CA1262956C - ULTRA-NARROW OPTICAL BANDWIDTH THIN FILM FILTER COATING FOR SINGLE WAVELENGTH LASERS - Google Patents

ULTRA-NARROW OPTICAL BANDWIDTH THIN FILM FILTER COATING FOR SINGLE WAVELENGTH LASERS

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CA1262956C
CA1262956C CA477480A CA477480A CA1262956C CA 1262956 C CA1262956 C CA 1262956C CA 477480 A CA477480 A CA 477480A CA 477480 A CA477480 A CA 477480A CA 1262956 C CA1262956 C CA 1262956C
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thin film
optical thin
narrow bandwidth
film interference
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Gunten Marc Kevin Von
Benjamin Haworth Cook
David Charles Gerstenberger
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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
    • H01S3/05—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
    • H01S3/08059—Constructional details of the reflector, e.g. shape

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
  • Optical Elements Other Than Lenses (AREA)
  • Optical Filters (AREA)
CA477480A 1984-03-30 1985-03-26 ULTRA-NARROW OPTICAL BANDWIDTH THIN FILM FILTER COATING FOR SINGLE WAVELENGTH LASERS Expired CA1262956C (en)

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US06/595,296 1984-03-30
US06/595,296 US4615034A (en) 1984-03-30 1984-03-30 Ultra-narrow bandwidth optical thin film interference coatings for single wavelength lasers

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US (1) US4615034A (enExample)
JP (1) JPS60218601A (enExample)
CA (1) CA1262956C (enExample)
DE (1) DE3510554A1 (enExample)
FR (1) FR2562269B1 (enExample)
GB (1) GB2156577B (enExample)
IE (1) IE56360B1 (enExample)

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US4615034B1 (enExample) 1990-05-29
CA1262956A (en) 1989-11-14
FR2562269A1 (fr) 1985-10-04
IE850613L (en) 1985-09-30
JPS60218601A (ja) 1985-11-01
FR2562269B1 (fr) 1990-01-19
IE56360B1 (en) 1991-07-03
DE3510554A1 (de) 1985-10-10
GB2156577B (en) 1988-12-21
GB2156577A (en) 1985-10-09
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