Optical contacting method and apparatus
AssigneeII-VI Incorporated
InventorGregory J Mizell
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for improving the performance of a microlaser. A laser material (110) is optically contacted to a nonlinear material (120), either directly or through an intermediate clear or undoped substrate (115), to form a microlaser assembly. Continuous pressure, either static or variable, is applied to the microlaser assembly in a direction perpendicular to the interface of the elements in the assembly.
Claims29
An apparatus for use in connection with a microlaser, the apparatus comprising:
- a) a laser gain crystal;
- b) a nonlinear crystal optically contacted to the laser gain crystal and forming an assembly;
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- c) means for applying continuous pressure to the assembly in a direction perpendicular to the interfaces between the elements in the assembly.
A method of forming an apparatus for use in connection with a microlaser, the method comprising the steps of optically contacting a laser gain crystal to a nonlinear crystal to form an assembly and applying continuous pressure to the assembly in a direction perpendicular to the interface between the elements of the assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.