Gerald L Spade

US Patent:

43261752, Apr 20, 1982

Filed:

Dec 2, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/746989

Inventors:

George J. Dehney - Westford MA
Gerald L. Spade - Nashua NH

Assignee:

Sanders Associates, Inc. - Nashua NH

International Classification:

H01S 305
H01S 310

US Classification:

372106

Abstract:

A laser system for generating two closely spaced in time laser pulses where each pulse is a different color comprises a first and second optical cavity with a common optical leg containing a laser rod capable of emitting light of two polarities along an axis and a polarizing beam-splitter positioned at the common junction of the two cavities for splitting the radiation impinging thereon according to polarity and propagating it into the noncommon sections of the first and second optical cavities each of which contains a Q-switch. The output from the cavities is taken at the polarizing beam-splitter and comprises two closely spaced in time pulses of different polarity. The two pulses are applied to a doubler crystal such that pulses of one polarity are doubled while pulses of the other polarity are unchanged.