Accession Number:

ADD002024

Title:

Ultrafast Spatially Scanning Laser System.

Descriptive Note:

Patent,

Corporate Author:

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON D C

Personal Author(s):

• Hughes,Richard Swart
• Matulka,Robert D.

Report Date:

1975-09-09

Pagination or Media Count:

4.0

Abstract:

The patent discloses an ultrafast spatially scanning laser system comprising a continuously tunable dye laser, electrically tunable bandpass filter and an extra cavity dispersive element for converting wavelength scan to a spatial scan.

Descriptors:

• *Tunable lasers
• *Optical scanning
• *Patents
• Dye lasers
• Coherent radiation
• Mirrors
• Laser cavities
• Band pass filters
• Electrooptics
• Alignment

Subject Categories:

• Lasers and Masers
• Optics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE