Claims
- 1. A laser beam altering optical device, comprising:
a mode controlling and beam coupling device for capturing a highly divergent, multimode 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 nonprovisional application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application No.60/151,664, filed Aug. 31, 1999, entitled “Green Light Laser, Laser Beam Coupler, and Methods”; U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/151,779, filed Aug. 31, 1999, entitled “Blue Light Laser and Methods”; U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/157,381, filed Oct. 1, 1999, entitled “Low-Cost, High-Power Green Lasers”; and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/156,982, filed Oct. 1, 1999, entitled “High-Power Blue Light Generation from Diode Lasers.” 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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60151664 |
Aug 1999 |
US |
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60151779 |
Aug 1999 |
US |
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60157381 |
Oct 1999 |
US |
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60156982 |
Oct 1999 |
US |
Continuations (1)
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Date |
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Parent |
09652527 |
Aug 2000 |
US |
Child |
10197151 |
Jul 2002 |
US |