Accession Number:

ADD014381

Title:

Output Coupler for Laser Resonator.

Descriptive Note:

Patent, Filed 15 Sep 81, patented 17 Jul 84,

Corporate Author:

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Lundstrom, Eric A.

Report Date:

1984-07-17

Pagination or Media Count:

6.0

Abstract:

A laser out put coupler utilizes a bire frigent lens which has one side thereof curved so as to present a nonuniform polarization distribution across the face of the lens. A polarized beam splitter is employed to separate the output beam from the feedback beam the feedback beam having a non uniform distribution across the laser aperture enhances mode discrimination of a pulsed resonator. emk

Descriptors:

• APERTURES
• BEAM SPLITTING
• COUPLERS
• DISCRIMINATION
• DISTRIBUTION
• FEEDBACK
• LASERS
• NONUNIFORM
• OUTPUT
• POLARIZATION
• PULSES
• RESONATORS

Subject Categories:

• Lasers and Masers
• Optics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE