Claims
- 1. A laser beam altering optical device, comprising:
a mode controlling and beam coupling device for capturing a highly divergent, multi-mode laser beam received from a high-power broad area laser source, and producing a narrow, single-mode laser beam; and a frequency altering device configured to receive the single-mode laser beam, the frequency-altering device configured to produce a frequency altered laser light.
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This continuation application claims the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/652,490, filed Aug. 31, 2000, entitled “High-Power Blue and Green Light Laser Generation from High-Powered Diode Lasers”; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/157,381, filed Oct. 1, 1999, entitled “Low-Cost, High-Power Green Lasers”; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/156,982, filed Oct. 1, 1999, entitled “High-Power Blue Light Generation from Diode Lasers”; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/151,779, filed Aug. 31, 1999, entitled “Blue Light Laser and Methods”; and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/151,664, filed Aug. 31, 1999, entitled “Green Light Laser, Laser Beam Coupler, and Methods,” under 35 U.S.C. §§ 119(e) and 120. The subject matter of each of these applications is specifically incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (4)
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Date |
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60156982 |
Oct 1999 |
US |
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60157381 |
Oct 1999 |
US |
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60151779 |
Aug 1999 |
US |
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60151664 |
Aug 1999 |
US |
Continuations (1)
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Parent |
09652490 |
Aug 2000 |
US |
Child |
10137894 |
May 2002 |
US |