CA1180797A - Injection frequency locked tea laser - Google Patents

Injection frequency locked tea laser

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CA1180797A
CA1180797A CA000374194A CA374194A CA1180797A CA 1180797 A CA1180797 A CA 1180797A CA 000374194 A CA000374194 A CA 000374194A CA 374194 A CA374194 A CA 374194A CA 1180797 A CA1180797 A CA 1180797A
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frequency
cavity
optical
signal
resonant cavity
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Wayne H. Keene
Robert I. Rudko
Clarke E. Harris
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Raytheon Co
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01SDEVICES 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
    • H01S3/00Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/10Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
    • H01S3/10084Frequency control by seeding
    • H01S3/10092Coherent seed, e.g. injection locking
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01SDEVICES 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
    • H01S3/00Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/10Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
    • H01S3/13Stabilisation of laser output parameters, e.g. frequency or amplitude
    • H01S3/139Stabilisation of laser output parameters, e.g. frequency or amplitude by controlling the mutual position or the reflecting properties of the reflectors of the cavity, e.g. by controlling the cavity length
    • H01S3/1394Stabilisation of laser output parameters, e.g. frequency or amplitude by controlling the mutual position or the reflecting properties of the reflectors of the cavity, e.g. by controlling the cavity length by using an active reference, e.g. second laser, klystron or other standard frequency source
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01WMETEOROLOGY
    • G01W1/00Meteorology
    • G01W2001/003Clear air turbulence detection or forecasting, e.g. for aircrafts

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
  • Optical Radar Systems And Details Thereof (AREA)
CA000374194A 1980-05-05 1981-03-30 Injection frequency locked tea laser Expired CA1180797A (en)

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US14656280A 1980-05-05 1980-05-05
US146,562 1988-01-21

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JP (1) JPS571280A (ja)
CA (1) CA1180797A (ja)
DE (1) DE3117717A1 (ja)
FR (1) FR2481848B1 (ja)
GB (1) GB2093630B (ja)
IT (1) IT1170918B (ja)

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US5014277A (en) * 1989-04-21 1991-05-07 Driel Henry M Van Laser mode-coupling via a pulsed modulator

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ITMI20031675A1 (it) * 2003-08-29 2005-02-28 Cesi Ct Elettrotecnico Sperimen Tale Italiano Oscillatore laser impulsato in singolo modo longitudinale
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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5014277A (en) * 1989-04-21 1991-05-07 Driel Henry M Van Laser mode-coupling via a pulsed modulator

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IT8148343A0 (it) 1981-04-24
FR2481848B1 (fr) 1985-09-13
IT1170918B (it) 1987-06-03
GB2093630B (en) 1984-02-01
GB2093630A (en) 1982-09-02
FR2481848A1 (fr) 1981-11-06
DE3117717A1 (de) 1982-03-04
JPS571280A (en) 1982-01-06

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