the foregoing that the present invention represents a significant advance in the field of high-power solid-state lasers for use in applications such as material processing. In particular, the invention provides a pulsed output beam having subpulses of uniform width and peak intensity, which can be varied by control of an acousto-optic modulator, and wherein the number and frequency of the output subpulses can be conveniently controlled by varying the length and duty cycle of laser pumping macropulses. Thus, the subpulse height can be selected to optimize the rate of a cutting or drilling operation, and the number of subpulses delivered can be adjusted to match other parameters of the operation, such as the thickness of the material. Furthermore, the invention provides a laser beam of high average power, ranging from hundreds of watts to several kilowatts, while maintaining beam quality of 1.5 to 3.0 times diffraction limited. Features that combine to maintain the beam quality include the zig-zag amplifier 18, the use of diode pumping, the provision of a large aperture modulator element designed to minimize thermal distortion while transmitting several kilowatts of average power, and the provision of a large aperture polarizer.
It will also be appreciated that, although a specific embodiment of the invention has been described for purposes of illustration, various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention should not be limited except as by the appended claims.
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Staying ahead powers Jets past their woes
The lead is the thing
The NHL season is so short the Winnipeg Jets experienced relief, progress and renewed optimism all on the same night.
Shrugging off two bad losses, the Jets rallied to score a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning Sunday night at the MTS Centre, making themselves and their fans feel better, largely because they never trailed.
"I think we've done a good job of that this year. When we've had the lead going to the third period, we've been able to lock it down and come away with the win," said Jets captain Andrew Ladd, his team now 12-1 this season when leading after 40 minutes. "It's nice to get back to the winning ways, get a little confidence back scoring-wise, and now we've got a big game Tuesday."
With 15 games left, the victory lifted the Jets to 36 points, still first in the Southeast Division -- making them the Eastern Conference's third seed today -- four points ahead of Carolina, their opponents Tuesday in Raleigh, N.C., and five up on Washington.
The other challengers are jockeying for position, too. The Rangers are ahead at 33 points and the Islanders are up to 31.
First period
-- The home team did show more life in the early going Sunday night, but it was goalie Ondrej Pavelec who might have been the best early. Pavelec made a remarkable close-in stop on another Ondrej -- Palat -- and then his team backed him up later in the period when Blake Wheeler checked the puck away from Steven Stamkos in the Lightning slot. The puck went to Bryan Little, who buried the game's first goal.
"I think it (Little's goal) helped us," said Jets coach Claude Noel. "For us, you're kind of gripping your stick a little tighter and there's enough stress in our world. So I think the fact we got on the board energized the building a bit."
Second period
-- More penalties in the second, six, and that was danger for the home team, though each team managed a power-play goal from the mayhem. Stamkos had Tampa Bay's, making it 2-1 Jets, but goals from Dustin Byfuglien and Toby Enstrom, in his first game back from injury, helped the Jets win this period, too.
"He was good," Noel said of Enstrom, who had the eventual winner after missing 19 games. "You can see what he can bring... with his playmaking and his thinking. There was a little bit of rust in there, especially early, but he was good."
-- Holding a 3-1 lead, Pavelec made a wicked glove stop on a Cory Conacher breakaway deke late in the period.
"Pavs has been arguably our best player for a long stretch of time," Noel said.
Third period
-- Five minutes into the third, Conacher tipped an ordinary wrister from Eric Brewer at the point and it was a one-goal game as the Lightning tried to rally just hours after their GM, Steve Yzerman, fired head coach Guy Boucher. The Jets managed to nurse the lead and the points to the final buzzer.
"They didn't give up and give credit to them but I thought we did a good job down to the last second of defending the lead," said Little, who had another impact night and three scoring points.
After the buzzer
-- Conacher's goal may have rattled the Jets briefly, considering their outings vs. Washington earlier in the week, but they steadied themselves.
"I thought it unnerved us a little bit for a while, but we started to do some things that reminded me of a couple of weeks ago when we were getting some wins when we were really managing the puck, putting it in the right areas and doing some really good things," Noel said.
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The former USIS investigator seems to be a disgruntled former employee. While I have no direct connection to USIS I fail to connect the dots here. What does being hacked (and self reporting) have to do with golden parachutes and going to jail? The focus should be on hackers, especially if it turns out to be a hostile foreign Government. They are the ones who should be going to jail, but we cant find out who it is. Lets remember that the same person who created USIS was the one who invented the internet. When Al Gore did that why didn't he incorporate security into it before offering it up to the world? How many Billions has that cost us? And how much privacy have we lost?
I wonder how much of the data breech was due to government requirements and how much was due to using standard procedures like requiring Microsoft software and how much due to plain stupidity.I do not have any relationship to USIS (unless they did my last background), but I have to wonder if someone is out to "get" the company? After all, look at all the governmental data breeches which have occurred that have made some hoop-la on the media, then it is business as usual with some new procedures tossed on top of the old. And what about the Chinese penetration of even the vaunted CAC card system?
How long is the criminal behavior going to be allowed to continue and at what ultimate cost to the american people? Questioning and writing letters and filing civil suits is just more kicking the can down the road. This is the same old lack of accountabilty dog and pony show we are all getting very tired of. I want to see USIS executives serving long prison sentences in fort collins at the federal supermax and having their million dollar golden parachute payouts when they were "fired" from USIS taken away and given back to the american people.
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