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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2008
Robert C. Hoffman, Woodstock, VA (US);
Robert C. Hoffman, Woodstock, VA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Laser systems and related methods are provided. In this regard, a representative laser system includes: a laser diode array that generates light; a first crystal having a cavity; an optical element operative to focus the generated light onto the first crystal such that the light generates a high-power circulating beam within the cavity; a second crystal positioned with respect to the first crystal such that the frequency of the high-power circulating beam is doubled; and a first coating applied to the first crystal and second coating applied to the second crystal, the first coating and the second coating being operative to cause at least a portion of the beam to be emitted within a particular wavelength range of the generated light.