Programmable multifunction laser
US4528668A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 30, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/1127
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This multi-format modulated laser may be programmed to produce a variety of utput waveforms by applying a different one of a plurality of modulating waveforms thereto. The outputs can include continuous waves, both modulated and unmodulated, Q-switched pulses, cavity dumped pulses, shaped pulses and mode locked pulses. The laser is provided with an intracavity electro-optic modulator and may comprise two coupled cavities with a gain cell in one cavity and the modulator in the other cavity.
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