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 Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN

OSTI Identifier:: 864797

Patent Number(s):: 4418989

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

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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