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Optical resonator with spiral optical elements

US6134259A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 23, 1998
Grant dateOct 17, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 23, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S2301/20
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention discloses an optical resonator (24) including at least one spiral optical element (44) operative to change the angular phase distribution of modes in the optical resonator (24), thereby to generally eliminate undesirable modes.

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