Class 372: COHERENT LIGHT GENERATORS ( Manual of U.S. Patent Classification )

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as of June 30, 2000

Class
372
COHERENT LIGHT GENERATORS

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Subclass		Title
ClassTitle		===> COHERENT LIGHT GENERATORS

1		SUPERRADIANT LASER
2		FREE ELECTRON LASER
3		RAMAN LASER
4		LONG WAVELENGTH (E.G., FAR INFRARED)
5		SHORT WAVELENGTH LASER
6		OPTICAL FIBER LASER
7		THIN FILM LASER
8		LASER LOGIC SYSTEM
9		PARTICULAR BEAM CONTROL DEVICE
10		. Q-switch
11		. . Absorption type
12		. . Electro-optic
13		. . Acousto-optic
14		. . Mechanical
15		. . . Rotating mirror
16		. . . Rotating prism
17		. . Plural Q-switches
18		. Mode locking
19		. Mode discrimination
20		. Tuning
21		. Nonlinear device
22		. . Frequency multiplying (e.g., harmonic generator)
23		. Producing plural wavelength output
24		. Scanning
25		. Control of pulse characteristics
26		. Modulation
27		. . Polarization
28		. . Frequency
29		. Output stabilization
30		. . Pulse
31		. . Amplitude
32		. . Frequency
33		PARTICULAR OPERATING COMPENSATION MEANS
34		PARTICULAR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
35		. Liquid coolant
36		. Heat sink
37		HAVING AN APPLIED MAGNETIC FIELD
38		WITH PARTICULAR COMPONENT CIRCUITRY
39		PARTICULAR ACTIVE MEDIA
40		. Amorphous (e.g., glass)
41		. Insulating crystal
42		. . Utilizing color centers
43		. Semiconductor
44		. . Injection
45		. . . Particular confinement layer
46		. . . Particular current control structure
47		. . . . Transverse junction
48		. . . . Channeled substrate
49		. . . Particular coating on facet
50		. . . Monolithic integrated
51		. Liquid
52		. . Chelate
53		. . Dye
54		. . Particular structural features
55		. Gas
56		. . Metal vapor
57		. . Excimer or exciplex
58		. . With means for controlling gas flow
59		. . Gas maintenance (e.g., purification, replenishment, etc.)
60		. . Including a specified gas additive
61		. . Discharge tube feature
62		. . . Segmented
63		. . . Backflow feature
64		. . . Waveguide
65		. . . Support
66		. Active media with particular shape
67		. . Disc-shaped
68		. Plural active media or active media having plural dopants
69		PARTICULAR PUMPING MEANS
70		. Pumping with optical or radiant energy
71		. . End-pumped laser
72		. . Pump cavity
73		. . High-energy particles
74		. . . Electron beam
75		. . Semiconductor
76		. . Plasma
77		. . Exploding or combustible material
78		. . Heat
79		. . Solar
80		. . Excited phosphor
81		. Electrical
82		. . Inductive or capactive excitation
83		. . Transversely excited
84		. . . Traveling wave
85		. . Glow discharge
86		. . Having an auxiliary ionization means
87		. . Having particular electrode structure
88		. . . Hollow electrode
89		. Chemical
90		. Gas dynamic
91		. With depopulation of lower states
92		PARTICULAR RESONANT CAVITY
93		. Folded cavity
94		. . Having a ring configuration
95		. Unstable resonator
96		. Distributed feedback
97		. Plural cavities
98		. Specified cavity component
99		. . Reflector
100		. . Prism
101		. . Lens or lens system
102		. . Grating
103		. . Window, aperture, and mask
104		. . . Aerodynamic window
105		. . Birefringent material
106		. . Polarizer
107		. Mirror support or alignment structure
108		. Specified output coupling device
109		MISCELLANEOUS
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700		OPTICAL DELAY
701		NOZZLE
702		ISOTOPE
703		OPTICAL ISOLATER
704		SUMMARY REFERENCE
705		NEAT THING

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Last Modified: 6 October 2000

Manual of U.S. Patent Classification as of June 30, 2000

Class 372 COHERENT LIGHT GENERATORS

Manual of U.S. Patent Classification
as of June 30, 2000

Class
372
COHERENT LIGHT GENERATORS