GB2502701B - Tunable multispectral laser source - Google Patents

Tunable multispectral laser source

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GB2502701B
GB2502701B GB1309065.9A GB201309065A GB2502701B GB 2502701 B GB2502701 B GB 2502701B GB 201309065 A GB201309065 A GB 201309065A GB 2502701 B GB2502701 B GB 2502701B
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laser source
multispectral laser
tunable
tunable multispectral
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James A Cox
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Honeywell International Inc
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Honeywell International Inc
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    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
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    • H01S5/005—Optical components external to the laser cavity, specially adapted therefor, e.g. for homogenisation or merging of the beams or for manipulating laser pulses, e.g. pulse shaping
    • H01S5/0092—Optical components external to the laser cavity, specially adapted therefor, e.g. for homogenisation or merging of the beams or for manipulating laser pulses, e.g. pulse shaping for nonlinear frequency conversion, e.g. second harmonic generation [SHG] or sum- or difference-frequency generation outside the laser cavity
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    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
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    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
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    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
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US201261652568P 2012-05-29 2012-05-29
US13/896,142 US9195113B2 (en) 2012-05-25 2013-05-16 Tunable multispectral laser source

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WO2010087790A1 (en) * 2009-01-27 2010-08-05 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Redundant ring resonators of varying dimensions to reduce ring resonator tuning requirements

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