Research/Patents/US 5301069
US 5301069Tier 3 — General Defense

NONLINEAR RUGATE OPTICAL LIMITER

Assignee

US Government

Filed as: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY

Filed

Mar 9, 1989

Granted

Apr 5, 1994

Location

FAIRFAX VA US

Abstract

The present invention provides layered polymeric media to control the spatial and spectral distribution of energy in optical beams, particularly high intensity, broadband, multi-line laser beams. This structure is an improved version of prior art thin-film (vaccum deposited) interference filters and "rugate" structure filters.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

May 23, 1989

Rescinded

Oct 4, 1993

Duration

4 years, 4 months

Inventor

  • 1GARY L. WOOD

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