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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6611545 | Active element for a laser source and laser source comprising such an active element Active element for a laser source and laser source comprising such an active element. According to the invention, the active element for a laser source comprises an elongate rod comprising a doped matrix capable of absorbing a pump beam in order to amplif... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6608851 | Laser source A laser source (1) includes a pumping system (2) and an active element (3) which comprises a doped elongate rod (4) and at least one optical block (5, 6) for guiding the pump rays (F) of at least one pump beam toward the rod (4). The pumping system (2) ge... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6558972 | Method of fabricating active elements for a laser source According to this method, in order to fabricate active elements which comprise at least one doped part comprising a doping capable of absorbing a pump beam and at least one undoped part, and which have opposed faces of the same geometrical shape, a proces... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6233005 | Method and device for adjusting the transverse position of a moving machine A device for adjusting the lateral position of at least one part of a moving machine for constructing a structure on a terrain includes a measuring device, at least one sensor, a positioning system and a computer adapted to determine theoretical and actua... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6188652 | Method and device for automatically correcting positioning errors of optical elements of an optical system The present invention relates to a method and to a device for automatically correcting, in a single application, positioning errors of optical elements of an optical system, with respect to the optical axis of said system. According to the invention, said... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6101206 | Laser-diode device including heat-conducting walls, semiconductor strips and isolating seals and process for making laser-diode device Laser device with semiconducting diodes. The invention concerns a device with semiconducting laser diodes comprising individual wafers (8), made of a good heat-conducting material, assembled parallel to one another with semiconducting diode connector bars... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5930279 | Diode laser device arranged in the form of semiconductor arrays A diode laser device includes a heat diffusing substrate made from a material that is a good conductor of heat, in one face of which is formed a system of parallel ribs and grooves, the ribs being identical and equidistant, and a plurality of semiconducto... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5757562 | Mirror with reflection coefficient variable spatially in amplitude and in phase A mirror having a reflection coefficient that is spatially variable in amplitude and in phase includes at least two parallel spaced reflecting plates. One of the plates is displaced parallel to itself to vary the distance between the plates. At least one ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5265106 | Raman Laser According to the invention, the Brillouin-effect radiation created in the Raman cavity (14) is returned into the pumping laser (1) to increase the Raman output power.... | 11/23/1993 |
| 4677638 | Gas laser generator The generator is excited by an electric discharge through the gas between two electrodes (6, 7), at least one of which (6) is made of silicon carbide.... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4634271 | Laser device for guiding a missile to a target A laser device for guiding a missile to a target such as an enemy tank, includes a laser transmitter (1) which transmits radiation (2) which is received by a modulator (30) capable of delivering two distinct pulsed beams (51, 52) in response thereto. The ... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4592065 | Gas laser excited by a transverse electrical discharge triggered by photoionization An X-ray generator 7 directly connected to the electrode 8 internally of a hollow cathode 3 emits electrons under a field effect to generate X-rays, the generator 7 supplying 50 to 100 Kv with a rise time of less than 10 nanoseconds. X-rays rapidly create... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4590375 | Apparatus for detection of an enemy's infrared camera Apparatus for the detection of an enemy infrared camera. This apparatus includes a continuous infrared laser 1 directed towards camera 25, a receiver 10 of the infrared signals sent by the camera, a processing circuit 23 of these signals, able to determin... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4479717 | Apparatus for measuring the position of an object A source of light (F1, 34) directs a light beam (35) towards an object. A photoelectrical measuring system (39) includes three measurement detectors (40, 41, 42) having respective reception fields (44, 45, 46). These fields overlap partially, and all of t... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4449535 | Apparatus for measuring in situ the state of oxidation-reduction of a living organ Apparatus having application to surgical operations has an ultra-violet laser pulse generator (1), an infrared laser pulse generator (3), an optical fibre (11) which transmits these pulses in one direction to the organ (13) and returns the fluorescence em... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4274741 | Device for determining the granulometric composition of a mixture of particles by diffraction of light The invention relates to a device for determining the granulometric composition of a mixture of particles by diffraction of light. The light flux received on the diffraction pattern is measured in a number of diffraction areas (AI,AJ) each of which is in ... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4197006 | Laser telemeter The telemeter e.g. for tanks or aeroplanes, includes in particular a diaphragm disposed in the optical receiving system, the diaphragm is provided with closing means which operate outside the period during which a measuring echo is expected so as to prote... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4182570 | Device for measuring a component of wind speed A laser generator (1,2,3) is arranged to generate successive pairs of pulses. Two light receivers (10,11) in the vicinity of the laser generator receive echos of the pulses as reflected from a target and a processing circuit (15) calculates the component ... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4148584 | Laser telemeter The invention relates to a laser telemeter, which includes a cell (8) containing a saturable absorbent material disposed between the laser generator (1) and the optical emission system (9, 10), to prevent false readings due to back scattering of the non-c... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4099141 | Laser generator The invention relates to a laser generator. That generator comprises optical resonant cavity of the folded type, limited by two plane mirrors arranged in a same plane, side by side and a corner cube reflector for sending back the radiation coming from one... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4006426 | Device for treating a laser light pulse The invention concerns a device for treating a laser light pulse and comprises, aligned successively on a same axis, a polarizer, an optical rotator, semi-reflecting plates and a reflector. The device can be applied to high-power lasers.... | 02/01/1977 |
| 3967114 | Device for determining the profile of a surface A device for determining the profile of a surface is disclosed. It comprises a beam arranged in a rotating plane about an axis of rotation, forming on the surface a light spot and scanning a sector of that plane. A detection system whose detection axis is... | 06/29/1976 |
