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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 1980
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bill C McCollum, Marlborough, MA (US);
Alexander Lempicki, Wayland, MA (US);
Assignee:
GTE Laboratories Incorporated, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
331 / ;
Abstract
A high gain stoichiometric neodymium laser medium of the general formula K.sub.5 Nd.sub.x M.sub.(1-x) Li.sub.2 F.sub.10 where x takes on a non-zero positive value less than or equal to one, and M is a metal selected from the group consisting of lanthanum, cerium, and gadolinium. Minilasers employing a laser medium of the general formula K.sub.5 Nd.sub.x M.sub.(1-x) Li.sub.2 F.sub.10 are provided in which the optical pumping is provided by at least one light emitting diode or laser diode.