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Accession Number:
ADD002769
Title:
Quartz Wedge Polarizer for an Electro Optic Switch.
Descriptive Note:
Patent,
Corporate Author:
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON D C
Report Date:
1976-05-25
Pagination or Media Count:
4.0
Abstract:
A configuration of a pair of crystalline quartz wedges used as polarizers is combined with an electro optic switch to constitute a laser Q-switch. The two wedges are identical and are positioned on either side of the switch and oriented such that one compensates the angular deviation and dispersion of the other.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE