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Method and apparatus for changing the length of a laser pulse

US7822093B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Hellma Materials GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Alfons Burkert · Jena, DE
Joachim Bergmann · Jena, DE
Wolfgang Triebel · Jena, DE
Ute Natura · Jena, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 22, 2008
Grant date	Oct 26, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 10, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S372/70
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The apparatus for extending or lengthening a laser pulse has a beam splitter. An incident laser pulse is split by the beam splitter into at least one first partial pulse and a second partial pulse. The first partial pulse is conducted through a delaying travel path section with a number of reflectors. The apparatus is characterized by a plurality of the variable delaying travel path sections which produce different length laser beam pulses from a single incident laser pulse.

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