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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2005
Applicants:
Ningyi Luo, Fremont, CA (US);
Sheng-bai Zhu, Fremont, CA (US);
LI Wu, Fuzhou, CN;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method, an apparatus, and a module for producing dual beam from a single laser diode provide for means of simultaneously pumping two individual gain media with orthogonal polarizations. A beam splitter splits the emissive laser beam into two portions based on the polarization. A polarization control element or mechanism adjusts the polarization and the intensity ratio of the separated beam portions. Applications to monolithic microchip lasers include generating new wavelengths based on intracavity beam combining and mixing.