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- 专利标题: Laser frequency modulator for modulating a laser cavity
- 专利标题(中): 用于调制激光腔的激光频率调制器
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申请号: US745793申请日: 1991-08-16
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公开(公告)号: US5132979A公开(公告)日: 1992-07-21
- 发明人: Gaylen V. Erbert
- 申请人: Gaylen V. Erbert
- 申请人地址: DC Washington
- 专利权人: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
- 当前专利权人: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
- 当前专利权人地址: DC Washington
- 主分类号: H01S3/105
- IPC分类号: H01S3/105
摘要:
The present invention relates to a laser frequency modulator for modulating a laser cavity. It is known in the prior art to utilize a PZT (piezoelectric transducer) element in combination with a mirror to change the cavity length of a laser cavity (which changes the laser frequency). Using a PZT element to drive the mirror directly is adequate at frequencies below 10 kHz. However, in high frequency applications (100 kHz and higher) PZT elements alone do not provide a sufficient change in the cavity length.The present invention utilizes an ultrasonic concentrator with a PZT element and mirror to provide modulation of the laser cavity. With an ultrasonic concentrator, the mirror element at the end of a laser cavity can move at larger amplitudes and higher frequencies.
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