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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2006
Randy W. Equall, Bozeman, MT (US);
Steven C. Seitel, Bozeman, MT (US);
Randy W. Equall, Bozeman, MT (US);
Steven C. Seitel, Bozeman, MT (US);
Scientific Materials Corporation, Bozeman, MT (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide monoblock lasers that may provide improved performance and/or reduce manufacturing costs. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a monoblock laser includes a gain block to generate the light at the first wavelength and a Q switch to receive and polarize the light from the gain block and provide pulsed light that is polarized and at the first wavelength, with the monoblock laser configured in an internal OPO configuration. The monoblock laser may include a film between the gain block and a common substrate and/or include various techniques for aligning various optical elements within the monoblock laser.