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EP 0976184 A2 20000202 - LASER DEVICE

Title (en)

LASER DEVICE

Title (de)

LASERVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF LASER

Publication

EP 0976184 A2 20000202 (DE)

Application

EP 98931917 A 19980414

Priority

DE 9801053 W 19980414
DE 19716422 A 19970418

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9848495A2] The invention relates to a laser device with at least one laser diode array with a plurality of adjacently arranged laser diodes. The laser device has an external resonator for coupling the modes of the individual laser diodes.

IPC 1-7

H01S 5/40

IPC 8 full level

H01S 5/40 (2006.01); H01S 5/062 (2006.01); H01S 5/0625 (2006.01); H01S 5/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01S 5/4062 (2013.01); H01S 5/4068 (2013.01); H01S 3/0632 (2013.01); H01S 5/0624 (2013.01); H01S 5/0625 (2013.01); H01S 5/10 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9848495A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9848495 A2 19981029; WO 9848495 A3 19990128; CA 2286774 A1 19981029; CN 1252901 A 20000510; EP 0976184 A2 20000202

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 9801053 W 19980414; CA 2286774 A 19980414; CN 98804305 A 19980414; EP 98931917 A 19980414