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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 24, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Theodore J Podgorski, St. Paul, MN (US);
Rod Thorland, Shoreview, MN (US);
Robert M Curran, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S / ; G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
372 19 ; 372 94 ; 372 99 ; 356350 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for mode discrimination in laser applications. A laser operating at a wavelength .lambda.c may have an undesired mode operating at .lambda.e. Mirrors are constructed such that the loss induced in the undesired mode by the wavelength centering of at least one of the mirrors exceeds the available gain of the laser.