US3292103A
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Laser image amplifying system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-03-15
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Granted: 1966-12-13
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Expires: 1983-03-15
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jack A Soules
- 👤 Francis T Byrne
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 18:16
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01S; H01S3/00; H01S3/10; H01S3/101; H01S3/05; H01S3/08; H01S3/081; H01S3/082
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
AN OPTICAL IMAGE AMPLIFIER SYSTEM WHICH MAKES USE OF A LASER OSCILLATOR COMPRISING: (A) A LASER OSCILLATOR, (B) SAID LASER OSCILLATOR COMPRISING AN ELEMENT WITHIN WHICH LASER ACTION TAKES PLACE, CONFOCAL SPHERICAL REFLECTOR SURFACES POSITIONED ADJACENT EACH END OF SAID ELEMENT, AND MEANS FOR OPTICALLY PUMPING SAID OSCILLATOR, (C) ONE OF SAID REFLECTOR SURFACES HAVING A FULLY REFLECTIVE SURFACE, (D) THE OTHER OF SAID REFLECTIVE SURFACES HAVING A PARTIALLY REFLECTIVE SURFACE, AND (E) A SEMITRANSPARENT FILM CONTAINING AN IMAGE THEREON AND INSERTED JUXTAPOSED SAID PARTIALLY REFLECTIVE SURFACE OVER ONE HALF THE AREA OF SAID PARTIALLY REFLECTIVE SURFACE IN WHICH THE AREA COVERED IS ENTIRELY ON ONE SIDE OF A LINE NORMAL TO THE AXIS OF SAID LASER BETWEEN SAID ONE-HALF OF THE PARTIALLY REFLECTIVE SURFACE AND THE END OF SAID ELEMENT IN THE PATH OF LIGHT WAVES EMERGING FROM THE END OF SAID ELEMENT TOWARD SAID PARTIALLY REFLECTIVE SURFACE TO REDUCE THE REFLECTIVELY OF SAID PARTIALLY REFLECTIVE SURFACE IN THE AREAS COVERED BY SAID IMAGE AND THEREBY CAUSE SOME OSCILLATIONS IN SAID ELEMENT TO CEASE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
175 words
AN OPTICAL IMAGE AMPLIFIER SYSTEM WHICH MAKES USE OF A LASER OSCILLATOR COMPRISING: (A) A LASER OSCILLATOR, (B) SAID LASER OSCILLATOR COMPRISING AN ELEMENT WITHIN WHICH LASER ACTION TAKES PLACE, CONFOCAL SPHERICAL REFLECTOR SURFACES POSITIONED ADJACENT EACH END OF SAID ELEMENT, AND MEANS FOR OPTICALLY PUMPING SAID OSCILLATOR, (C) ONE OF SAID REFLECTOR SURFACES HAVING A FULLY REFLECTIVE SURFACE, (D) THE OTHER OF SAID REFLECTIVE SURFACES HAVING A PARTIALLY REFLECTIVE SURFACE, AND (E) A SEMITRANSPARENT FILM CONTAINING AN IMAGE THEREON AND INSERTED JUXTAPOSED SAID PARTIALLY REFLECTIVE SURFACE OVER ONE HALF THE AREA OF SAID PARTIALLY REFLECTIVE SURFACE IN WHICH THE AREA COVERED IS ENTIRELY ON ONE SIDE OF A LINE NORMAL TO THE AXIS OF SAID LASER BETWEEN SAID ONE-HALF OF THE PARTIALLY REFLECTIVE SURFACE AND THE END OF SAID ELEMENT IN THE PATH OF LIGHT WAVES EMERGING FROM THE END OF SAID ELEMENT TOWARD SAID PARTIALLY REFLECTIVE SURFACE TO REDUCE THE REFLECTIVELY OF SAID PARTIALLY REFLECTIVE SURFACE IN THE AREAS COVERED BY SAID IMAGE AND THEREBY CAUSE SOME OSCILLATIONS IN SAID ELEMENT TO CEASE.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US3242439A
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-12-12 | 1974-06-13 | 1974-12-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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