GB8624607D0 - Laser beam - Google Patents

Laser beam

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GB8624607D0
GB8624607D0 GB868624607A GB8624607A GB8624607D0 GB 8624607 D0 GB8624607 D0 GB 8624607D0 GB 868624607 A GB868624607 A GB 868624607A GB 8624607 A GB8624607 A GB 8624607A GB 8624607 D0 GB8624607 D0 GB 8624607D0
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laser beam
laser
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GB868624607A
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GB2182197A (en
GB2182197B (en
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Quantronix Inc
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Quantronix Inc
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Priority claimed from US06/792,477 external-priority patent/US4617666A/en
Priority claimed from US06/792,474 external-priority patent/US4637026A/en
Application filed by Quantronix Inc filed Critical Quantronix Inc
Publication of GB8624607D0 publication Critical patent/GB8624607D0/en
Publication of GB2182197A publication Critical patent/GB2182197A/en
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Publication of GB2182197B publication Critical patent/GB2182197B/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • 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
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/10—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
    • H01S3/106—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling devices placed within the cavity
    • H01S3/108—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling devices placed within the cavity using non-linear optical devices, e.g. exhibiting Brillouin or Raman scattering
    • H01S3/109—Frequency multiplication, e.g. harmonic generation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • 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
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/35—Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/37—Non-linear optics for second-harmonic generation
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • 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
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/08—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof
    • H01S3/08054—Passive cavity elements acting on the polarization, e.g. a polarizer for branching or walk-off compensation
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • 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
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/08—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof
    • H01S3/081—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof comprising three or more reflectors
    • H01S3/0813—Configuration of resonator
    • H01S3/0815—Configuration of resonator having 3 reflectors, e.g. V-shaped resonators
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • 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
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/10—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
    • H01S3/11—Mode locking; Q-switching; Other giant-pulse techniques, e.g. cavity dumping
    • H01S3/1123—Q-switching

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
GB8624607A 1985-10-29 1986-10-14 Frequency doubling a laser beam by using intracavity type ii phase matching Expired GB2182197B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/792,477 US4617666A (en) 1985-04-17 1985-10-29 Frequency doubling a laser beam by using intracavity type II phase matching
US06/792,474 US4637026A (en) 1985-04-17 1985-10-29 Frequency doubling a Q-switched laser beam by using intracavity Type II phase matching

Publications (3)

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GB8624607D0 true GB8624607D0 (en) 1986-11-19
GB2182197A GB2182197A (en) 1987-05-07
GB2182197B GB2182197B (en) 1989-09-20

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GB8624607A Expired GB2182197B (en) 1985-10-29 1986-10-14 Frequency doubling a laser beam by using intracavity type ii phase matching

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CA (1) CA1249650A (en)
DE (1) DE3631909C2 (en)
FR (1) FR2589290B1 (en)
GB (1) GB2182197B (en)

Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4748631A (en) * 1987-05-06 1988-05-31 International Business Machines Modulated laser source for optical storage
JP3066966B2 (en) * 1988-02-29 2000-07-17 ソニー株式会社 Laser light source
DE4032323A1 (en) * 1990-10-11 1992-04-16 Adlas Gmbh & Co Kg SINGLE FASHION LASER
JP4891526B2 (en) * 2004-01-23 2012-03-07 ミヤチテクノス株式会社 Laser welding equipment
LT5968B (en) * 2012-01-27 2013-10-25 Valstybinis mokslinių tyrimų institutas Fizinių ir technologijos mokslų centras Method and device for sum-frequency generation of light pulses

Family Cites Families (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4408329A (en) * 1978-12-04 1983-10-04 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Laser device with intraresonator harmonic generator
US4346314A (en) * 1980-05-01 1982-08-24 The University Of Rochester High power efficient frequency conversion of coherent radiation with nonlinear optical elements
US4331891A (en) * 1980-05-01 1982-05-25 The University Of Rochester High power efficient frequency conversion of coherent radiation with nonlinear optical elements
US4413342A (en) * 1980-11-20 1983-11-01 Quantronix Corporation Method and apparatus for frequency doubling a laser beam

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GB2182197A (en) 1987-05-07
FR2589290A1 (en) 1987-04-30
DE3631909A1 (en) 1987-04-30
CA1249650A (en) 1989-01-31
FR2589290B1 (en) 1990-08-17
DE3631909C2 (en) 1996-01-04
GB2182197B (en) 1989-09-20

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