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Title:
TWO FREQUENCY LASER BEAM OSCILLATOR
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH0945984
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To obtain a small and compact two frequency laser beam oscillator by creating two optical resonator lengths using a birefringence material arranged in a laser resonator and oscillating the laser beam with two frequencies corresponding to the resonator lengths.

A reflector 1 reflects an incident laser beam in a laser resonator. A solid state laser medium 2 is pumped by a pumping means and oscillated. A birefringence material 3 creates two optical resonator lengths in the laser resonator. The light propagates through a crystal while being separated into two intrinsic polarized lights involving characteristic refractive indexes. In the case of a material exhibiting only birefringence, the intrinsic polarized beams are orthogonal polarized beams involving respective refractive indexes. When such a birefringence material is arranged in a laser resonator, laser beam can be oscillated with two frequencies.


Inventors:
TOYOSHIMA NOBUAKI
Application Number:
JP19183895A
Publication Date:
February 14, 1997
Filing Date:
July 27, 1995
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
RICOH KK
International Classes:
G02F2/00; H01S3/106; H01S3/107; H01S3/08; (IPC1-7): H01S3/106; G02F2/00; H01S3/107