Coherent light generators – Particular beam control device – Nonlinear device
Patent
1986-03-14
1988-03-29
Laroche, Eugene R.
Coherent light generators
Particular beam control device
Nonlinear device
372 29, 372 32, 372 33, 372 99, 372 9, H01S 310, H01S 38, H01S 313
Patent
active
047349115
ABSTRACT:
A laser apparatus (10) utilizing a master oscillator power amplifier configuration wherein a master oscillator (12) provides a source of low energy, high phase front quality, and high spectral purity radiation, injected into at least one lasing medium gain element (14) disposed along an optical path. Coupling means (16) is positioned to selectively couple a predetermined percentage of the master oscillator (12) radiation into the gain element (14) medium while preventing all but a predetermined percentage of any amplified radiation exiting the gain element (14) from re-entering the master oscillator (12). Phase conjugation means (20) is disposed along the optical path on the opposite side of the gain element (14) as the coupling means (16), for reflecting the phase conjugate of laser radiation incident thereon. Delay means (26) positioned between the gain element (14) and the phase conjugation means (16) assures that radiation pulses coupled along the optical path traverse and substantially exit from the gain element (14), toward the phase conjugation means (20), before any reflected radiation from the phase conjugation means (20) enters the gain element (14). In a further aspect of the invention the laser apparatus (100) further comprises imaging means (132) disposed along the optical path between said phase conjugation means (120) and said gain element (114) so as to provide maximum transfer of phase information from the lasing medium of said gain element (114) to said phase conjugate reflector (120) and back.
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Float Kenneth W.
Hughes Aircraft Company
Karambelas A. W.
LaRoche Eugene R.
Shingleton Michael B.
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