公开(公告)号：US07289263B1

公开(公告)日：2007-10-30

申请号：US11497825

申请日：2006-08-02

申请人： Andrei Starodoumov ,  Paul Crittenden

发明人： Andrei Starodoumov ,  Paul Crittenden

IPC分类号： H01S3/00

CPC分类号： H01S3/06754 ,  H01S3/005 ,  H01S3/0064 ,  H01S3/06712 ,  H01S3/06787 ,  H01S3/2333

摘要： Several examples of double-pass fiber amplifiers including a polarization maintaining (PM) gain-fiber are disclosed. In each example, input and twice-amplified output are separated by an all-fiber, polarization-maintaining polarization splitter combiner. The examples include double-pass fiber amplifiers not including any bulk components and double pass fiber amplifiers including a bulk component or a Faraday rotating mirror located in a position in the amplifier wherein the component is exposed only to radiation amplified on the first pass through the gain-fiber.

摘要翻译： 公开了包括偏振维持（PM）增益光纤的双通道光纤放大器的几个示例。 在每个示例中，输入和两倍放大的输出由全光纤，偏振保持偏振分束器组合器隔开。 这些示例包括不包括任何体积分量的双通道光纤放大器和包括位于放大器中的位置的体积分量或法拉第旋转镜的双通道光纤放大器，其中该组件仅暴露于在第一次通过增益时放大的辐射 -纤维。

公开(公告)号：US20060171426A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-03

申请号：US11049412

申请日：2005-02-02

申请人： Andrei Starodoumov ,  Skip Bettencourt ,  Paul Crittenden

发明人： Andrei Starodoumov ,  Skip Bettencourt ,  Paul Crittenden

IPC分类号： H01S3/30

CPC分类号： H01S3/0675 ,  H01S3/06712

摘要： A fiber-laser comprises a laser cavity including a gain-fiber. A polarization maintaining fiber coupler (PM-coupler) located in the laser cavity and configured such that the fiber-laser delivers plane-polarized output radiation. The laser cavity may be configured as a linear cavity or as a ring cavity and operated in either cavity configuration in CW or pulsed modes. The PM-coupler, while providing the function of a intra-cavity polarizing element, can additionally function as a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) coupler. Preferred embodiments of the laser include an intracavity polarization maintaining WDM element functioning jointly as an intra-cavity polarizing element and an element for coupling pump light into the cavity.

摘要翻译： 光纤激光器包括包括增益光纤的激光腔。 一种位于激光腔中的偏振维持光纤耦合器（PM耦合器），并被配置为使得光纤激光器传送平面偏振的输出辐射。 激光腔可以被配置为线性腔或环形空腔，并以CW或脉冲模式在腔体配置中工作。 PM耦合器在提供腔内偏振元件的功能的同时，可以另外用作波分复用（WDM）耦合器。 激光器的优选实施例包括腔内偏振维持WDM元件，其共同作为腔内偏振元件和用于将泵浦光耦合到空腔中的元件。

公开(公告)号：US07508579B2

公开(公告)日：2009-03-24

申请号：US11903339

申请日：2007-09-21

申请人： Andrei Starodoumov ,  Paul Crittenden

发明人： Andrei Starodoumov ,  Paul Crittenden

IPC分类号： H01S3/00

CPC分类号： H01S3/06754 ,  H01S3/005 ,  H01S3/0064 ,  H01S3/06712 ,  H01S3/06787 ,  H01S3/2333

摘要： Several examples of double-pass fiber amplifiers including a polarization maintaining (PM) gain-fiber are disclosed. In each example, input and twice-amplified output are separated by an all-fiber, polarization-maintaining polarization splitter combiner. In one example, light is first passed through a gain fiber in a first polarization direction and then is passed through the gain fiber in a second polarization direction. The light exits the splitter combiner in the first polarization direction.

摘要翻译： 公开了包括偏振维持（PM）增益光纤的双通道光纤放大器的几个示例。 在每个示例中，输入和两倍放大的输出由全光纤，偏振保持偏振分束器组合器隔开。 在一个示例中，光首先在第一偏振方向上通过增益光纤，然后在第二偏振方向上通过增益光纤。 光在第一偏振方向上离开分光复合器。

公开(公告)号：US20080030846A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-07

申请号：US11903392

申请日：2007-09-21

申请人： Andrei Starodoumov ,  Paul Crittenden

发明人： Andrei Starodoumov ,  Paul Crittenden

IPC分类号： H01S3/00

CPC分类号： H01S3/06754 ,  H01S3/005 ,  H01S3/0064 ,  H01S3/06712 ,  H01S3/06787 ,  H01S3/2333

摘要： Several examples of double-pass fiber amplifiers including a polarization maintaining (PM) gain-fiber are disclosed. In each example, input and twice-amplified output are separated by an all-fiber, polarization-maintaining polarization splitter combiner. One example includes a double-pass fiber amplifier which relies on a double pass through a 45 degree fiber based rotator to rotate the polarization of the light.

公开(公告)号：US20090052016A1

公开(公告)日：2009-02-26

申请号：US11903339

申请日：2007-09-21

申请人： Andrei Starodoumov ,  Paul Crittenden

发明人： Andrei Starodoumov ,  Paul Crittenden

IPC分类号： H01S3/00

CPC分类号： H01S3/06754 ,  H01S3/005 ,  H01S3/0064 ,  H01S3/06712 ,  H01S3/06787 ,  H01S3/2333

摘要： Several examples of double-pass fiber amplifiers including a polarization maintaining (PM) gain-fiber are disclosed. In each example, input and twice-amplified output are separated by an all-fiber, polarization-maintaining polarization splitter combiner. In one example, light is first passed through a gain fiber in a first polarization direction and then is passed through the gain fiber in a second polarization direction. The light exits the splitter combiner in the first polarization direction.

公开(公告)号：US07440181B2

公开(公告)日：2008-10-21

申请号：US11903392

申请日：2007-09-21

申请人： Andrei Starodoumov ,  Paul Crittenden

发明人： Andrei Starodoumov ,  Paul Crittenden

IPC分类号： H01S4/00 ,  H04B10/12

CPC分类号： H01S3/06754 ,  H01S3/005 ,  H01S3/0064 ,  H01S3/06712 ,  H01S3/06787 ,  H01S3/2333

摘要： Several examples of double-pass fiber amplifiers including a polarization maintaining (PM) gain-fiber are disclosed. In each example, input and twice-amplified output are separated by an all-fiber, polarization-maintaining polarization splitter combiner. One example includes a double-pass fiber amplifier which relies on a double pass through a 45 degree fiber based rotator to rotate the polarization of the light.

摘要翻译： 公开了包括偏振维持（PM）增益光纤的双通道光纤放大器的几个示例。 在每个示例中，输入和两倍放大的输出由全光纤，偏振保持偏振分束器组合器隔开。 一个例子包括双通道光纤放大器，其依赖于通过45度光纤旋转器的双通道来旋转光的偏振。