Apparatus for shifting the wavelength of light

Title: Apparatus for shifting the wavelength of light

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A light beam is reflected back and forth between a rotating body having a retroreflection corner at opposite ends thereof and a fixed mirror to change the wavelength of the light beam by the Doppler effect.

Inventors:

McCulla, William H ^[1]; Allen, Jr., John D. ^[2]

Oak Ridge, TN
(Knoxville, TN)

Issue Date:: 1983-01-01

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 864797

Patent Number(s):: 4418989

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by U.S. Department of (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS

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G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
G02B26/002 - {the movement or the deformation controlling the frequency of light, e.g. by Doppler effect}

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DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-26

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: apparatus; shifting; wavelength; light; beam; reflected; forth; rotating; retroreflection; corner; opposite; fixed; mirror; change; doppler; effect; light beam; doppler effect; /359/

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