CPC H01S 3/10 (2013.01) [H01S 3/0085 (2013.01); H01S 3/06716 (2013.01); H01S 3/06754 (2013.01); H01S 3/1003 (2013.01); H01S 3/10015 (2013.01); H01S 3/1301 (2013.01); H01S 3/1305 (2013.01); H01S 3/1307 (2013.01); G01N 21/59 (2013.01); G01N 2201/06113 (2013.01); G02B 27/283 (2013.01); G02F 1/0136 (2013.01); H01S 3/0943 (2013.01); H01S 3/094003 (2013.01); H01S 3/223 (2013.01); H01S 3/225 (2013.01)] | 47 Claims |
1. A system, comprising:
a waveform generation apparatus configured to generate a plurality of input optical waveforms, with at least two of the input optical waveforms comprising different polarizations;
a single amplifier configured to amplify the plurality of input optical waveforms to generate a single output waveform; and
a beam forming apparatus configured to separate the single output waveform into a plurality of amplified waveforms, and to direct the plurality of amplified waveforms to be incident on a target location.
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