CONTINUOUS WAVE OR ULTRAFAST LASERS
    1.
    发明申请
    CONTINUOUS WAVE OR ULTRAFAST LASERS 有权
    连续波或超声波激光

    公开(公告)号:US20120014397A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-01-19

    申请号:US12837530

    申请日:2010-07-16

    IPC分类号: H01S3/098 H01S3/13

    摘要: A laser system comprises: a seed oscillator, having a seed output; dispersive optics, operative to receive the seed output and divide the seed output into spectrally separate seed components; an array of individually addressable, phase adjustable laser amplifiers corresponding to the spectrally separate components, each laser amplifier receiving as its seed one of the spectrally separate seed components and producing one of the spectrally separate amplified components; and phase actuators controlling the individually addressable, phase adjustable laser amplifiers. A method of operating a laser system comprises: generating a seed signal; dividing the seed signal into spectrally separate component signals; amplifying the spectrally separate component signals; recombining the spectrally separate component signals into an amplified output; and controlling phases of the amplified spectrally separate component signals. Both single-pass and double-pass amplifier array versions are disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 激光系统包括:具有种子输出的种子振荡器; 分散光学器件,用于接收种子输出并将种子输出分成光谱分离的种子分量; 每个激光放大器作为其种子接收光谱分离的种子组分之一并产生光谱分离的放大组件之一的独立可寻址相位可调激光放大器阵列; 和相位致动器控制可单独寻址的相位可调激光放大器。 操作激光系统的方法包括:产生种子信号; 将种子信号划分成光谱分离的分量信号; 放大光谱分离的分量信号; 将光谱分离的分量信号重新组合成放大的输出; 以及控制放大的光谱分离分量信号的相位。 公开了单通和双通放大器阵列版本。

    TWO-DIMENSIONAL WAVELENGTH-BEAM-COMBINING OF LASERS USING FIRST-ORDER GRATING STACK
    3.
    发明申请
    TWO-DIMENSIONAL WAVELENGTH-BEAM-COMBINING OF LASERS USING FIRST-ORDER GRATING STACK 有权
    使用一阶光栅堆叠的激光二维波长光束组合

    公开(公告)号:US20110222574A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-15

    申请号:US12720186

    申请日:2010-03-09

    IPC分类号: H01S3/08 H01S3/07

    摘要: A method and apparatus for two-dimensional wavelength beam combining of laser sources. In one example, an external cavity multi-wavelength laser includes an array of laser emitters each producing an optical beam having a specified wavelength, a grating stack comprising a plurality of first-order diffraction gratings arranged linearly in a first dimension, and a dispersive element. The laser further includes a cylindrical telescope that images the optical beams from the array of laser emitters onto the grating stack. A first cylindrical transform lens spatially overlaps the optical beams in a second dimension forming a first region of overlap at the grating stack. A second cylindrical transform lens spatially overlaps the optical beams from the grating stack in the first dimension forming a second region of overlap at the dispersive element. The dispersive element transmits a multi-wavelength output beam comprising the spatially overlapped optical beams from the array of laser emitters.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于激光源的二维波长光束组合的方法和装置。 在一个示例中,外腔多波长激光器包括激光发射器的阵列,每个激光发射器产生具有特定波长的光束;光栅堆叠,包括在第一维度线性布置的多个一级衍射光栅,以及分散元件 。 激光器还包括圆柱形望远镜,其将来自激光发射器阵列的光束成像到光栅堆叠上。 第一圆柱形变换透镜在第二维度上与光束空间重叠,形成在光栅堆叠处的第一重叠区域。 第二圆柱形变换透镜在第一维度上与来自光栅堆叠的光束在空间上重叠,从而在分散元件处形成第二重叠区域。 色散元件发射包括来自激光发射器阵列的空间重叠的光束的多波长输出光束。

    EXTERNAL-CAVITY ONE-DIMENSIONAL MULTI-WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL LASER ELEMENTS
    4.
    发明申请
    EXTERNAL-CAVITY ONE-DIMENSIONAL MULTI-WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL LASER ELEMENTS 有权
    二维激光元件的外部一维多波长光束组合

    公开(公告)号:US20120002272A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-01-05

    申请号:US13231407

    申请日:2011-09-13

    摘要: An external-cavity one-dimensional multi-wavelength beam combiner that performs wavelength beam combining along a stacking dimension of a laser stack formed of a plurality of laser arrays, each laser array configured to generate optical radiation having a unique wavelength, and each of the plurality of laser arrays including one or more laser emitters arranged along an array dimension of the laser stack. The multi-wavelength beam combiner includes an optical imaging element configured to image each of the laser emitters along a slow axis of the laser emitters, an optical focusing element arranged to intercept the optical radiation from each of the plurality of laser arrays and combine the optical radiation along a stacking dimension of the laser stack to form a multi-wavelength optical beam, and a diffraction element positioned at a region of overlap of the optical radiation to receive and transmit the multi-wavelength optical beam.

