IL46335A - Method and apparatus for combining beams of pulsed radiation - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for combining beams of pulsed radiation

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IL46335A
IL46335A IL46335A IL4633574A IL46335A IL 46335 A IL46335 A IL 46335A IL 46335 A IL46335 A IL 46335A IL 4633574 A IL4633574 A IL 4633574A IL 46335 A IL46335 A IL 46335A
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radiation
combining
along
pulsed
common path
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IL46335A
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Jersey Nuclear Avco Isotopes
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
    • G02B27/10—Beam splitting or combining systems
    • G02B27/14—Beam splitting or combining systems operating by reflection only
    • G02B27/143—Beam splitting or combining systems operating by reflection only using macroscopically faceted or segmented reflective surfaces
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D59/00—Separation of different isotopes of the same chemical element
    • B01D59/34—Separation by photochemical methods
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B26/00—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements
    • G02B26/08—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light
    • G02B26/0816—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light by means of one or more reflecting elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
    • G02B27/10—Beam splitting or combining systems
    • G02B27/14—Beam splitting or combining systems operating by reflection only
    • G02B27/147—Beam splitting or combining systems operating by reflection only using averaging effects by spatially variable reflectivity on a microscopic level, e.g. polka dots, chequered or discontinuous patterns, or rapidly moving surfaces
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
    • G02B27/64—Imaging systems using optical elements for stabilisation of the lateral and angular position of the image
    • G02B27/642—Optical derotators, i.e. systems for compensating for image rotation, e.g. using rotating prisms, mirrors
    • 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
    • H01S3/121—Q-switching using intracavity mechanical 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
    • H01S3/23—Arrangements of two or more lasers not provided for in groups H01S3/02 - H01S3/22, e.g. tandem arrangements of separate active media
    • H01S3/2383—Parallel arrangements
    • 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
    • H01S3/0071—Beam steering, e.g. whereby a mirror outside the cavity is present to change the beam direction

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
  • Mechanical Optical Scanning Systems (AREA)
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IL46335A 1974-01-30 1974-12-25 Method and apparatus for combining beams of pulsed radiation IL46335A (en)

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US438029*A US3924937A (en) 1974-01-30 1974-01-30 Method and apparatus for sequentially combining pulsed beams of radiation

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IL46335A0 IL46335A0 (en) 1975-04-25
IL46335A true IL46335A (en) 1977-02-28

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US (1) US3924937A (sv)
JP (1) JPS50115792A (sv)
BE (1) BE824931A (sv)
CA (1) CA1019606A (sv)
CH (1) CH604194A5 (sv)
DE (1) DE2502688A1 (sv)
FR (1) FR2259375A1 (sv)
GB (1) GB1502801A (sv)
IL (1) IL46335A (sv)
IT (1) IT1026423B (sv)
NL (1) NL7501113A (sv)
SE (1) SE407874B (sv)

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AU7740375A (en) 1976-07-22
BE824931A (fr) 1975-05-15
CH604194A5 (sv) 1978-08-31
SE407874B (sv) 1979-04-23
FR2259375A1 (sv) 1975-08-22
US3924937A (en) 1975-12-09
DE2502688A1 (de) 1975-07-31
CA1019606A (en) 1977-10-25
JPS50115792A (sv) 1975-09-10
NL7501113A (nl) 1975-08-01
SE7500927L (sv) 1975-07-31
IT1026423B (it) 1978-09-20
IL46335A0 (en) 1975-04-25
GB1502801A (en) 1978-03-01

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