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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2011
Applicants:
Paul Francis Michaloski, Rochester, NY (US);
Mark C Sanson, Macedon, NY (US);
Inventors:
Paul Francis Michaloski, Rochester, NY (US);
Mark C Sanson, Macedon, NY (US);
Assignee:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/00 (2006.01); G02F 1/01 (2006.01); H04B 10/54 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/541 (2013.01);
Abstract
A laser pulse stretching unit is described herein which is configured to change the reflectivity of one or more beam splitters located therein to change a temporal profile of an output beam without needing to adjust a length of any delay lines. In addition, a method is described herein for using the laser pulse stretching unit to change the reflectivity of one or more beam splitters located therein to change a temporal profile of an output beam without needing to adjust a length of any delay lines.