HIGH-ENERGY LASER WITH MULTIPLE PHASED OUTPUTS
Assignee
Rockwell International
Filed as: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Filed
Jun 4, 1984
Granted
May 20, 1997
Location
SIMI VALLEY CA US
Abstract
A high-energy laser 10 comprising a ring of lesser-powered laser modules 12,14,16 from each of which an output is taken to be projected so that they all arrive in phase on a distant target. To phase-lock the outputs of all the serial laser modules, the path lengths (l) of the laser modules are made equal, the path length around the large loop which includes all the laser modules is made an integral multiple of the laser-module path length, and at least two different feedback loops are employed.
Source: Google Patents
35 USC §181 Secrecy Order
Imposed
Nov 29, 1984
Rescinded
Oct 15, 1996
Duration
11 years, 10 months
Inventor
- 1FREDERIC H. WHITE
Record Details
- Patent number
- US 5631737
- Application
- 06617219
- Aerospace match
- Yes
- Dataset source
- 35 USC §181 SO records
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