1. Claim 1 of the ‘698 Patent A laser system
for producing nearly transform-limited pulses,
said pulses
having a duration less than about 100 picoseconds,
including:
[A] a laser gain medium;
[B] means for exciting said gain medium;
[C] means for defining a laser cavity;
[D] means for mode locking said laser system;
[E] means for tuning said laser; and
[F] a GTI etalon located in said cavity,
said GTI etalon comprising
a highly reflective surface
and a partially reflective surface,
said highly reflective surface
and said partially reflective surface
having a spacing of
between about 200-1,500 microns.
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