Crystal modulated laser with improved resonator
US4885752A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 1988 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2008 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/08072
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The laser (10) has a crystal modulator (22) located at one end (16) of the laser gain medium (12) opposite the end (14) to which the total reflector or grating (18) is attached. The outcoupler (28) is spaced a predetermined nonzero distance apart from the edge (30) of the crystal (22). The spacing (d) is selected to overcome and compensate for distortions caused by thermal lensing effects in the crystal (22).
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