Laser action by optically depumping lower states
    22.
    发明授权
    Laser action by optically depumping lower states 失效
    激光作用通过光学去掉较低的状态

    公开(公告)号:US4004250A

    公开(公告)日:1977-01-18

    申请号:US635456

    申请日:1975-11-26

    申请人: William F. Krupke

    发明人: William F. Krupke

    IPC分类号: H01S3/09 H01S3/223 H01S3/22

    CPC分类号: H01S3/223 H01S3/09

    摘要: A method and apparatus for obtaining laser action between an upper energy level and a lower energy level of a gaseous medium, which comprises populating the upper energy level to some degree (short of achieving a conventional inverted population) by any suitable pumping means, and thereafter establishing an inverted population by transiently and selectively depumping the lower energy level such as by exposing the medium to an intense source of radiation which selectively causes the transformation of the lower energy level species to some other energy level. Thus, a thermally pumped/optically depumped gas laser system is produced.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于获得气体介质的上能量级和较低能量级之间的激光作用的方法和装置,其包括通过任何合适的泵送装置在一定程度上(通过任何合适的泵送装置来达到上述能量水平达不到常规反向群体) 通过瞬时和选择性地降低能量水平来建立反转群体,例如通过将培养基暴露于强烈的辐射源,其选择性地导致较低能级物种转化为某种其他能级。 因此,制造了热泵/光学去除的气体激光系统。

    RUBY LASER PUMPED ULTRASHORT PULSE LASER

    公开(公告)号:US20180048111A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-15

    申请号:US15671134

    申请日:2017-08-07

    申请人: William F. Krupke

    发明人: William F. Krupke

    摘要: An apparatus and method are provided for producing an ultrashort pulsed output beam. A 694 nm pump beam from a first GaN semiconductor laser diode pumped, Q-switched ruby laser is directed into at least one amplifier that includes a broadband gain element doped with trivalent chromium ions (Cr3+). A spectrally linearly chirped low-intensity seed pulse from a master oscillator is directed into the at least one optically pumped amplifier to produce an amplified linear chirped pulsed output beam. A 694 nm second pump beam from a second GaN semiconductor laser diode pumped, Q-switched ruby laser is directed into a power amplifier that also includes a broadband gain element doped with trivalent chromium ions (Cr3+). The amplified linear chirped pulsed output beam is directed into the optically pumped power amplifier to produce a high energy linear chirped pulsed output beam which is then directed into a pulse compressor to produce the ultrashort pulsed output beam.

    Diode pumped alkali-molecular lasers and amplifiers
    24.
    发明授权
    Diode pumped alkali-molecular lasers and amplifiers 失效
    二极管泵浦碱分子激光器和放大器

    公开(公告)号:US07145931B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-12-05

    申请号:US10832490

    申请日:2004-04-26

    申请人: William F. Krupke

    发明人: William F. Krupke

    IPC分类号: H01S3/094

    摘要: Optically-pumped mid-infrared vibrational-rotational transition gas lasers and amplifiers with improved efficiency and practicality. Inventive laser and amplifier devices include: laser active media comprising a mixture of alkali vapor, selected hetero-nuclear molecular gas, and one or more buffer gases; conventional semiconductor laser diode pump sources with nanometer scale spectral bandwidths; and preferential laser emission in ro-vibrational transitions among relatively low-lying vibrational levels.

