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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:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2010
James Francis Brennan, Iii, Winter Park, FL (US);
Laurent Vaissié, Oviedo, FL (US);
Michael Marshall Mielke, Orlando, FL (US);
James Francis Brennan, III, Winter Park, FL (US);
Laurent Vaissié, Oviedo, FL (US);
Michael Marshall Mielke, Orlando, FL (US);
Raydiance, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);
Abstract
A chirped pulse amplification (CPA) system and method is described wherein the dispersion of the system is tuned by actively tuning one or more system components, for example, using a temperature or strain gradient, or using actinic radiation. In other embodiments, an additional element, such as a modulator, is added to the CPA system to actively to tune the pulse. A pulse monitor is added to the system to measure an output pulse and provide feedback to one or more active tuning elements.