Light amplifier stages

Claim 1

An amplifier stage for use in a light amplification system, wherein the light to be amplified consists of a beam of light generated in a direction along a first axis, said amplification stage comprising: a. a first selective polarizer means positioned along said first axis for conducting, in a direction along said first axis, light polarized in a first plane and for deflecting, in a direction along a second axis, light polarized in a second plane wherein said first and second planes are perpendicular; b. an electro-optical dephasing cell positioned along said first axis; c. a second selective polarizer means positioned along said axis for conducting, in a direction along said first axis, light polarized in said first plane and for deflecting, in a direction along a third axis, light polarized in said second plane; d. an active laser bar and a pumping means associated therewith positioned along said first axis; e. a first fully reflective means positioned along said first axis for reflecting a beam from said laser bar back through said laser bar in the opposite direction along said first axis; and f. a second fully reflective means positioned along said third axis for reflecting light deflected by said second selective polarizer means in the opposite direction along said third axis.