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Transverse Zeeman laser

  • US 5,995,526 A
  • Filed: 11/06/1998
  • Issued: 11/30/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A laser, comprising:

  • a high-reflection mirror and a coupling mirror defining a resonator;

    a gain medium present in said resonator;

    excitation means to excite said gain medium and produce an output beam from the laser;

    photoelastic means to produce a photoelastic effect introducing an artificial anisotropy into said resonator; and

    magnetic means to apply a magnetic field to said resonator and produce a Zeeman effect;

    whereinsaid photoelastic means exhibits two privileged directions affecting production of said photoelastic effect; and

    said magnetic means applies said magnetic field transversely along one of said privileged directions and creates two orthogonal linearly polarized frequency components in said output beam with said Zeeman effect.

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