CA920715A - Device for improving the homogeneity of a laser beam - Google Patents

Device for improving the homogeneity of a laser beam

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Publication number
CA920715A
CA920715A CA072060A CA72060A CA920715A CA 920715 A CA920715 A CA 920715A CA 072060 A CA072060 A CA 072060A CA 72060 A CA72060 A CA 72060A CA 920715 A CA920715 A CA 920715A
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homogeneity
improving
laser beam
laser
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CA072060A
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Inventor
Guillet Hubert
Sturel Bernard
Jacob Louis
Mouchart Jacques
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Commissariat a lEnergie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives CEA
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Commissariat a lEnergie Atomique CEA
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    • 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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B5/00—Optical elements other than lenses
    • G02B5/30—Polarising elements
    • G02B5/3083—Birefringent or phase retarding elements
    • 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
    • H01S3/005—Optical devices external to the laser cavity, specially adapted for lasers, e.g. for homogenisation of the beam or for manipulating laser pulses, e.g. pulse shaping

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
  • Optical Elements Other Than Lenses (AREA)
CA072060A 1969-01-28 1970-01-13 Device for improving the homogeneity of a laser beam Expired CA920715A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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FR6901702A FR2020466A5 (enExample) 1969-01-28 1969-01-28
FR6907825A FR2038560A6 (enExample) 1969-01-28 1969-03-19

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CA920715A true CA920715A (en) 1973-02-06

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US (1) US3663087A (enExample)
JP (1) JPS4817092B1 (enExample)
BE (1) BE744452A (enExample)
CA (1) CA920715A (enExample)
CH (1) CH520421A (enExample)
ES (1) ES375897A1 (enExample)
FR (2) FR2020466A5 (enExample)
GB (1) GB1272051A (enExample)
LU (1) LU60220A1 (enExample)
NL (1) NL7001154A (enExample)
SU (1) SU412698A3 (enExample)

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NL7001154A (enExample) 1970-07-30
ES375897A1 (es) 1974-04-01
CH520421A (fr) 1972-03-15
FR2038560A6 (enExample) 1971-01-08
DE2003397A1 (de) 1970-10-01
BE744452A (fr) 1970-06-15
JPS4817092B1 (enExample) 1973-05-26
LU60220A1 (enExample) 1970-03-23
DE2003397B2 (de) 1972-10-12
SU412698A3 (enExample) 1974-01-25
FR2020466A5 (enExample) 1970-07-10
US3663087A (en) 1972-05-16
GB1272051A (en) 1972-04-26

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