Active-switching laser and microchip laser
US5889798A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 11, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/108
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a laser cavity having an active laser medium and two mirrors forming a Fabry-Perot cavity, characterized in that the cavity is at the optical stability limit and in that there are means for varying the optical length of the cavity, so as to pass from an optically unstable state into a stable state.
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