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US 2019/0341736 A1Published application
Characterizing an optical element
AssigneeQuantum-Si Incorporated
InventorsJonathan C Schultz, Andrey V. Okishev, Craig Wenger, Brittany Lathrop, Faisal R. Ahmad
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for characterizing an optical element. The optical element is part of a laser and is mounted on a translation stage to scan the optical element transverse to an intracavity laser beam. A performance characteristic of the laser is recorded as a function of position of the optical element.
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An optical characterization apparatus comprising:
- a laser configured to generate a laser beam, the laser comprising:
- a first mirror;
- and
- a second mirror mounted on a two-dimensional translation stage configured to translate the second mirror in a first direction and second direction, wherein the first direction and second direction are substantially perpendicular to a third direction defined by a propagation direction of the laser beam at a location of the second mirror, wherein the first mirror and the second mirror define a laser cavity of the laser.
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An optical characterization apparatus comprising:
- a laser configured to generate an intracavity laser beam having a beam axis;
- a positioning mount arranged to hold an optical element so that the optical element receives the intracavity laser beam and can move the optical element substantially transverse to the beam axis.
A method of characterizing an optical element, the method comprising:
- scanning the optical element substantially transverse to an intracavity beam of a laser;
- and
- recording a performance characteristic of the laser as a function of a position of the scanned optical element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.