VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR ERZEUGUNG VON LASERPULSEN

    公开(公告)号:EP3411754A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-12

    申请号:EP17707175.0

    申请日:2017-02-01

    IPC分类号: G02F1/39 H01S3/067 H01S3/11

    CPC分类号: G02F1/39 H01S3/067 H01S3/1118

    摘要: The invention relates to a device (1) for generating laser pulses, comprising a pump laser (1), which emits laser pulses at a pump wavelength (12) with a repetition frequency, wherein the pulse duration of the laser pulses is 0.5-100 ps; comprising an optical parametric oscillator (3), which converts at least some of the laser pulses from the pump laser (1) into laser pulses at a signal wavelength (10) and an idler wavelength (11) different therefrom, wherein the optical parametric oscillator (3) has an optical resonator (20); comprising a non-linear wavelength converter (22), which converts the laser pulses from the pump laser (1) into laser pulses at the signal wavelength (10) and the idler wavelength (11); and comprising a coupling-out element (24), which couples out at least some of the radiation from the optical resonator (20). The problem addressed by the invention is that of providing a device which enables the efficient generation of synchronous laser pulse trains at two different central wavelengths, wherein the available tuning range with regard to the spacing of the central wavelengths is increased with respect to the prior art. For this purpose, the invention proposes that the pump laser (1) is tunable with regard to the pump wavelength (12) and the repetition frequency, and that the resonator (20) has an optical fibre (23) having a dispersion in the range of 10-100 ps/nm and a length of 10-1000 m. The invention also relates to a method for generating laser pulses using such a device.