GB1390832A - Pulse-operated laser systems - Google Patents

Pulse-operated laser systems

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Publication number
GB1390832A
GB1390832A GB2538972A GB2538972A GB1390832A GB 1390832 A GB1390832 A GB 1390832A GB 2538972 A GB2538972 A GB 2538972A GB 2538972 A GB2538972 A GB 2538972A GB 1390832 A GB1390832 A GB 1390832A
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Prior art keywords
filter
mode
khz
laser
modulator
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Expired
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GB2538972A
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Siemens Corp
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Siemens Corp
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Priority claimed from DE19712131615 external-priority patent/DE2131615C3/de
Application filed by Siemens Corp filed Critical Siemens Corp
Publication of GB1390832A publication Critical patent/GB1390832A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • H01S3/11—Mode locking; Q-switching; Other giant-pulse techniques, e.g. cavity dumping
    • H01S3/1106—Mode locking
    • H01S3/1109—Active mode locking
    • 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
    • H01S3/08018—Mode suppression
    • H01S3/08022—Longitudinal modes
    • H01S3/08027—Longitudinal modes by a filter, e.g. a Fabry-Perot filter is used for wavelength setting
    • 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
    • H01S3/13—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

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
GB2538972A 1971-06-25 1972-05-31 Pulse-operated laser systems Expired GB1390832A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE19712131615 DE2131615C3 (de) 1971-06-25 Laseranordnung zur Erzeugung eines stabilen Pulses mit hoher Pulsfolgefrequenz

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GB1390832A true GB1390832A (en) 1975-04-16

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GB2538972A Expired GB1390832A (en) 1971-06-25 1972-05-31 Pulse-operated laser systems

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US (1) US3764936A (enExample)
BE (1) BE785363A (enExample)
FR (1) FR2143041B1 (enExample)
GB (1) GB1390832A (enExample)
IT (1) IT956736B (enExample)
LU (1) LU65582A1 (enExample)
NL (1) NL7208502A (enExample)

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GB2107147B (en) * 1981-09-03 1985-07-10 Standard Telephones Cables Ltd Optical requency modulation system
DE3339370A1 (de) * 1983-10-29 1985-05-09 Meditec GmbH, 8501 Heroldsberg Gepulster laser fuer medizinische anwendungen
US5168400A (en) * 1986-09-29 1992-12-01 United States Department Of Energy Laser pulse stacking method
US5065401A (en) * 1991-02-26 1991-11-12 Spectra Diode Laboratories, Inc. Pulse jitter reduction method for a laser diode or array
US5212711A (en) * 1992-02-18 1993-05-18 At&T Bell Laboratories Harmonically mode-locked laser
US5825791A (en) * 1995-08-28 1998-10-20 Trw Inc. Variable coherence length high brightness laser architecture
GB0405554D0 (en) * 2004-03-12 2004-04-21 Xyz Imaging Inc A laser

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US3473030A (en) * 1964-09-15 1969-10-14 North American Rockwell Light control method and apparatus
US3559102A (en) * 1967-12-29 1971-01-26 Nippon Electric Co Ultra-high-speed laser light pulse generator
US3628173A (en) * 1969-04-28 1971-12-14 Bell Telephone Labor Inc Laser mode selection and stabilization apparatus employing a birefringement etalon
US3651424A (en) * 1969-07-24 1972-03-21 Nippon Electric Co Mode-locked phase-stabilized laser device

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FR2143041B1 (enExample) 1979-04-06
IT956736B (it) 1973-10-10
BE785363A (fr) 1972-10-16
DE2131615A1 (de) 1973-01-11
FR2143041A1 (enExample) 1973-02-02
LU65582A1 (enExample) 1972-10-25
DE2131615B2 (de) 1975-12-04
NL7208502A (enExample) 1972-12-28
US3764936A (en) 1973-10-09

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Date Code Title Description
PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee