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AA00
TYPES OF GAS LASER MEDIA

AA01

AA02

AA03

AA04

AA05

AA06

AA07

. Helium-neon (He-Ne) media

. Rare-gas ions

. Metal ions and metal vapors

. Molecular gases

. Carbon dioxide (CO2-He-N2)

. Excimer lasers

. Other gas laser media

AB00
TYPES OF SOLID LASER MEDIA

AB01

AB02

AB03

AB04

AB05

AB06

AB07

AB08

AB09

. Yttrium-aluminum-garnet (YAG) media

. . Media that contain neodymium ions

. Forsterite

. Rubies

. Alexandrite

. Diamonds

. Glass

. . Glass that contains neodymium ions

. . Glass that contains erbium ions

AB11

AB12

AB13

AB14

AB15

AB20

. Gadolinium-gallium-garnet (GGG) media

. Plastics

. Semiconductors

. Superconductors

. Yttrium-lithium-fluoride (YLF) media

. Other solid laser media

AC00
TYPES OF LASER MEDIA OTHER THAN GASES AND SOLIDS

AC01

AC02

AC10

. Liquid laser media

. . Coloring agents (e.g., dyes)

. Other laser media

AK00
SHAPE OF SOLID LASER MEDIA

AK01

AK03

AK04

AK06

AK07

AK09

AK10

. Rods, columns, or cylinders

. Slabs, plates, or square columns

. . Variants in which multiple media are stacked

. Fibers

. Thin-films

. Shape of end surfaces

. Other shapes of solid laser media

FF00
MATERIALS OR CHARACTERISTICS OF DEVICES

FF01

FF02

FF03

FF04

FF05

FF06

FF07

FF08

FF09

. Materials or properties of electrodes

. . Conductive sections

. . Coating

. . Dielectrics

. Materials or properties of tubes

. . Dielectrics

. Materials or properties of windows

. Materials or properties of mirrors

. Other materials or properties of devices

GG00
ELECTRIC CIRCUITS

GG01

GG02

GG03

GG04

GG05

GG06

GG07

GG08

GG09

. Alternating-current (AC) circuits

. . High-frequency circuits

. Inductive or capacitive excitation circuits

. Auxiliary or extra ionization circuits

. Pulse circuits

. Circuits for providing base current or voltage (e.g., shimmer circuits)

. Circuits that start oscillation (e.g., trigger circuits or lighting circuits)

. Capacitance or resistance circuits in discharge tubes or in the vicinity thereof

