Patent ID: 11962127
Assignee: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A laser system, comprising:
one or more semiconductor laser devices;
a folded cavity external to the one or more semiconductor laser devices, wherein at least one of the one or more semiconductor laser devices is positioned at a fold in the folded cavity;
at least one mirror positioned in the folded cavity to enable sustained propagation of light within the folded cavity; and
at least two polarization elements positioned in the folded cavity to cause a polarization state of light that impinges in a first direction on each semiconductor laser device that is positioned at a corresponding fold to be orthogonal to a polarization state of light that impinges in a second direction on each semiconductor laser device that is positioned at the corresponding fold.