Coherent light generators – Particular beam control device – Mode locking
Reexamination Certificate
2007-11-27
2007-11-27
Nguyen, Dung (Michael) T. (Department: 2828)
Coherent light generators
Particular beam control device
Mode locking
C372S028000, C372S032000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11102473
ABSTRACT:
A high finesse optical resonator is used to store optical pulses of a mode-locked laser. The mode-locked laser is frequency stabilized by monitoring an optical attribute of the high finesse optical resonator indicative of a difference between a center frequency of the mode-locked laser and a resonant frequency of the high finesse optical resonator. In one embodiment FM sideband modulation is used to stabilize the mode-locked laser pulses.
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Ruth Ronald D.
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
Lyncean Technologies, Inc.
Nguyen Dung (Michael) T.
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