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Title: Frequency agile optical parametric oscillator

Patent ·
OSTI ID:321224

The frequency agile OPO device converts a fixed wavelength pump laser beam to arbitrary wavelengths within a specified range with pulse to pulse agility, at a rate limited only by the repetition rate of the pump laser. Uses of this invention include Laser radar, LIDAR, active remote sensing of effluents/pollutants, environmental monitoring, antisensor lasers, and spectroscopy. 14 figs.

Research Organization:
Univ. of California (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
Assignee:
Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5,841,570/A/
Application Number:
PAN: 8-791,340
OSTI ID:
321224
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 24 Nov 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English