公开(公告)号：US20170149197A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-25

申请号：US15424374

申请日：2017-02-03

Applicant: Colorado School of Mines

Inventor： Edgar Steven Hill ,  Charles Gibson Durfee, III

IPC: H01S3/04 ,  H01S3/06 ,  H01S3/042 ,  H01S3/0933 ,  H01S3/091

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for pumping solid-state lasers and amplifiers. More specifically, to a method and apparatus for pumping solid-state lasers and amplifiers using Light Emitting Diode (LED) arrays. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a gain medium, a plurality of LEDs in optical communication with the gain medium to excite the gain medium, the plurality of LEDs arranged in an LED array, a driving circuit to energize the LED array, and a thermoelectric cooler to reduce the temperature of the LED array, wherein the gain medium is pumped by the LED array to emit a laser light.

公开(公告)号：US20150303641A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-22

申请号：US14689753

申请日：2015-04-17

Applicant: Colorado School of Mines

Inventor： Edgar Steven Hill ,  Charles Gibson Durfee, III

IPC: H01S3/04 ,  H01S3/0933 ,  H01S3/08 ,  H01S3/16 ,  H01S3/091 ,  H01S3/042 ,  H01S3/102

CPC classification number: H01S3/0407 ,  H01S3/042 ,  H01S3/0606 ,  H01S3/0912 ,  H01S3/093 ,  H01S3/0933 ,  H01S3/1024 ,  H01S3/1603 ,  H01S3/1608 ,  H01S3/1611 ,  H01S3/1613 ,  H01S3/1618 ,  H01S3/1623 ,  H01S3/1625

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for pumping solid-state lasers and amplifiers. More specifically, to a method and apparatus for pumping solid-state lasers and amplifiers using Light Emitting Diode (LED) arrays. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a gain medium, a plurality of LEDs in optical communication with the gain medium to excite the gain medium, the plurality of LEDs arranged in an LED array, a driving circuit to energize the LED array, and a thermoelectric cooler to reduce the temperature of the LED array, wherein the gain medium is pumped by the LED array to emit a laser light.

Abstract translation: 本发明提供了一种用于泵浦固态激光器和放大器的装置和方法。 更具体地，涉及一种使用发光二极管（LED）阵列泵浦固态激光器和放大器的方法和装置。 在一个实施例中，该装置包括增益介质，与增益介质光学通信以激励增益介质的多个LED，布置在LED阵列中的多个LED，激励LED阵列的驱动电路和用于激励LED阵列的热电 冷却器以降低LED阵列的温度，其中增益介质由LED阵列泵浦以发射激光。