Zig-zag laser amplifier with polarization controlled reflectors

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PATENT NO 7123634
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10841588

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A solid state zig-zag slab laser amplifier in which depolarization occurring at total internal reflection from opposed lateral faces of the amplifier slab is controlled by selecting a complex evanescent coating that provides a selected phase retardance that results in minimization of depolarization. Without use of the complex coating, small changes in incidence angles can result in phase retardance changes large enough to increase depolarization significantly, especially when the amplifier is operated at higher powers. Appropriate selection of the complex evanescent coating allows a desired phase retardance angle to be maintained relatively constant over a small range of angles of incidence, at a given wavelength, and therefore permits minimization of depolarization and birefringence effects.

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  • NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Epp, Paul T Manhattan Beach, CA 2 16
Goodno, Gregory D Playa del Rey, CA 44 156
Long, Jr William H Torrance, CA 6 146
Rothenberg, Joshua E Los Angeles, CA 46 492

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