发明授权
- 专利标题: Gain boost with synchronized multiple wavelength pumping in a solid-state laser
- 专利标题(中): 在固态激光器中同步多波长泵浦增益提升
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申请号: US10650446申请日: 2003-08-28
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公开(公告)号: US07046710B2公开(公告)日: 2006-05-16
- 发明人: Kalin Spariosu , Milton Birnbaum
- 申请人: Kalin Spariosu , Milton Birnbaum
- 申请人地址: US MA Waltham
- 专利权人: Raytheon Company
- 当前专利权人: Raytheon Company
- 当前专利权人地址: US MA Waltham
- 代理商 John E. Gunther; Leonard A. Alkov
- 主分类号: H01S3/97
- IPC分类号: H01S3/97 ; H01S3/92
摘要:
A solid-state eye-safe laser and method with gain boost by dual-wavelength, synchronized pumplights. The laser includes a medium doped with ions that emit light at a laser wavelength as a result of the transition of electron energy from an upper energy level manifold to a lower energy level manifold. A first pumplight couples energy into the medium at a first wavelength that excites a first portion of the ions into said upper energy level manifold. A second pumplight couples energy into said medium at a second wavelength that excites a second portion of the ions to a third energy level manifold. A fraction of the ions relax to the upper energy level manifold and thereby increase the gain of the laser (2). The laser may be an erbium crystal laser, using yttrium-aluminum-garnet operating near 1640 nanometers. A second ion, such as ytterbium, may be diffused into the lasing medium, and an inter-ionic energy transfer employed to coupled the second pumplight energy to the upper level energy manifold of he laser transition.