An Acousto-Optic Q-Switch.

Abstract

The patent application concerns a very fast optical shutter, or Q-switch, using an acousto-optic diffraction cell and associated optics such that a fast chirp wave in the cell diffracts the light so that it will be matched by the transfer function of the optics. This is used for laser beam Q switching.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1975
Accession Number
ADD002596

Entities

People

  • James L. Jernigan
  • Marion L. Scott

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Diffraction
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Mechanisms (Engineering)
  • Patent Applications
  • Patents
  • Q Switching
  • Switches
  • Switching
  • Transfer Functions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy