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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:
Aug. 24, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toomas H Allik, Alexandria, VA (US);
Suresh Chandra, Springfield, VA (US);
J Andrew Hutchinson, Lorton, VA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
372 95 ; 372101 ; 372108 ;
Abstract
An unstable laser resonator geometry with a gradient reflectivity mirror M) and external lens, or a gradient reflectivity mirror-lens (GRML), achieving a vast improvement in the intrinsic divergence and brightness of the output laser beam.