Tunable CW semiconductor platelet laser

Patent · Tue Jul 24 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6209642

Salour, M M; Bebelaar, D; Roxlo, Ch B

A tunable CW semiconductor platelet laser having an optical pump source and an external resonant cavity. The resonant cavity is bounded by a pair of spaced-apart reflective elements and has a prism therein. One of the reflective elements is partially transmissive and rotatable about its vertical axis. The semiconductor platelet is mounted upon the other reflective element and both are mounted within a temperature controlled, vacuum environment while being capable of being moved in three dimensions. The prism located within the resonant cavity aids in laser tuning upon rotation of the partially transmissive reflective element.

• Assignee: The United States Air Force
• Patent Number(s): US 4462103
• OSTI ID: 6209642
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
420300* -- Engineering-- Lasers-- (-1989)
CAVITY RESONATORS
DESIGN
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
LASER CAVITIES
LASER MIRRORS
LASERS
MIRRORS
MOTION
OPTICAL PUMPING
PRISMS
PUMPING
RESONATORS
ROTATION
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS
TUNING