A laser head is adapted to irradiate an interaction region of an inhabitable
structure
with laser light to remove material from the structure. The laser head includes
a housing and a connector coupled to the housing and optically coupled to a laser
generator. The connector is adapted to transmit laser light from the laser generator.
The laser head further includes a first optical element and a second optical element
contained in the housing. The second optical element is optically coupled to the
first optical element. The laser head further includes a containment plenum coupled
to the housing. The containment plenum is optically coupled to the second optical
element to receive the laser light from the second optical element. The containment
plenum is adapted to confine the material and to remove the material from the interaction
region resulting from irradiating the structure with the laser light.