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公开(公告)号:US10826264B2
公开(公告)日:2020-11-03
申请号:US15431730
申请日:2017-02-13
Applicant: NKT Photonics A/S
Inventor: John Redvers Clowes , Anatoly Borisovich Grudinin , Adam Devine
IPC: G02B6/02 , G02B6/26 , H01S3/00 , H01S3/23 , H01S3/067 , G02B27/10 , G02F1/365 , G02B6/28 , G02F1/35 , H01S3/16 , G02B6/028
Abstract: A supercontinuum optical pulse source provides a combined supercontinuum, and can comprise one or more seed pulse sources; first and second optical amplifiers arranged along first and second respective optical paths, wherein the first and second optical amplifiers are configured to amplify one or more optical signals generated by the one or more seed pulse sources; a first microstructured light-guiding member arranged along the first optical path and configured to generate supercontinuum light responsive to an optical signal propagating along the first optical path; a second microstructured light-guiding member arranged along the second optical path and configured to generate supercontinuum light responsive to an optical signal propagating along the second optical path; a supercontinuum-combining member to combine supercontinuum generated in at least the first and second microstructured light-guiding members to form a combined supercontinuum; wherein the supercontinuum-combining member comprises an output fibre, wherein the output fibre comprises a silica-based multimode optical fibre supporting a plurality of spatial modes at one or more wavelengths of the combined supercontinuum; wherein the supercontinuum-combining member has one or more input fibres which support no more than four spatial modes at any wavelength within the combined supercontinuum; and wherein the output fibre of the supercontinuum-combining member supports no more than four spatial modes at any wavelength within the combined supercontinuum.
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公开(公告)号:US20200326474A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-15
申请号:US16797182
申请日:2020-02-21
Applicant: NKT PHOTONICS A/S
Inventor: Carsten L. THOMSEN , Thomas T. ALKESKJOLD , Erik B. THOMSEN
IPC: G02B6/02 , H01S3/094 , H01S3/0941 , H01S3/00 , G02F1/35 , H01S3/067 , G02B6/036 , G02F1/365 , G01B9/02 , H01S3/11
Abstract: The invention relates to a supercontinuum light source comprising a microstructured optical fiber and a pump light source. The microstructured optical fiber comprises a core and a cladding region surrounding the core, as well as a first fiber length section, a second fiber length section and an intermediate fiber length section between said first and second fiber length sections. The first fiber length section comprises a core with a first characteristic core diameter. The second fiber length section comprises a core with a second characteristic core diameter, smaller than said first characteristic core diameter, where said second characteristic core diameter is substantially constant along said second fiber length section. The intermediate length section of the optical fiber comprises a core which is tapered from said first characteristic core diameter to said second characteristic core diameter over a tapered length.
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公开(公告)号:US20200310039A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-01
申请号:US16775555
申请日:2020-01-29
Applicant: NKT Photonics A/S
Inventor: Thomas Tanggaard ALKESKJOLD , Jens Kristian LYNGSØE , Christian JAKOBSEN , Martin Dybendal MAACK , Mattia MICHIELETTO , Sidsel Rübner PAPIOR
Abstract: A photonic crystal fiber (PCF) assembly including a PCF and at least one ferrule structure. The PCF includes a core region and a cladding region and a first fiber end section with a first fiber end. The ferrule structure is mounted to the first fiber end section. The ferrule structure includes an inner ferrule arrangement and an outer ferrule arrangement surrounding the first fiber end section. The inner ferrule arrangement includes an inner ferrule front section proximally to the first fiber end and an inner ferrule rear section distally to the first fiber end, and each of the sections has an inner diameter and in at least a length thereof fully surrounds the PCF. The inner ferrule rear section is anchored in an anchor length section to the first fiber end section and the inner ferrule front section supports the first fiber end section proximally to the first fiber end.
