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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2007
Applicants:
Luis A. Spinelli, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sergei V. Govorkov, Los Altos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Luis A. Spinelli, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sergei V. Govorkov, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Coherent, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/11 (2006.01); H01S 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Multiple laser resonators share a common acousto-optic Q-switch. The Q-switch is driven by a radio-frequency (RF) transducer that causes an acoustic wave to propagate in the Q-switch. Turning off the RF transducer discontinues propagation of the acoustic wave and causes each of the laser resonators to deliver an optical pulse. The finite velocity of the acoustic wave causes the pulses to be delivered temporally spaced apart.