CA1071745A - Laser resonator cavities with wavelength tuning arrangements - Google Patents

Laser resonator cavities with wavelength tuning arrangements

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CA1071745A
CA1071745A CA270,847A CA270847A CA1071745A CA 1071745 A CA1071745 A CA 1071745A CA 270847 A CA270847 A CA 270847A CA 1071745 A CA1071745 A CA 1071745A
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Ali Javan
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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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
    • H01S3/10084—Frequency control by seeding
    • H01S3/10092—Coherent seed, e.g. injection locking
    • 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
    • H01S3/082—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof comprising three or more reflectors defining a plurality of resonators, e.g. for mode selection or suppression
    • H01S3/0823—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof comprising three or more reflectors defining a plurality of resonators, e.g. for mode selection or suppression incorporating a dispersive element, e.g. a prism for wavelength selection
    • H01S3/0826—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof comprising three or more reflectors defining a plurality of resonators, e.g. for mode selection or suppression incorporating a dispersive element, e.g. a prism for wavelength selection using a diffraction grating
    • 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
    • H01S3/08086—Multiple-wavelength emission
    • H01S3/0809—Two-wavelenghth emission
    • 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
    • H01S3/105—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling the mutual position or the reflecting properties of the reflectors of the cavity, e.g. by controlling the cavity length
    • 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

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
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CA270,847A 1976-02-02 1977-02-01 Laser resonator cavities with wavelength tuning arrangements Expired CA1071745A (en)

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DE (1) DE2704273A1 (Direct)
FR (1) FR2339972A1 (Direct)
GB (1) GB1575033A (Direct)

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DE2945219C2 (de) * 1979-11-09 1984-05-10 Felten & Guilleaume Fernmeldeanlagen Gmbh, 8500 Nuernberg Abstimmbarer Halbleiterlaser
SE421568B (sv) * 1980-05-28 1982-01-04 Optisk Forskning Inst Anordning for uppdelning av en ljusstrale i ett flertal stralar eller omvent
FR2493053A1 (fr) * 1980-10-23 1982-04-30 Commissariat Energie Atomique Laser a plusieurs longueurs d'onde utilisant une roue tournante munie d'ouvertures
DE3343482A1 (de) * 1983-12-01 1985-06-13 Philips Patentverwaltung Gmbh, 2000 Hamburg Doppelresonator fuer einen halbleiterlaser
DE3730563C2 (de) * 1987-09-11 1994-07-07 Aesculap Ag Medizinisches Gerät zum Schneiden oder Koagulieren von Gewebe
DE4023571A1 (de) * 1990-07-25 1992-02-06 Uranit Gmbh Verfahren zur erzeugung von laserstrahlung mit anteilen verschiedener wellenlaengen synchronisierter und raeumlich ueberlappter strahlenausbreitung und mehrwellenlaengen co(pfeil abwaerts)2(pfeil abwaerts)-laser zur durchfuehrung des verfahrens

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US3872407A (en) * 1972-09-01 1975-03-18 Us Navy Rapidly tunable laser
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FR2339972B1 (Direct) 1984-01-27
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FR2339972A1 (fr) 1977-08-26

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