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Microwave powered gas laser apparatus

US5606571A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 20, 1995
Grant dateFeb 25, 1997
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Expiry dateMar 20, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S3/134
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A microwave powered gas laser apparatus contains a gas medium, and a device for exciting the gas medium to a high energy state by a plurality of microwaves. Directions of vibrations of electric fields of the microwaves are different from each other. There may be provided a device for making the microwaves into standing waves respectively, and a device for exposing the gas medium to antinodes of electric fields of the standing waves.

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