DE3614401C2 - Laserdiodengepumpter Festkörper-Laser - Google Patents

Laserdiodengepumpter Festkörper-Laser

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DE3614401C2
DE3614401C2 DE3614401A DE3614401A DE3614401C2 DE 3614401 C2 DE3614401 C2 DE 3614401C2 DE 3614401 A DE3614401 A DE 3614401A DE 3614401 A DE3614401 A DE 3614401A DE 3614401 C2 DE3614401 C2 DE 3614401C2
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laser
rod
laser diode
resonator
yag
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Thomas Michael Baer
Mark Stanley Keirstead
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Newport Corp USA
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Spectra Physics Inc
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • H01S3/09—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping
    • H01S3/091—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping
    • H01S3/094—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light
    • H01S3/0941—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light of a laser diode

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
DE3614401A 1985-05-01 1986-04-26 Laserdiodengepumpter Festkörper-Laser Expired - Fee Related DE3614401C2 (de)

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US06/730,002 US4653056A (en) 1985-05-01 1985-05-01 Nd-YAG laser

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DE3614401C2 true DE3614401C2 (de) 2001-09-13

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JP (2) JPH0728072B2 (enExample)
DE (1) DE3614401C2 (enExample)
FR (1) FR2581486B1 (enExample)
GB (3) GB2175127B (enExample)

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FR2581486B1 (fr) 1990-04-27
GB8608517D0 (en) 1986-05-14
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GB2218845B (en) 1990-02-28
JPS61253878A (ja) 1986-11-11
JPH0728072B2 (ja) 1995-03-29
FR2581486A1 (fr) 1986-11-07
GB2175127B (en) 1990-01-10
US4653056A (en) 1987-03-24
JP2000058951A (ja) 2000-02-25
DE3614401A1 (de) 1986-11-06
GB2175127A (en) 1986-11-19
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GB8827117D0 (en) 1988-12-29
US4653056B1 (enExample) 1990-07-24

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