FR2158017A1 - Multilayer optical device - for laser resonator mirrors - Google Patents

Multilayer optical device - for laser resonator mirrors

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Publication number
FR2158017A1
FR2158017A1 FR7238192A FR7238192A FR2158017A1 FR 2158017 A1 FR2158017 A1 FR 2158017A1 FR 7238192 A FR7238192 A FR 7238192A FR 7238192 A FR7238192 A FR 7238192A FR 2158017 A1 FR2158017 A1 FR 2158017A1
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Prior art keywords
layers
optical device
multilayer optical
laser resonator
resonator mirrors
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FR7238192A
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English (en)
French (fr)
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FR2158017B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow
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Hitachi Ltd
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Hitachi Ltd
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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
    • H01S3/13—Stabilisation of laser output parameters, e.g. frequency or amplitude
    • H01S3/139—Stabilisation 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
    • H01S3/1398—Stabilisation 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 a supplementary modulation of the output
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B5/00—Optical elements other than lenses
    • G02B5/08—Mirrors
    • G02B5/0816—Multilayer mirrors, i.e. having two or more reflecting layers
    • G02B5/0825—Multilayer mirrors, i.e. having two or more reflecting layers the reflecting layers comprising dielectric materials only
    • G02B5/0833—Multilayer mirrors, i.e. having two or more reflecting layers the reflecting layers comprising dielectric materials only comprising inorganic materials only
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B5/00—Optical elements other than lenses
    • G02B5/20—Filters
    • G02B5/28—Interference filters
    • G02B5/285—Interference filters comprising deposited thin solid films
    • 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
    • G02F1/01—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 for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/03—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 for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on ceramics or electro-optical crystals, e.g. exhibiting Pockels effect or Kerr effect
    • 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
    • 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
    • H01S3/105—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling the mutual position or the reflecting properties of the reflectors of the cavity, e.g. by controlling the cavity length
    • 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
    • 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
    • H01S3/13—Stabilisation of laser output parameters, e.g. frequency or amplitude
    • H01S3/136—Stabilisation of laser output parameters, e.g. frequency or amplitude by controlling devices placed within the cavity

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
  • Optical Filters (AREA)
  • Optical Elements Other Than Lenses (AREA)
  • Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
FR7238192A 1971-10-29 1972-10-27 Multilayer optical device - for laser resonator mirrors Granted FR2158017A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP8548371A JPS5654603B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1971-10-29 1971-10-29

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FR2158017A1 true FR2158017A1 (en) 1973-06-08
FR2158017B1 FR2158017B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1976-10-29

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JP (1) JPS5654603B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE2252889A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR2158017A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2368055A1 (fr) * 1976-10-15 1978-05-12 Western Electric Co Interferometre non lineaire
EP0372438A3 (en) * 1988-12-05 1990-08-01 Honeywell Inc. Uv and plasma stable high-reflectance multilayer dielectric mirror
WO2000045202A1 (en) * 1999-02-01 2000-08-03 Mcnc A tunable electrooptic interference filter and method of manufacturing same
WO2001022128A1 (en) * 1999-09-17 2001-03-29 Corning Incorporated Controlled stress thermal compensation for filters
EP1180699A3 (en) * 2000-07-27 2002-11-06 Michael John Downs Jamin-type interferometers and components therefor

Families Citing this family (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2332254C2 (de) * 1973-06-25 1982-03-11 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Nichtpolarisierender Strahlteiler
NL7802454A (nl) * 1978-03-07 1979-09-11 Philips Nv Gasontladingslaser voor het opwekken van lineair gepolariseerde straling.
EP0012439A1 (de) * 1978-12-13 1980-06-25 Mta Központi Fizikai Kutato Intezete Lichtmodulator oder Lichtschalter mit veränderbarer Durchlässigkeit und Verfahren zur Herstellung desselben

Citations (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3573653A (en) * 1969-07-18 1971-04-06 Us Navy Continuously tunable thin film laser employing the electric field effect

Patent Citations (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3573653A (en) * 1969-07-18 1971-04-06 Us Navy Continuously tunable thin film laser employing the electric field effect

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2368055A1 (fr) * 1976-10-15 1978-05-12 Western Electric Co Interferometre non lineaire
EP0372438A3 (en) * 1988-12-05 1990-08-01 Honeywell Inc. Uv and plasma stable high-reflectance multilayer dielectric mirror
WO2000045202A1 (en) * 1999-02-01 2000-08-03 Mcnc A tunable electrooptic interference filter and method of manufacturing same
WO2001022128A1 (en) * 1999-09-17 2001-03-29 Corning Incorporated Controlled stress thermal compensation for filters
US6304383B1 (en) 1999-09-17 2001-10-16 Corning Incorporated Controlled stress thermal compensation for filters
EP1180699A3 (en) * 2000-07-27 2002-11-06 Michael John Downs Jamin-type interferometers and components therefor

Also Published As

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JPS4851645A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1973-07-20
DE2252889A1 (de) 1973-05-30
JPS5654603B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1981-12-26
FR2158017B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1976-10-29

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