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Second harmonic generation

Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1989-02-10
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Granted: 1990-03-20
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Expires: 2009-02-10
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Abstract

Abstract A second harmonic generator having a non-linear optical crystal element for generating a second harmonic laser light. In this second harmonic generator, a birefringent element is inserted into a resonant optical path of a fundamental wave laser light, whereby the second harmonic laser light emitted as an output laser light is stabilized.

Inventors

  • 👤 Michio Oka

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 20:16
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01S; H01S3/00; H01S3/05; H01S3/06; H01S3/0627; H01S3/10; H01S3/106; H01S3/108; H01S3/109; H01S2301/00; H01S2301/02; H01S3/0602; H01S3/0604; H01S3/0615

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 148 words
A second harmonic generator for generating a second harmonic laser light comprising: an excitation laser; a laser medium for generating a fundamental wave laser light by the light of the excitation laser, said fundamental wave laser light having an ordinary ray element and an extraordinary ray element; a non-linear optical crystal element provided within an optical resonator formed by first and second mirrors for generating a second harmonic laser light by the fundamental wave laser light reciprocated in the optical resonator, said optical resonator holding the fundamental wave laser light in unpolarized status; a birefringent element further provided within the optical resonator, with the optical axis in the extraordinary ray direction being inclined at a specific azimuth angle against the optical axis of the non-linear optical crystal element in the extraordinary ray direction; whereby, the output of the second harmonic laser light emitted from the resonator is stabilized.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 148 words
A second harmonic generator for generating a second harmonic laser light comprising: an excitation laser; a laser medium for generating a fundamental wave laser light by the light of the excitation laser, said fundamental wave laser light having an ordinary ray element and an extraordinary ray element; a non-linear optical crystal element provided within an optical resonator formed by first and second mirrors for generating a second harmonic laser light by the fundamental wave laser light reciprocated in the optical resonator, said optical resonator holding the fundamental wave laser light in unpolarized status; a birefringent element further provided within the optical resonator, with the optical axis in the extraordinary ray direction being inclined at a specific azimuth angle against the optical axis of the non-linear optical crystal element in the extraordinary ray direction; whereby, the output of the second harmonic laser light emitted from the resonator is stabilized.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 23 words
A second harmonic generator according to claim 1, in which one of the mirrors is formed onto the end of the laser medium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 25 words
A second harmonic generator according to claim 1, in which the azimuth angle between the non-linear optical crystal element and the birefringent element is 45°.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 21 words
A second harmonic generator according to claim 1, in which the non-linear optical crystal element and birefringent element are combined together.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 27 words
A second harmonic generator according to claim 1, in which a laser medium, a non-linear optical crystal element and the birefringent element are combined with each other.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 23 words
A second harmonic generator according to claim 5, in which the first and second mirrors are formed onto the ends of the combination.

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