ES8501177A1 - Un amortiguador de amplificador laser - Google Patents

Un amortiguador de amplificador laser

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Publication number
ES8501177A1
ES8501177A1 ES525012A ES525012A ES8501177A1 ES 8501177 A1 ES8501177 A1 ES 8501177A1 ES 525012 A ES525012 A ES 525012A ES 525012 A ES525012 A ES 525012A ES 8501177 A1 ES8501177 A1 ES 8501177A1
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wedge
switch
components
buffer
polarized
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ES525012A
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ES525012A0 (es
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Raytheon Co
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Hughes Aircraft Co
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Publication of ES525012A0 publication Critical patent/ES525012A0/es
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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
    • 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
    • H01S3/11—Mode locking; Q-switching; Other giant-pulse techniques, e.g. cavity dumping
    • H01S3/1123—Q-switching
    • H01S3/115—Q-switching using intracavity electro-optic devices
    • 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
    • H01S3/107—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 electro-optic devices, e.g. exhibiting Pockels or Kerr effect

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)

Abstract

CONMUTADOR ELECTRO-OPTICO CAPAZ DE FUNCIONAR COMO UN AMORTIGUADOR DE AMPLIFICADOR LASER.COMPRENDE UNA CUN/A (22) DE MATERIAL BIRREFRIGERANTE DISPUESTA A LO LARGO DE UNA TRAYECTORIA OPTICA PARA RECIBIR ENERGIA DE LASER QUE ES PARALELA AL EJE OPTICO DE DICHO AMORTIGUADOR (21), QUE TIENE POLARIZACION ARBITRARIA, Y QUE SEPARA ANGULARMENTE DICHA ENERGIA DE LASER EN DOS COMPONENTES DE POLARIZACION ORTOGONALES; UN CONMUTADOR (23) DE POLARIZACION ELECTRO-OPTICO DISPUESTO A LO LARGO DE LA TRAYECTORIA OPTICA, PARA TRANSMITIR LAS DOS COMPONENTES DE POLARIZACION SIN CAMBIOS CUANDO NO HAY NINGUN VOLTAJE APLICADO AL MISMO, HACIENDO GIRAR DICHO CONMUTADOR (23) LA POLARIZACION DE LAS DOS COMPONENTES DE POLARIZACION EN 90J DURANTE UN DOBLE PASO, CUANDO UN VOLTAJE DE CUARTO DE ONDA ESTA APLICADO A DICHO CONMUTADOR (23) DE POLARIZACION.
ES525012A 1982-08-19 1983-08-18 Un amortiguador de amplificador laser Expired ES8501177A1 (es)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/409,477 US4656433A (en) 1982-08-19 1982-08-19 Laser amplifier buffer

Publications (2)

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ES525012A0 ES525012A0 (es) 1984-11-01
ES8501177A1 true ES8501177A1 (es) 1984-11-01

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US (1) US4656433A (es)
EP (1) EP0116630B1 (es)
JP (1) JPS59501728A (es)
KR (1) KR910004171B1 (es)
AU (1) AU569046B2 (es)
CA (1) CA1213345A (es)
DE (1) DE3368823D1 (es)
ES (1) ES8501177A1 (es)
IL (1) IL69488A (es)
IT (1) IT1171857B (es)
WO (1) WO1984000856A1 (es)

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Publication number Publication date
EP0116630B1 (en) 1986-12-30
ES525012A0 (es) 1984-11-01
JPS59501728A (ja) 1984-10-11
JPH0426231B2 (es) 1992-05-06
IT8348856A0 (it) 1983-08-17
KR840005937A (ko) 1984-11-19
US4656433A (en) 1987-04-07
KR910004171B1 (ko) 1991-06-22
IL69488A (en) 1987-02-27
CA1213345A (en) 1986-10-28
EP0116630A1 (en) 1984-08-29
AU569046B2 (en) 1988-01-21
WO1984000856A1 (en) 1984-03-01
IT1171857B (it) 1987-06-10
DE3368823D1 (en) 1987-02-05
AU2038183A (en) 1984-03-07

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