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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
May. 15, 2015
Applicants:
Rudolf Heinrich Binder, Tucson, AZ (US);
Nai-hang Kwong, Tucson, AZ (US);
Paul Bryan Lundquist, Longmont, CO (US);
Inventors:
Rudolf Heinrich Binder, Tucson, AZ (US);
Nai-Hang Kwong, Tucson, AZ (US);
Paul Bryan Lundquist, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 5/06 (2006.01); H01S 5/343 (2006.01); H01S 5/042 (2006.01); H01S 5/062 (2006.01); H01S 3/0941 (2006.01); H01S 3/0933 (2006.01); H01S 3/102 (2006.01); H01S 3/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 5/34333 (2013.01); H01S 3/0933 (2013.01); H01S 3/0941 (2013.01); H01S 3/1022 (2013.01); H01S 3/11 (2013.01); H01S 5/042 (2013.01); H01S 5/062 (2013.01); H01S 5/0614 (2013.01); H01S 5/0615 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are systems and methods for switching the generation of light emissions using charge separation in a gain medium to manipulate carrier lifetimes. For a given output pulse energy, extended carrier lifetimes may allow carrier generation powers to be reduced and/or carrier generation times to be extended. L-switching of light output from a gain medium may be combined with other switching schemes utilizing different approaches to control lasing, such as Q-switching.