Article comprising a cladding-pumped optical fiber laser
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    发明授权
    Article comprising a cladding-pumped optical fiber laser 失效
    文章包括包层泵浦光纤激光器

    公开(公告)号:US5708669A

    公开(公告)日:1998-01-13

    申请号:US719278

    申请日:1996-09-24

    摘要: A cladding pumped optical fiber laser comprises a length of optical fiber having a rare earth-doped region of diameter d.sub.RE >d.sub.01 where d.sub.01 is the mode diameter of the LP.sub.01 mode of the fiber at the laser radiation at wavelength .lambda.. In one embodiment the fiber has a core diameter d.sub.c selected such that the LP.sub.01 mode is the only guided spatial mode of the fiber, and d.sub.RE is greater than d.sub.c. In another embodiment the fiber supports at least one higher order guided spatial mode, typically LP.sub.11 or LP.sub.02, and d.sub.RE is approximately equal to or larger than d.sub.c. Currently preferred embodiments comprise a grating-defined laser cavity that comprises a mode-coupling refractive index grating. Cladding pumped lasers according to the invention will typically have efficient conversion of pump radiation to laser radiation, and consequently can typically be shorter than analogous prior art cladding pumped lasers.

    摘要翻译: 包层泵浦光纤激光器包括具有直径d RE> d01的稀土掺杂区域的一段长度的光纤,其中d01是在波长λ的激光辐射下光纤的LP01模式的模式直径。 在一个实施例中,光纤具有选择的芯直径dc,使得LP01模式是光纤的唯一引导空间模式,并且d RE大于dc。 在另一个实施例中,光纤支持至少一个较高阶导向空间模式,通常为LP11或LP02,dRE大约等于或大于dc。 目前优选的实施例包括光栅限定的激光腔,其包括模耦合折射率光栅。 根据本发明的包层泵浦激光器通常将有效地将泵浦辐射转换成激光辐射,因此通常可以比现有技术的包层泵浦激光器更短。

    Method of making an optical fiber with trench region in its index profile
    6.
    发明授权
    Method of making an optical fiber with trench region in its index profile 有权
    在其折射率分布图中制造具有沟槽区域的光纤的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08515231B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-20

    申请号:US13605038

    申请日:2012-09-06

    IPC分类号: G02B6/02

    摘要: Described is a method of fabricating an optical fiber preform that includes a deep index trench comprising a shallower outer trench portion formed on a substrate tube and a deeper inner trench portion formed on the shallower outer trench portion. Each of the shallower outer trench and deeper inner trench portions comprises multiple silica layers. The method comprises the steps of: (1) forming each layer of the shallower outer trench portion in a single-pass deposition of a F-containing silica layer; and (2) forming each layer of the deeper inner portion in a double-pass deposition in which, in a first pass, a layer of silica soot is deposited and then, in a second pass, the soot is sintered in the presence of SiF4.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种制造光纤预制棒的方法,其包括深度折射率沟槽,该深度折射率沟槽包括形成在衬底管上的较浅的外部沟槽部分和形成在较浅的外部沟槽部分上的较深的内部沟槽部分。 较浅的外沟槽和较深的内沟槽部分中的每一个包括多个二氧化硅层。 该方法包括以下步骤:(1)在含F的二氧化硅层的单程沉积中形成较浅的外沟槽部分的各层; 和(2)在双遍沉积中形成更深的内部部分的每个层,其中在第一次通过中沉积二氧化硅烟炱层,然后在第二次通过中,在SiF 4存在下烧结烟炱 。

    Optical fiber configuration for dissipating stray light
    8.
    发明申请
    Optical fiber configuration for dissipating stray light 有权
    用于消散杂散光的光纤配置

    公开(公告)号:US20090067795A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-03-12

    申请号:US12231967

    申请日:2008-09-08

    IPC分类号: G02B6/02

    摘要: An optical transmission fiber is formed to include a relatively low-index, relatively thin outer cladding layer disposed underneath the protective polymer outer coating. Stray light propagating along an inner cladding layer(s) within the fiber will be refracted into the thin outer cladding (by proper selection of refractive index values). The thin dimension of the outer cladding layer allows for the stray light to “leak” into the outer coating in a controlled, gradual manner so as to minimize heating of the coating associated with the presence of stray light. The inventive fiber may also be bent to assist in the movement of stray light into the coating.

    摘要翻译: 光传输光纤被形成为包括设置在保护性聚合物外涂层下方的相对较低折射率的较薄的外包层。 沿着纤维内的内包层传播的杂散光将被折射入薄的外包层(通过适当地选择折射率值)。 外包层的薄的尺寸允许杂散光以受控的逐渐的方式“泄漏”到外涂层中,以便最小化与杂散光的存在相关联的涂层的加热。 本发明的纤维也可以被弯曲以帮助杂散光移动到涂层中。