Patents by Inventor Corinne Borel

Corinne Borel 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).

  • Solid microlaser passively switched by a saturable absorber and its production process
    Patent number: 6023479
    Abstract: The invention relates to a microlaser cavity (10) having:a solid active medium (2) emitting at least in a wavelength range between 1.5 and 1.6 .mu.m, anda saturable absorber (4) of formula CaF.sub.2 :Co.sup.2+ or MgF.sub.2 :Co.sup.2+ or SrF.sub.2 :Co.sup.2+ or BaF.sub.2 :Co.sup.2+ or La.sub.0.9 Mg.sub.0.5-x Co.sub.x Al.sub.11.433 O.sub.19 or YAlO.sub.3 :Co.sup.2+ (or YAl.sub.5-2x Co.sub.x Si.sub.x O.sub.3) or Y.sub.3 Al.sub.5-x-y Ga.sub.x Sc.sub.y O.sub.12 :Co.sup.2+ (or .sub.-3 Al.sub.5-x-y2z Ga.sub.x Sc.sub.y Co.sub.z Si.sub.z O.sub.12) or Y.sub.3-x Lu.sub.x Al.sub.5 O.sub.12 Co.sup.2+ (or Y.sub.3-x Lu.sub.x Al.sub.5-2y Co.sub.y Si.sub.y O.sub.3) or Sr.sub.1-x Mg.sub.x La.sub.y Al.sub.12-y O.sub.12 :Co.sup.2+ (or Sr.sub.1-x Mg.sub.x-y Co.sub.y La.sub.z Al.sub.12-z O.sub.12, with o<y<x).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: Commissariat A l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Philippe Thony, Engin Molva, Bernard Ferrand, Corinne Borel
  • Solid microlaser passively switched by a saturable absorber and its production process
    Patent number: RE38489
    Abstract: The invention relates to a microlaser cavity (10) having: a solid active medium (2) emitting at least in a wavelength range between 1.5 and 1.6 &mgr;m, and a saturable absorber (4) of formula CaF2:Co2+ or MgF2:Co2+ or SrF2:Co2+ or BaF2:Co2+ or La0.9Mg0.5-xCoxAl11.433O19 or YalO3:Co2+ (or YAl5-2xCoxSixO3 YAl(1-2x)CoxSixO3) or Y3Al5-x-yGaxScyO12:Co2+ (or -3Al5-x-y2zGaxScyCozSizO12 Y3Al5-x-y-2zGaxScyCozSizO12) or Y3-xLuxAl5O12:Co2+ (or Y3-xLuxAl5-2yCoySiyO3) or Sr1-xMgxLayAl12-yO12:Co2+ (or Sr1-xMgx-yCoyLazAl12-zO12, with 0<y<x) Sr1-xLaxMgxAl12-xO19:Co2+ (or Sr1-xLaxMgx-yCoyAl12-xO19 , with 0<y<x).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Philippe Thony, Engin Molva, Bernard Ferrand, Corinne Borel