    摘要翻译: 一种外腔一维多波长光束组合器,其沿着由多个激光阵列形成的激光器堆叠的堆叠尺寸进行波长束组合,每个激光器阵列被配置为产生具有独特波长的光辐射,并且每个 多个激光器阵列包括沿激光器堆叠的阵列尺寸布置的一个或多个激光发射器。 多波长光束组合器包括光学成像元件,其配置成沿着激光发射器的慢轴对每个激光发射器进行成像;光学聚焦元件,被设置成截取来自多个激光阵列中的每一个的光辐射,并将光学 沿着激光堆的堆叠尺寸的辐射以形成多波长光束,以及位于光辐射的重叠区域处的衍射元件,以接收和发射多波长光束。

    Two-dimensional wavelength-beam-combining of lasers using first-order grating stack
    5.
    发明授权
    Two-dimensional wavelength-beam-combining of lasers using first-order grating stack 有权
    使用一级光栅叠层的激光二维波长光束组合

    公开(公告)号:US08614853B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-24

    申请号:US12720186

    申请日:2010-03-09

    IPC分类号: G02B27/10

    摘要: A method and apparatus for two-dimensional wavelength beam combining of laser sources. In one example, an external cavity multi-wavelength laser includes an array of laser emitters each producing an optical beam having a specified wavelength, a grating stack comprising a plurality of first-order diffraction gratings arranged linearly in a first dimension, and a dispersive element. The laser further includes a cylindrical telescope that images the optical beams from the array of laser emitters onto the grating stack. A first cylindrical transform lens spatially overlaps the optical beams in a second dimension forming a first region of overlap at the grating stack. A second cylindrical transform lens spatially overlaps the optical beams from the grating stack in the first dimension forming a second region of overlap at the dispersive element. The dispersive element transmits a multi-wavelength output beam comprising the spatially overlapped optical beams from the array of laser emitters.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于激光源的二维波长光束组合的方法和装置。 在一个示例中,外腔多波长激光器包括激光发射器的阵列,每个激光发射器产生具有特定波长的光束;光栅堆叠,包括在第一维度线性布置的多个一级衍射光栅,以及分散元件 。 激光器还包括圆柱形望远镜,其将来自激光发射器阵列的光束成像到光栅堆叠上。 第一圆柱形变换透镜在第二维度上与光束空间重叠,形成在光栅堆叠处的第一重叠区域。 第二圆柱形变换透镜在第一维度上与来自光栅堆叠的光束在空间上重叠,从而在分散元件处形成第二重叠区域。 色散元件发射包括来自激光发射器阵列的空间重叠的光束的多波长输出光束。

    External-cavity one-dimensional multi-wavelength beam combining of two-dimensional laser elements
    6.
    发明授权
    External-cavity one-dimensional multi-wavelength beam combining of two-dimensional laser elements 有权
    二维激光元件的外腔一维多波长光束组合

    公开(公告)号:US08531772B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-10

    申请号:US13231407

    申请日:2011-09-13

    IPC分类号: G02B27/10 H01S3/08

    摘要: An external-cavity one-dimensional multi-wavelength beam combiner that performs wavelength beam combining along a stacking dimension of a laser stack formed of a plurality of laser arrays, each laser array configured to generate optical radiation having a unique wavelength, and each of the plurality of laser arrays including one or more laser emitters arranged along an array dimension of the laser stack. The multi-wavelength beam combiner includes an optical imaging element configured to image each of the laser emitters along a slow axis of the laser emitters, an optical focusing element arranged to intercept the optical radiation from each of the plurality of laser arrays and combine the optical radiation along a stacking dimension of the laser stack to form a multi-wavelength optical beam, and a diffraction element positioned at a region of overlap of the optical radiation to receive and transmit the multi-wavelength optical beam.

