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Coherent radiation source generating a beam with a regulatable propagation direction

US4520484A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 17, 1982
Grant dateMay 28, 1985
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Expiry dateMay 17, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S3/108
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention utilizes a laser cavity between two spherical mirrors, between which an oscillation wave propagates. An amplifying medium and an interaction medium are located on the path of the oscillation wave. A signal wave interferes with the oscillation wave in the interaction medium. A modulator of said wave makes it possible to initialize the process to obtain an output beam emerging in the desired direction.

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