CA948748A - Optical resonator having acousto-optic output coupling means - Google Patents

Optical resonator having acousto-optic output coupling means

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CA948748A
CA948748A CA118,934A CA118934A CA948748A CA 948748 A CA948748 A CA 948748A CA 118934 A CA118934 A CA 118934A CA 948748 A CA948748 A CA 948748A
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acousto
coupling means
optical resonator
output coupling
optic output
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CA118,934A
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CA118934S (en
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Laurence M. Hubby (Jr.)
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HP Inc
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Hewlett Packard Co
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/08—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof
    • H01S3/081—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof comprising three or more reflectors
    • H01S3/083—Ring lasers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/11—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on acousto-optical elements, e.g. using variable diffraction by sound or like mechanical waves
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/10—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
    • H01S3/106—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling devices placed within the cavity
    • H01S3/1068—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling devices placed within the cavity using an acousto-optical device

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
  • Optical Modulation, Optical Deflection, Nonlinear Optics, Optical Demodulation, Optical Logic Elements (AREA)
CA118,934A 1970-08-07 1971-07-23 Optical resonator having acousto-optic output coupling means Expired CA948748A (en)

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US6194870A 1970-08-07 1970-08-07

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CA948748A true CA948748A (en) 1974-06-04

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US (1) US3666349A (de)
JP (1) JPS5247679B1 (de)
CA (1) CA948748A (de)
CH (1) CH537593A (de)
DE (1) DE2138469C3 (de)
FR (1) FR2102112B1 (de)
GB (1) GB1356421A (de)

Families Citing this family (12)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3767286A (en) * 1971-07-23 1973-10-23 J Kusters Acousto-optic filter having means for damping acoustic resonances
US3996525A (en) * 1975-05-12 1976-12-07 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Acousto-optically tuned laser
US4133612A (en) * 1977-07-06 1979-01-09 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army Endless fiber interferometer rotary motion sensor
US4138196A (en) * 1977-07-06 1979-02-06 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army Fiber interferometer rotary motion sensor
WO1980002819A1 (fr) * 1979-06-14 1980-12-24 G Machulka Dispositif a laser pour la fabrication de plaques d'impression
US4474467A (en) * 1981-12-28 1984-10-02 Itek Corporation Wavefront sensor using a surface acoustic wave diffraction grating
US4687958A (en) * 1985-03-12 1987-08-18 Zygo Corporation Apparatus to transform a single frequency, linearly polarized laser beam into a high efficiency beam with two, orthogonally polarized frequencies
LU88089A1 (fr) * 1992-03-24 1993-10-17 Communaute Economique Europeenne (Cee) Dispositif de synchronisation sans fluctuation temporelle pour un laser a couplage actif des modes
US5272560A (en) * 1992-03-30 1993-12-21 Hewlett-Packard Company Variable spectral width multiple pass optical noise source
US5463493A (en) * 1993-01-19 1995-10-31 Mvm Electronics Acousto-optic polychromatic light modulator
DE19732759C2 (de) * 1997-07-30 2000-03-09 Stefan Seidel Vorrichtung zur Verbesserung des Sperrverhaltens eines akusto-optischen Modulators
US20060182156A1 (en) * 2005-02-15 2006-08-17 Geraint Owen Tuning a laser

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DE2138469B2 (de) 1975-09-11
US3666349A (en) 1972-05-30
CH537593A (de) 1973-05-31
JPS5247679B1 (de) 1977-12-03
DE2138469C3 (de) 1980-08-07
FR2102112A1 (de) 1972-04-07
DE2138469A1 (de) 1972-02-10
GB1356421A (en) 1974-06-12
FR2102112B1 (de) 1974-09-27

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