GB1006804A - Improvements in or relating to lasers - Google Patents
Improvements in or relating to lasersInfo
- Publication number
- GB1006804A GB1006804A GB24012/63A GB2401263A GB1006804A GB 1006804 A GB1006804 A GB 1006804A GB 24012/63 A GB24012/63 A GB 24012/63A GB 2401263 A GB2401263 A GB 2401263A GB 1006804 A GB1006804 A GB 1006804A
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- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- prism
- radiation
- angle
- distance
- output beam
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- 230000005855 radiation Effects 0.000 abstract 9
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 abstract 2
- 229910052772 Samarium Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 1
- 229910052770 Uranium Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000011149 active material Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000013078 crystal Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000010979 ruby Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 229910001750 ruby Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 1
- -1 samarium activated calcium fluoride Chemical class 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000007787 solid Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- JFALSRSLKYAFGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N uranium(0) Chemical compound [U] JFALSRSLKYAFGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract 1
- 229910052724 xenon Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 1
- FHNFHKCVQCLJFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N xenon atom Chemical compound [Xe] FHNFHKCVQCLJFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract 1
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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
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- G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
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- G02B6/4202—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details for coupling an active element with fibres without intermediate optical elements, e.g. fibres with plane ends, fibres with shaped ends, bundles
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- G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
- G02B6/4298—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements coupling with non-coherent light sources and/or radiation detectors, e.g. lamps, incandescent bulbs, scintillation chambers
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- 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
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- H01S3/0602—Crystal lasers or glass lasers
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- H01S3/09—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping
- H01S3/091—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping
- H01S3/0915—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by incoherent light
- H01S3/092—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by incoherent light of flash lamp
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- H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
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- H01S3/10—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
- H01S3/105—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling the mutual position or the reflecting properties of the reflectors of the cavity, e.g. by controlling the cavity length
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- Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
- Power Engineering (AREA)
- Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
- Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
- Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
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Abstract
1,006,804. Lasers. PHILIPS ELECTRONIC & ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES Ltd. June 17, 1963 [June 20, 1962], No. 24012/63. Heading H3B. In a solid laser the active medium is in the form of an elongated body the ends of which take the form of right angle prisms such that stimulated radiations induced in the body are totally internally reflected at the ends of the body. As shown in the Figure the laser active material 1 of ruby or a crystal of uranium or samarium activated calcium fluoride has its ends cut and polished in the form of rightangled prisms 2, 3. Located opposite a surface of the prism 2 is a right-angle prism 4 spaced a distance d from prism 2 and having its apex coupled to a magnetostriction device 5 comprising a rod 6 of magnetostrictive material surrounded by coil 7 connected to a control voltage source 8. Thus by varying the current passing through the coil 7 the distance d may be varied. When the body 1 is excited by radiation from xenon discharge tube 9 lasing radiation will be emitted, a portion of which traverses the horizontal axis of the body 1 and impinges on the lasing material-air interface at an angle greater than the critical angle so that this axial radiation is totally internally reflected. Similar reflections take place at prism 3 so that if the prism 4 is at a distance d greater than the wavelength of the stimulated radiation no radiation escapes from the body 1. However if the movable prism 4 is moved closer to the surface of the prism 2 than the wavelength of the radiation then since some of the radiation penetrates the optically less dense medium a distance of about one tenth of a wavelength, a fraction of the radiation striking the end surface of prism 2 will enter prism 4 and travel from there outside the system as the output beam 11. Surface 12 of prism 4 may be made reflecting in order to obtain an output beam in only one direction. By applying a varying voltage to the coil 7 the output beam may be amplitude modulated. If a continuous uncontrolled output beam is desired a second right-angle prism 14 is positioned as shown separated from the prism 3 by a layer 15 of material having a refractive index lower than that of body 1. The magnetostrictive device 5 may be replaced by a piezoelectric device.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US20397262A | 1962-06-20 | 1962-06-20 |