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公开(公告)号:US20200209640A1
公开(公告)日:2020-07-02
申请号:US16641468
申请日:2018-08-24
Applicant: NKT PHOTONICS A/S
Inventor: Dmitri OULIANOV , Frederik NIELSEN , Irnis KUBAT , Thomas FEUCHTER , Timur ISKHAKOV
IPC: G02B27/28 , G02B27/09 , G02F1/1335 , G02F1/13357
Abstract: A depolarizing homogenizer including one or more lenslet arrays, for providing a plurality of beamlets associated with different respective parts of a received beam. The depolarizing homogenizer includes a depolarizer comprising different areas which affect polarization differently, the depolarizer being positioned to cause alteration of the polarization characteristics of at least some of the plurality of beamlets. A lens is arranged to at least partially overlap the beamlets having the altered polarization characteristics.
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公开(公告)号:US10698155B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-30
申请号:US16396802
申请日:2019-04-29
Applicant: NKT PHOTONICS A/S
Inventor: Jens Kristian Lyngsøe , Christian Jacobsen
Abstract: A microstructured optical fiber including a core region and a cladding region which surrounds the core region. The cladding region includes a plurality of cladding features within a cladding background material, wherein the cladding region includes an inner cladding region with at least one inner ring of cladding features and an outer cladding region with at least three outer cladding rings of outer cladding features. The inner cladding features have a first characteristic diameter and the outer cladding region includes a plurality of outer cladding features having a characteristic diameter smaller than the first characteristic diameter. The first characteristic diameter is at least about 10% larger than an average diameter of the outer cladding features and the core region has a diameter of at least about 2 μm. A cascade optical fiber with at least one fiber as described, as well as a source of optical supercontinuum generation.
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公开(公告)号:US20190324197A1
公开(公告)日:2019-10-24
申请号:US16396802
申请日:2019-04-29
Applicant: NKT PHOTONICS A/S
Inventor: Jens Kristian LYNGSØE , Christian JACOBSEN
Abstract: A microstructured optical fiber including a core region and a cladding region which surrounds the core region. The cladding region includes a plurality of cladding features within a cladding background material, wherein the cladding region includes an inner cladding region with at least one inner ring of cladding features and an outer cladding region with at least three outer cladding rings of outer cladding features. The inner cladding features have a first characteristic diameter and the outer cladding region includes a plurality of outer cladding features having a characteristic diameter smaller than the first characteristic diameter. The first characteristic diameter is at least about 10% larger than an average diameter of the outer cladding features and the core region has a diameter of at least about 2 μm. A cascade optical fiber with at least one fiber as described, as well as a source of optical supercontinuum generation.
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公开(公告)号:US10441158B2
公开(公告)日:2019-10-15
申请号:US15980177
申请日:2018-05-15
Applicant: NKT PHOTONICS A/S
Inventor: Carsten L. Thomsen , Thomas Vestergaard Andersen , Thomas Feuchter
Abstract: A supercontinuum light source can include a seed laser arranged to provide seed pulses with a pulse frequency Fseed; a pulse frequency multiplier (PFM) arranged to multiply the seed pulses by converting pulses having the pulse frequency Fseed to pump pulses with a pulse frequency Fpump, where Fpump is larger than Fseed; and a non-linear element arranged to receive said pump pulses and convert said pump pulses to pulses of supercontinuum light. The PFM can further include a splitter for splitting pulses into first and second sub beams each having the same pulse frequency, where the PFM is configured such that the sub beams experience different delays; and a combiner for combining said first and second sub beams into a beam having the pulse frequency that is greater than said same pulse frequency. The splitter can have an uneven splitter ratio. The disclosure includes other embodiments as well.
