Patents by Inventor Girard Mourou

Girard Mourou 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).

  • CW pumper CW pumped variable repetition rate regenerative laser amplifier system
    Patent number: 4896119
    Abstract: A CW pumped regenerative laser amplifier system capable of producing amplified laser pulses of variable repetition rate (e.g., 10 Hz to 10 kHz) with high energy stability. The regenerative amplifier is seeded by pulses injected into the optical cavity of the amplifier from a CW pumped modelocked laser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1990
    Assignee: The University of Rochester
    Inventors: Steven L. Williamson, Girard Mourou, Irl N. Duling, III, Philippe Bado, Carl H. Petras