Patents
US 7822096 B2: Alignment and wavelength selection in external cavity lasers
- Granted
- 2010-10-26
- Filed
- 2008-12-12 application 12334082
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method of operating a laser projection system is provided. The projection system comprises an external cavity laser, an optical intensity monitor, laser projection optics, and a controller. The external cavity laser comprises a laser diode, an intra-cavity wavelength conversion device, and a wavelength selective element. According to the method, the position of the wavelength selective element is adjusted relative to an optical axis Z of the external cavity laser to optimize output intensity. Specifically, the position of the wavelength selective element is adjusted by (i) tilting the wavelength selective element about its wavelength selective axis Y to reflect a wavelength of interest along an optimum path in an XZ plane of the external laser cavity and (ii) tipping the wavelength selective element about its wavelength insensitive axis X to reflect the wavelength of interest along an optimum path in a YZ plane of the external laser cavity. Additional embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg101026.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORNING INCORPORATED 4,960 patents | US company or organization | Corning, NY | CORNING INCORPORATED Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitri Vladislavovich Kuksenkov | Corning, NY | 32 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H01S | Devices using the process of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation [laser] to amplify or generate light; devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in wave ranges other than optical | H01S5/141 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N9/3155 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-12-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KUKSENKOV, DMITRI VLADISLAVOVICH signed 2008-12-04 | CORNING INCORPORATED CORNING, NY | 21973/285 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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