. Other electric circuits

HH00
OUTPUT CONTROL

HH01

HH02

HH03

HH04

HH05

HH06

HH07

HH08

HH09

. Control of media

. Sensing for control

. Control circuits

. . Current control

. . Frequency control

. . Amplitude control

. . Pulse-generation control

. Sequential control

. Other output control circuits

JJ00
PURPOSE, EFFECTS, AND FUNCTIONS

JJ01

JJ02

JJ03

JJ04

JJ05

JJ06

JJ07

JJ08

JJ09

. Miniaturization

. Improved efficiency

. Extension of life or improved durability

. Increased output levels or amounts

. Stabilization, or prevention of abnormalities

. . Measures to compensate for or prevent thermal deformation

. Accommodation of a large number of repetitions

. Improved economic characteristics

. Improved reliability

JJ11

JJ12

JJ13

JJ20

. Safety measures

. Ease of manufacture

. Provision for narrower bands of output light

. Other purposes, effects, or functions

KK00
OPTICAL DEVICES

KK01

KK02

KK03

KK04

KK05

KK06

KK07

KK08

KK09

. External mirror resonators

. Internal mirror resonators

. Stable resonators

. Unstable resonators

. Mirror reflectors

. . Resonator mirrors

. Diffraction gratings

. Etalons

. Apertures

KK11

KK12

KK13

KK14

KK15

KK16

KK17

KK18

. Non-linear optical elements

. . Harmonic generating elements

. Pockels cells

. Kerr cells

. Beam splitters or half mirrors

. Windows

. . Aerodynamic dynamic output windows

. Lenses or prisms inside resonators

KK21

KK22

KK24

KK26

KK30

. Devices for prevention or removal of contamination from optical devices

. . Optical covers

. Support of optical devices

. Coatings

. Other optical devices

LL00
RING-LASER DEVICES

LL01

LL02

LL03

LL04

LL07

LL08

LL09

. Measures to prevent lock-in

. . Moving mirrors

. . Moving of the entire ring laser

. . Other parts that move

. Number of reflective surfaces in the entire ring laser

. . Three locations

. . Four locations

LL11

LL12

LL13

LL14

LL16

LL17

LL18

LL19

LL20

. Number of movable reflective surfaces

. . One location

. . Two locations

. . Three or more locations

. Variants wherein the waveguides or light guides are solid

. . Variants that use optical fibers

. . Thin-film types

. . Active types

. Other ring laser devices

MM00
LIGHT ADJUSTMENT, MODULATION, DRIVING, AND SCANNING

MM01

MM02

MM03

MM04

MM05

MM06

MM07

MM08

MM09

. Attenuation

. . Use of polarization

. Modulation

. On/off control

. . Use of shutters

. . . Choppers

. Beam synthesis

. Enlargement or reduction of the light path or beam diameter or width

. Heads for machining

MM11

MM12

MM13

MM14

MM15

MM16

MM17

MM18

MM19

MM20

. Adjustment in the position of the reflectors, and driving or scanning thereof

. . Automatic adjustment, driving, or scanning

. . Use of micrometers

. . Variants with centers that rotate on reflective surfaces

. . Objects that are adjusted, driven, or scanned

. . . Resonator mirrors

. . . Bent mirrors located in light paths

. . . Diffraction gratings

. . . Gap holders

. Other light adjustment, modulation, driving, or scanning

PP00
EXCITATION, PRE-IONIZATION, AND AUXILIARY IONIZATION

PP01

PP02

PP03

PP04

PP05

PP06

PP07

PP09

PP10

. Use of lamps

. Use of electron beams

. Use of ultraviolet rays

. Use of x-rays

. Use of microwaves

. Use of light radiated by synchrotrons

. Use of light emitted by semiconductor elements

. Means for producing uniformity

. Other excitation, pre-ionization, or auxiliary ionization

QQ00
LIGHT GENERATION BY MEANS OF NON-LINEAR OPTICS

QQ01

QQ02

QQ03

QQ04

QQ05

QQ06

QQ07

. Wavelength conversion

. . Higher-order harmonics

. . Conversion of optical parameters

. . Optical mixing

. . Stokes or anti-Stokes conversion

. . Induction scattering

. . . Raman scattering

QQ11

QQ12

QQ13

QQ20

. Phase-conjugation waves

. Optical bistability

. Super-radiance

. Light generation by means of other non-linear optics

RR00
LIGHT-EMITTING REGIONS

RR01

RR03

RR05

RR07

RR10

. Infrared regions

. Visible-light regions

. Ultraviolet regions

. X-ray regions

. Other light-emitting regions

SS00
LIGHT-OUTPUT STATES

SS01

SS02

SS04

SS06

SS07

SS08

SS10

. Single mode output

. Multi-mode output

. Ring shapes

. Pulsed output

. . Solitons

. . Ultra-short pulses

. Other light output states

TT00
TEMPERATURE REGULATION, COOLING, AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL

TT01

TT02

TT03

TT04

TT05

. Use of liquids

. Use of gases

. . Use of radiation fins

. Use of heat pipes

. Heat exchangers

TT11

TT12

TT13

TT14

TT15

TT16

TT17

TT18

TT19

. Objects that are controlled directly

. . Optical components

. . . Mirrors or diffraction gratings

. . . Support sections for optical components

. . . Light sources for excitation

. . Laser tubes (i.e., including oscillator sections)

. . . Capillary tubes

. . . Support sections for laser tubes

. . Gas-feed paths or gas paths

TT22

TT23

TT24

TT25

TT27

TT28

TT29

TT30

. . Laser media

. . Electrodes

. . . Support sections for electrodes

. . Power-source circuits

. Temperature control

. . Constant-temperature control

. . Temperature-control circuits

. Other temperature regulation, cooling, or temperature control

YY00
APPLICATIONS

YY01

YY02

YY03

YY04

YY05

YY06

YY07

YY08

YY09

. Medical treatment

. . Laser knives

. Isotope separation

. . Uranium enrichment

. Nuclear fusion

. Working

. . Markers

. . Semiconductor manufacture

. . . Light exposure

YY11

YY12

YY13

YY15

YY16

YY17

YY20

. Measurement

. . Measurement of angular velocity

. . Measurement of distance, or radar

. Transmission of information

. . Optical disks

. . Amplification of data signals

. Other applications

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