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US3277396A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Means for modulating a laser

Assignee: Raytheon Co
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Filing: 1962-04-23
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Granted: 1966-10-04
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Expires: 1982-04-23
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Statz Hermann
  • 👤 Roy A Paananen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 21:08
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01S; H01S3/00; H01S3/10; H01S3/102; H01S3/104

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 73 words
A DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A MODULATED BEAM OF COHERENT ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION COMPRISING AN ENERGY CONVERTING DEVICE, A SOURCE OF PUMPING RADIATION FOR THE CONVERTING DEVICE FOR CAUSING THE DEVICE TO GENERATE A BEAM OF COHERENT ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION, MEANS FOR SPLITTING THE BEAM INTO TWO COMPONENTS HAVING DIFFERENT FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS, AND MEANS FOR INTEGRATING SAID COMPONENTS TO PRODUCE A SINGLE BEAM HAVING MODULATION CORRESPONDING TO THE DIFFERENCE IN FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS OF SAID TWO COMPONENTS.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 73 words
A DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A MODULATED BEAM OF COHERENT ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION COMPRISING AN ENERGY CONVERTING DEVICE, A SOURCE OF PUMPING RADIATION FOR THE CONVERTING DEVICE FOR CAUSING THE DEVICE TO GENERATE A BEAM OF COHERENT ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION, MEANS FOR SPLITTING THE BEAM INTO TWO COMPONENTS HAVING DIFFERENT FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS, AND MEANS FOR INTEGRATING SAID COMPONENTS TO PRODUCE A SINGLE BEAM HAVING MODULATION CORRESPONDING TO THE DIFFERENCE IN FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS OF SAID TWO COMPONENTS.

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