    摘要翻译: 一种外腔一维多波长光束组合器,其沿着由多个激光阵列形成的激光器堆叠的堆叠尺寸进行波长束组合,每个激光器阵列被配置为产生具有独特波长的光辐射,并且每个 多个激光器阵列包括沿激光器堆叠的阵列尺寸布置的一个或多个激光发射器。 多波长光束组合器包括光学成像元件,其配置成沿着激光发射器的慢轴对每个激光发射器进行成像;光学聚焦元件,被设置成截取来自多个激光阵列中的每一个的光辐射,并将光学 沿着激光堆的堆叠尺寸的辐射以形成多波长光束,以及位于光辐射的重叠区域处的衍射元件,以接收和发射多波长光束。

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING HIGH-POWER LASER BEAMS
    7.
    发明申请
    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING HIGH-POWER LASER BEAMS 审中-公开
    用于生产大功率激光束的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110280581A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-17

    申请号:US12778670

    申请日:2010-05-12

    IPC分类号: H04J14/08

    摘要: A method of operating a high-output-power fiber laser system includes: time multiplexing a plurality of pulses, each pulse having a pulse width, and each having a different wavelength from a plurality of seed oscillators onto a single fiber; setting each pulse width to a width less than the phonon lifetime; separating in time each pulse from each other pulse so as to leave a gap between adjacent pulses; setting a time between pulses each having a common wavelength to a time longer than a round-trip time of flight through a fiber amplifier of pulses having the common wavelength; and injecting the plurality of pulses from the single fiber into the fiber amplifier. Also to disclosed is a system capable of performing the method.

    摘要翻译: 操作高输出功率光纤激光系统的方法包括:将多个脉冲,每个脉冲具有脉冲宽度,并且每个脉冲具有与多个种子振荡器不同的波长的单个光纤; 将每个脉冲宽度设置为小于声子寿命的宽度; 在每个脉冲的时间上彼此分离以在相邻脉冲之间留下间隙; 将具有公共波长的脉冲之间的时间设置为比通过具有共同波长的脉冲的光纤放大器的往返飞行时间更长的时间; 以及将来自所述单个光纤的所述多个脉冲注入所述光纤放大器。 还公开了能够执行该方法的系统。

    External-cavity one-dimensional multi-wavelength beam combining of two-dimensional laser elements
    8.
    发明授权
    External-cavity one-dimensional multi-wavelength beam combining of two-dimensional laser elements 有权
    二维激光元件的外腔一维多波长光束组合

    公开(公告)号:US08049966B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-01

    申请号:US12611514

    申请日:2009-11-03

    IPC分类号: G02B27/10 H01S3/08

    摘要: An external-cavity one-dimensional multi-wavelength beam combiner that performs wavelength beam combining along a stacking dimension of a laser stack formed of a plurality of laser arrays, each laser array configured to generate optical radiation having a unique wavelength, and each of the plurality of laser arrays including a plurality of laser emitters arranged along an array dimension of the laser stack. The multi-wavelength beam combiner includes a cylindrical telescope configured to image each of the laser emitters along a slow axis of the laser emitters, a transform lens arranged to intercept the optical radiation from each of the plurality of laser arrays and combine the optical radiation along a stacking dimension of the laser stack to form a multi-wavelength optical beam, and a diffraction element positioned at a region of overlap of the optical radiation to receive and transmit the multi-wavelength optical beam.

    摘要翻译: 一种外腔一维多波长光束组合器,其沿着由多个激光阵列形成的激光器堆叠的堆叠尺寸进行波长束组合,每个激光器阵列被配置为产生具有独特波长的光辐射,并且每个 多个激光器阵列包括沿激光器堆叠的阵列尺寸布置的多个激光发射器。 多波长光束组合器包括圆柱形望远镜,其被配置为沿着激光发射器的慢轴对每个激光发射器成像;变换透镜,被设置成截取来自多个激光阵列中的每一个的光辐射,并将光学辐射 激光器堆叠的堆叠尺寸以形成多波长光束,以及衍射元件,其位于光辐射的重叠区域以接收和发射多波长光束。

    Continuous wave or ultrafast lasers

    公开(公告)号:US09620928B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-11

    申请号:US12837530

    申请日:2010-07-16

    IPC分类号: H01S3/13 H01S3/23

    摘要: A laser system comprises: a seed oscillator, having a seed output; dispersive optics, operative to receive the seed output and divide the seed output into spectrally separate seed components; an array of individually addressable, phase adjustable laser amplifiers corresponding to the spectrally separate components, each laser amplifier receiving as its seed one of the spectrally separate seed components and producing one of the spectrally separate amplified components; and phase actuators controlling the individually addressable, phase adjustable laser amplifiers. A method of operating a laser system comprises: generating a seed signal; dividing the seed signal into spectrally separate component signals; amplifying the spectrally separate component signals; recombining the spectrally separate component signals into an amplified output; and controlling phases of the amplified spectrally separate component signals. Both single-pass and double-pass amplifier array versions are disclosed.