    摘要翻译: 光泵浦中红外振动旋转过渡气体激光器和放大器具有更高的效率和实用性。 本发明的激光和放大器装置包括:激光活性介质,其包含碱蒸气,选择的异核分子气体和一种或多种缓冲气体的混合物; 具有纳米尺度光谱带宽的常规半导体激光二极管泵浦源; 并且在相对较低的振动水平之间的振动跃迁中的优先激光发射。

    Diode-pumped alkali laser
    25.
    发明授权
    Diode-pumped alkali laser 有权
    二极管泵浦碱激光器

    公开(公告)号:US06643311B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-11-04

    申请号:US10000508

    申请日:2001-10-23

    申请人: William F. Krupke

    发明人: William F. Krupke

    IPC分类号: H01S322

    摘要: A new class of lasers is provided that can be pumped by conventional high-power, multi-mode, broadband 1-D and 2-D laser diode arrays, where the pumped laser gain medium comprises an atomic vapor of one the alkali elements (Li, Na, K, Rb or Cs), buffered with a mixture of rare-gas (He, Ar, Kr, Ne or Xe) and selected molecular gases. The alkali atom gain medium is pumped at a wavelength matching the wavelength of the 2S1/2-2P3/2 electric-dipole-allowed transition (the D2 transition). After kinetic relaxation of pump excitation to the excited 2P1/2 electronic level, laser emission takes place on the 2P1/2-2S1/2 transition (the D1 transition).

    摘要翻译: 提供了一类新的激光器,可以通过传统的大功率,多模式,宽带1-D和2-D激光二极管阵列进行泵浦,其中泵浦激光增益介质包含一个碱元素的原子蒸气(Li ,Na,K,Rb或Cs),用稀有气体(He,Ar,Kr,Ne或Xe)和选定的分子气体的混合物缓冲。 碱性原子增益介质以与S2 / 2-P3 / 2电偶极子允许跃迁(D2跃迁)的波长匹配的波长泵浦。 在泵浦激发到激发的P1 / 2电子电平的动力学松弛之后,激光发射发生在P1 / 2-2S2 / 2跃迁(D1转变)上。

    Pulse compression and prepulse suppression apparatus
    26.
    发明授权
    Pulse compression and prepulse suppression apparatus 失效
    脉冲压缩和前脉冲抑制装置

    公开(公告)号:US5260954A

    公开(公告)日:1993-11-09

    申请号:US968570

    申请日:1992-10-29

    IPC分类号: H01S3/00 H01S3/30 H01S3/10

    CPC分类号: H01S3/30 H01S3/0057

    摘要: A pulse compression and prepulse suppression apparatus (10) for time compressing the output of a laser (14). A pump pulse (46) is separated from a seed pulse (48) by a first polarized beam splitter (20) according to the orientation of a half wave plate (18). The seed pulse (48) is directed into an SBS oscillator (44) by two plane mirrors (22, 26) and a corner mirror (24), the corner mirror (24) being movable to adjust timing. The pump pulse (46) is directed into an SBS amplifier 34 wherein SBS occurs. The seed pulse (48), having been propagated from the SBS oscillator (44), is then directed through the SBS amplifier (34) wherein it sweeps the energy of the pump pulse (46) out of the SBS amplifier (34) and is simultaneously compressed, and the time compressed pump pulse (46) is emitted as a pulse output (52). A second polarized beam splitter (38) directs any undepleted pump pulse 58 away from the SBS oscillator (44).

    摘要翻译: 一种用于对激光器(14)的输出进行时间压缩的脉冲压缩和前脉冲抑制装置(10)。 泵脉冲(46)根据半波片(18)的方向由第一偏振分束器(20)与种子脉冲(48)分离。 种子脉冲(48)通过两个平面镜(22,26)和角镜(24)被引导到SBS振荡器(44)中,角镜(24)可移动以调整定时。 泵浦脉冲(46)被引导到SBS放大器34,其中发生SBS。 已经从SBS振荡器(44)传播的种子脉冲(48)然后被引导通过SBS放大器(34),其中它将泵浦脉冲(46)的能量扫描出SBS放大器(34),并且是 同时压缩,并且作为脉冲输出(52)发射时间压缩的泵浦脉冲(46)。 第二偏振分束器(38)将任何未被去除的泵浦脉冲58引导离开SBS振荡器(44)。

