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Apodizer aperture for lasers

US3990786A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 9, 1974
Grant dateNov 9, 1976
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Expiry dateOct 9, 1994

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S3/005
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An aperture attenuator for use with high power lasers which includes glass windows shaped and assembled to form an annulus chamber which is filled with a dye solution. The annulus chamber is shaped such that the section in alignment with the axis of the incident beam follows a curve which is represented by the equation y = (r - r.sub.o).sup.n.

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