Patents by Inventor Viktor M. Orlovskii

Viktor M. Orlovskii 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).

  • Autodyne lidar system utilizing a hybrid laser
    Patent number: 5778019
    Abstract: An autodyne lidar system utilizing a hybrid laser. The hybrid laser inclu a continuous wave (CW) optical gain section and a pulsed optical gain section in the same laser cavity. A highly reflecting mirror and a partially reflecting mirror, also called an output coupler, form the ends of a laser cavity. Both the continuous wave optical gain section and the pulsed gain section are positioned in the laser cavity. A detector is position in such a manner so as to observe the light reflecting through the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce
    Inventors: James H. Churnside, Evgenii P. Gordov, Viktor M. Orlovskii