Patents by Inventor Muriel Schwarz

Muriel Schwarz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5838710
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optical amplification device comprising an amplifier medium inserted between two mirrors and an optical pumping source. The mirrors are confocal mirrors whose focal plane is located in the vicinity of the center of the non-linear medium. This medium has a match-stick shape with a large axis in one direction forming an angle alpha/2 with the optical axis of the cavity defined by the two mirrors and the amplifier medium. This architecture enables an incident optical wave to pass several times within the amplification device leading to an increase in the performance characteristics of said device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Thomson-CSF
    Inventors: Christian Larat, Gilles Feugnet, Muriel Schwarz