Phase and polarization controlled beam combining devices and methods
US7817688B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 22, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S5/4025
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A controller, such as a programmable logic controller, may manipulate a phase and/or polarization module to alter and/or control the phase and polarization of input beams. Utilizing active phase and polarization control can enable the combination of any arbitrary number of input beams into a single, combined beam. Utilizing active phase and polarization control can also enable the combination of input beams having arbitrary power levels.
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