公开(公告)号：US06282224B1

公开(公告)日：2001-08-28

申请号：US09229817

申请日：1999-01-13

申请人： Irl W. Smith ,  Richard C. Sharp

发明人： Irl W. Smith ,  Richard C. Sharp

IPC分类号： H01S3083

CPC分类号： H01S3/0606 ,  H01S3/025 ,  H01S3/0405 ,  H01S3/0612 ,  H01S3/0627 ,  H01S3/0815 ,  H01S3/083 ,  H01S3/0941 ,  H01S3/1066 ,  H01S3/113 ,  H01S3/1611 ,  H01S3/1643

摘要： A non-planar Q-switched ring laser system including a ring laser having a gain medium and a closed optical path lying in at least two distinct planes, and a Q-switch in the closed optical path for automatically varying the loss in the closed optical path.

摘要翻译： 一种非平面Q开关环形激光器系统，包括具有增益介质和闭合光路位于至少两个不同平面中的环形激光器，以及闭合光路中的Q开关，用于自动改变闭合光学器件中的损耗 路径。

公开(公告)号：US5666373A

公开(公告)日：1997-09-09

申请号：US597330

申请日：1996-02-06

申请人： Richard C. Sharp ,  Derek E. Spock ,  Noren Pan

发明人： Richard C. Sharp ,  Derek E. Spock ,  Noren Pan

IPC分类号： G02F1/35 ,  H01S3/067 ,  H01S3/08 ,  H01S3/0941 ,  H01S3/098 ,  H01S3/16 ,  H01L21/70

CPC分类号： H01S3/1118 ,  H01S3/067 ,  G02F1/3523 ,  H01S2303/00 ,  H01S3/0675 ,  H01S3/08059 ,  H01S3/09415 ,  H01S3/1616

摘要： A laser having a gain medium disposed in a resonant cavity having a pair of end reflectors. One of such reflectors has a reflectivity lower than the reflectivity of the other one of the reflectors. The reflectors are arranged to provide a single ended output for the cavity through the one of the reflectors having the lower reflectivity. A saturable absorber is formed on the one of the reflectors having the lower reflectivity. With such an arrangement, fabrication of the saturable absorber on the single ended output coupler is greatly simplified. The gain medium is a doped fiber and the saturable absorber formed on the one of the reflectors having the lower reflectivity is affixed to an end of the doped fiber gain medium. With such an arrangement, a highly efficient, relatively low cost, mode locked laser is provided.

摘要翻译： 具有设置在具有一对端反射器的谐振腔中的增益介质的激光器。 这种反射器之一具有低于另一个反射器的反射率的反射率。 反射器被布置成通过具有较低反射率的反射器中的一个提供用于空腔的单端输出。 在具有较低反射率的反射器之一上形成可饱和吸收体。 通过这样的布置，单端输出耦合器上的可饱和吸收体的制造大大简化。 增益介质是掺杂光纤，并且形成在具有较低反射率的反射器中的可饱和吸收体固定到掺杂光纤增益介质的端部。 通过这种布置，提供了高效率，相对低成本的锁模激光器。

公开(公告)号：US4945543A

公开(公告)日：1990-07-31

申请号：US401706

申请日：1989-09-01

申请人： Richard C. Sharp

发明人： Richard C. Sharp

IPC分类号： H01S3/22 ,  H01S3/03 ,  H01S3/036 ,  H01S3/223

CPC分类号： H01S3/2232 ,  H01S3/0315 ,  H01S3/036

摘要： A carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2) waveguide laser is used to provide coherent infrared radiation. The mixture of gases in the laser includes helium, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, xenon and heavy hydrogen (deuterium). Carbon dioxide is the gain medium of the laser. During operation of the laser, a significant fraction of the CO.sub.2 dissociates to CO and O.sub.2. In the present invention, deuterium (D.sub.2) in the presence of excess CO catalyzes the recombination of CO and O.sub.2 back to CO.sub.2, thus yielding significantly increased power output from the laser. The presence of D.sub.2 also sustains a long sealed life from the CO.sub.2 laser at an enhanced power output level.