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Microlaser cavity and externally controlled, passive switching, solid pulsed microlaser

US5844932A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES · FR

Inventors

Philippe Thony · Voiron, FR
Marc Rabarot · St-Estève, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 17, 1996
Grant date	Dec 1, 1998
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 17, 2016

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01S3/1061
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Microlaser cavity and externally controlled, passive switching, pulses solid microlaser including a saturable absorber 46 and a device (60, 62) for introducing a beam 56 into the microlaser cavity initiating or starting saturation of the saturable absorber.

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