Multi-stage Lyot filter and method

[0018]FIGS. 1 through 8, discussed below, and the various embodiments used to describe the principles of the present disclosure in this patent document are by way of illustration only and should not be construed in any way to limit the scope of the disclosure. Those skilled in the art will understand that the principles of the present disclosure may be implemented using any number of techniques, whether currently known or not. Additionally, the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale.

[0019]FIG. 1 illustrates an application 10 that includes a laser 12 in accordance with the present disclosure. The embodiment of the application 10 shown in FIG. 1 is for illustration only. Other embodiments of the application 10 could be used without departing from the scope of this disclosure.

[0020]In addition to the laser 12, the application 10 comprises an application controller 14 and a laser beam processor 16. The application 10 may be configured to perform any suitable operation that uses the la