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公开(公告)号:US20180372961A1
公开(公告)日:2018-12-27
申请号:US16064872
申请日:2016-12-22
Applicant: NKT Photonics A/S
Inventor: Thomas Tanggaard Alkeskjold , Jens Kristian LYNGSØE , Christian JAKOBSEN , Martin Dybendal Maack , Mattia Michieletto , Sidsel Rübner Papior
CPC classification number: G02B6/3833 , G02B6/02314 , G02B6/02328 , G02B6/3813 , G02B6/3874 , G02B6/4296
Abstract: The invention comprises a photonic crystal fiber (PCF) assembly comprising a PCF and at least one ferrule structure. The PCF has a center axis and comprises a core region and a cladding region and a first fiber end section with a first fiber end. The ferrule structure has a center axis and is mounted to the first fiber end section. The ferrule structure comprises an inner ferrule arrangement and an outer ferrule arrangement surrounding the first fiber end section. The inner ferrule arrangement comprises an inner ferrule front section proximally to the first fiber end and an inner ferrule rear section distally to the first fiber end, and each of the inner ferrule sections have an inner diameter and in at least a length thereof fully surrounds the PCF. The inner ferrule rear section is anchored in an anchor length section to the first fiber end section and the inner ferrule front section supports the first fiber end section proximally to the first fiber end.
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公开(公告)号:US20180039155A1
公开(公告)日:2018-02-08
申请号:US15683281
申请日:2017-08-22
Applicant: NKT PHOTONICS A/S
Inventor: Carsten L. THOMSEN
CPC classification number: G02F1/365 , A61B1/06 , G02B6/0006 , G02B6/02319 , G02B6/02333 , G02B6/02342 , G02B6/4296 , G02B6/4492 , G02F2001/3528 , H01S3/302
Abstract: A method of making a microstructured optical fiber comprising loading the core and cladding materials of the fiber with hydrogen and deuterium at a loading temperature; annealing the fiber at a selected temperature Tanneal; pumping the fiber with radiation; and reducing the temperature of the fiber and storing the fiber at the reduced temperature before the step of pumping the fiber; and wherein the method allows the hydrogen and the deuterium to become bound to the core material and the cladding material.
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公开(公告)号:US20170351023A1
公开(公告)日:2017-12-07
申请号:US15537005
申请日:2015-12-15
Applicant: NKT PHOTONICS A/S
Inventor: Thomas Tanggaard ALKESKJOLD , Casper Laur BYG , Christian JAKOBSEN , Jens Kristian LYNGSØE , Kim G. JESPERSEN , Jeppe JOHANSEN , Martin Dybendal MAACK , Martin Erland Vestergaard PEDERSEN , Carsten L. THOMSEN
IPC: G02B6/036 , C03C13/04 , C03C25/10 , C03B37/027 , G02B6/14 , G02B6/02 , G02F1/365 , C03C25/60 , G02F1/35
CPC classification number: G02B6/03694 , C03B37/02781 , C03B37/0279 , C03B37/10 , C03B2201/02 , C03B2201/12 , C03B2201/21 , C03B2201/22 , C03B2203/14 , C03B2203/23 , C03B2203/42 , C03C13/045 , C03C13/046 , C03C25/1061 , C03C25/1062 , C03C25/1068 , C03C25/607 , C03C2201/02 , C03C2201/21 , C03C2201/22 , G02B6/02347 , G02B6/02357 , G02B6/02361 , G02B6/02366 , G02B6/02395 , G02B6/14 , G02F1/365 , G02F2001/3528
Abstract: The invention concerns a Photonic Crystal Fiber (PCF) a method of its production and a supercontinuum light source comprising such PCF. The PCF has a longitudinal axis and comprises a core extending along the length of said longitudinal axis and a cladding region surrounding the core. At least the cladding region comprises a plurality of microstructures in the form of inclusions extending along the longitudinal axis of the PCF in at least a microstructured length section. In at least a degradation resistant length section of the microstructured length section the PCF comprises hydrogen and/or deuterium. In at least the degradation resistant length section the PCF further comprises a main coating surrounding the cladding region, which main coating is hermetic for the hydrogen and/or deuterium at a temperature below Th, wherein Th is at least about 50° C., preferably 50° C.
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