Publications (1)
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GB1006804A true GB1006804A (en) | 1965-10-06 |
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Family Applications (2)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB24012/63A Expired GB1006804A (en) | 1962-06-20 | 1963-06-17 | Improvements in or relating to lasers |
GB24013/63A Expired GB986042A (en) | 1962-06-20 | 1963-06-17 | Improvements in or relating to optical systems |
Family Applications After (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB24013/63A Expired GB986042A (en) | 1962-06-20 | 1963-06-17 | Improvements in or relating to optical systems |
Country Status (8)
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AT (2) | AT240909B (en) |
BE (2) | BE633758A (en) |
CH (2) | CH426037A (en) |
DE (2) | DE1464314A1 (en) |
DK (1) | DK106620C (en) |
FR (2) | FR1363539A (en) |
GB (2) | GB1006804A (en) |
SE (1) | SE313128B (en) |
Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3538453A (en) * | 1966-11-28 | 1970-11-03 | Wendell S Miller | Frustrated total internal reflection laser system |
US4468778A (en) * | 1980-04-05 | 1984-08-28 | Heinrich Karning | Wave guide laser with frustration element |
EP2070101A2 (en) * | 2006-07-26 | 2009-06-17 | Spacedesign Corporation | Method and apparatus for communicating radiation pressure provided by a light wave |
Families Citing this family (13)
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US3500240A (en) * | 1964-11-30 | 1970-03-10 | Us Navy | Simple traveling wave laser using total - internal - reflection resonator |
US4004249A (en) * | 1976-01-22 | 1977-01-18 | General Motors Corporation | Optical waveguide laser pumped by guided electromagnetic wave |
DE2654465C3 (en) * | 1976-12-01 | 1981-12-03 | Erwin Sick Gmbh Optik-Elektronik, 7808 Waldkirch | Mixing chamber in the form of an internally mirrored optical channel |
US4553238A (en) * | 1983-09-30 | 1985-11-12 | The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford University | Fiber optic amplifier |
YU45229B (en) * | 1985-02-04 | 1992-05-28 | Iskra Sozd Elektro Indus | Monomode laser device |
JPS62195601A (en) * | 1985-09-20 | 1987-08-28 | Nissho Giken Kk | Optical direction converter |
US5528720A (en) | 1992-03-23 | 1996-06-18 | Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Co. | Tapered multilayer luminaire devices |
US6002829A (en) | 1992-03-23 | 1999-12-14 | Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company | Luminaire device |
NL9301115A (en) * | 1993-06-25 | 1995-01-16 | Eduardus Franciscus Antonius T | Optical waveguide system provided with rigid optical waveguides |
US6096375A (en) | 1993-12-21 | 2000-08-01 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Optical polarizer |
DE69435173D1 (en) | 1993-12-21 | 2009-01-15 | Minnesota Mining & Mfg | Multilayer optical film |
AU708412B2 (en) | 1995-06-26 | 1999-08-05 | Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company | Diffusely reflecting multilayer polarizers and mirrors |
JP4471522B2 (en) * | 2000-03-15 | 2010-06-02 | 浜松ホトニクス株式会社 | Condensing component and light source module, laser device and optical signal amplification device using the same |
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- 1963-06-17 GB GB24012/63A patent/GB1006804A/en not_active Expired
- 1963-06-17 AT AT483663A patent/AT240909B/en active
- 1963-06-17 CH CH751663A patent/CH426037A/en unknown
- 1963-06-17 CH CH751763A patent/CH436770A/en unknown
- 1963-06-17 DK DK286263AA patent/DK106620C/en active
- 1963-06-17 AT AT483863A patent/AT247916B/en active
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- 1963-06-18 DE DE19631464314 patent/DE1464314A1/en active Pending
- 1963-06-18 DE DE19631464313 patent/DE1464313A1/en active Pending
- 1963-06-18 SE SE6741/63A patent/SE313128B/xx unknown
- 1963-06-19 FR FR938582A patent/FR1363539A/en not_active Expired
- 1963-06-19 FR FR938581A patent/FR1362805A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3538453A (en) * | 1966-11-28 | 1970-11-03 | Wendell S Miller | Frustrated total internal reflection laser system |
US4468778A (en) * | 1980-04-05 | 1984-08-28 | Heinrich Karning | Wave guide laser with frustration element |
EP2070101A2 (en) * | 2006-07-26 | 2009-06-17 | Spacedesign Corporation | Method and apparatus for communicating radiation pressure provided by a light wave |
EP2070101A4 (en) * | 2006-07-26 | 2012-01-25 | Spacedesign Corp | Method and apparatus for communicating radiation pressure provided by a light wave |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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BE633759A (en) | 1900-01-01 |
AT240909B (en) | 1965-06-25 |
DE1464314A1 (en) | 1969-09-04 |
DE1464313A1 (en) | 1969-10-23 |
FR1362805A (en) | 1964-06-05 |
BE633758A (en) | 1900-01-01 |
FR1363539A (en) | 1964-06-12 |
CH436770A (en) | 1967-05-31 |
SE313128B (en) | 1969-08-04 |
CH426037A (en) | 1966-12-15 |
AT247916B (en) | 1966-07-11 |
GB986042A (en) | 1965-03-17 |
DK106620C (en) | 1967-02-27 |
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