Controllable optical periodic surface filters as a Q-switch in a resonant cavity
US5627672A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 30, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 6, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/105
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Generally and in one form of the invention this is a periodic surface filter comprising at least one element at a surface of the filter and electronic controls to change the optical characteristics of the element. The surface filter is used as a switchable filter in a cavity for a Q-switch.
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