    Tunable, rare earth-doped solid state lasers
    27.
    发明授权
    Tunable, rare earth-doped solid state lasers 失效
    可调谐稀土掺杂固态激光器

    公开(公告)号:US4233570A

    公开(公告)日:1980-11-11

    申请号:US868633

    申请日:1978-01-11

    IPC分类号: H01S3/16

    CPC分类号: H01S3/16

    摘要: Laser apparatus comprising combinations of an excimer pump laser and a rare earth-doped solid matrix, utilizing the 5d-4f radiative transition in a rare earth ion to produce visible and ultra-violet laser radiation with high overall efficiency in selected cases and relatively long radiative lifetimes.

    摘要翻译: 激光设备包括准分子泵激光器和稀土掺杂固体基质的组合,利用稀土离子中的5d-4f辐射跃迁以在选择的情况下具有高总体效率的可见和紫外激光辐射,并且相对较长的辐射 寿命。

    Multiple excitation regenerative amplifier inertial confinement system
    28.
    发明授权
    Multiple excitation regenerative amplifier inertial confinement system 失效
    多激励再生放大器惯性约束系统

    公开(公告)号:US4205278A

    公开(公告)日:1980-05-27

    申请号:US868639

    申请日:1978-01-11

    CPC分类号: H01S3/235 G21B1/23 H01S3/094

    摘要: The invention relates to apparatus and methods for producing high intensity laser radiation generation which is achieved through an optical amplifier-storage ring design. One or two synchronized, counterpropagating laser pulses are injected into a regenerative amplifier cavity and amplified by gain media which are pumped repetitively by electrical or optical means. The gain media excitation pulses are tailored to efficiently amplify the laser pulses during each transit. After the laser pulses have been amplified to the desired intensity level, they are either switched out of the cavity by some switch means, as for example an electro-optical device, for any well known laser end uses, or a target means may be injected into the regenerative amplifier cavity in such a way as to intercept simultaneously the counterpropagating laser pulses. One such well known end uses to which this invention is intended is for production of high density and temperature plasmas suitable for generating neutrons, ions and x-rays and for studying matter heated by high intensity laser radiation.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及通过光放大器存储环设计实现的产生高强度激光辐射的装置和方法。 将一个或两个同步的,反向传播的激光脉冲注入到再生放大器腔中,并由通过电或光学装置反复泵浦的增益介质放大。 增益介质激励脉冲被定制以在每次传输期间有效地放大激光脉冲。 在激光脉冲被放大到期望的强度水平之后,通过某些开关装置(例如电光装置)将其切换出腔,用于任何公知的激光端用途,或者可以注入目标装置 进入再生放大器腔,以同时截取反向传播的激光脉冲。 本发明旨在用于生产适于产生中子,离子和x射线的高密度和温度等离子体并用于研究由高强度激光辐射加热的物质的一个这样众所周知的终端用途。

    Ruby laser pumped ultrashort pulse laser

    公开(公告)号:US09985410B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-29

    申请号:US15671134

    申请日:2017-08-07

    申请人: William F. Krupke

    发明人: William F. Krupke

    摘要: An apparatus and method are provided for producing an ultrashort pulsed output beam. A 694 nm pump beam from a first GaN semiconductor laser diode pumped, Q-switched ruby laser is directed into at least one amplifier that includes a broadband gain element doped with trivalent chromium ions (Cr3+). A spectrally linearly chirped low-intensity seed pulse from a master oscillator is directed into the at least one optically pumped amplifier to produce an amplified linear chirped pulsed output beam. A 694 nm second pump beam from a second GaN semiconductor laser diode pumped, Q-switched ruby laser is directed into a power amplifier that also includes a broadband gain element doped with trivalent chromium ions (Cr3+). The amplified linear chirped pulsed output beam is directed into the optically pumped power amplifier to produce a high energy linear chirped pulsed output beam which is then directed into a pulse compressor to produce the ultrashort pulsed output beam.