Adaptive laser output coupler
US4390991A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 6, 1981 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2001 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/108
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An output coupler for a high power laser employs the nonlinear effect of the 4-wave mixing process. The coupler adapts so that the coupling efficiency is dependent on the amplitude of the circulating fields within the optical cavity.
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