Fiber-coupled microsphere Raman laser

    公开(公告)号:US07003002B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-02-21

    申请号:US10967515

    申请日:2004-10-18

    IPC分类号: H01S3/30 H01S3/08

    摘要: The present invention is a Raman laser and methods related thereto. In the preferred embodiments, the Raman laser comprises a laser pump signal in a fiber waveguide which is optically coupled to a micro-resonator through a fiber taper. The micro-resonator is constructed from a material that has a high Q when it is formed into a micro-resonator and is phase matched to the waveguide. The lasing frequency can be determined based upon the pump input or the micro-resonator material. In the preferred embodiments, the micro-resonator is constructed from a fused silica material. The present invention provides a compact laser with improved emissions and coupling efficiencies and the ability to use stimulated Raman scattering effects to create lasers having frequencies that are otherwise difficult to obtain. Alternative configurations include multiple micro-resonators on a single fiber waveguide and/or utilizing multiple waveguides attached to one or more micro-resonators. The Raman laser can be made to operate in a continuous-wave as opposed to self-pulsing mode.

    Fiber-coupled microsphere Raman laser
    3.
    发明授权
    Fiber-coupled microsphere Raman laser 失效
    光纤耦合微球拉曼激光器

    公开(公告)号:US06891864B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-10

    申请号:US10193023

    申请日:2002-07-09

    IPC分类号: H01S3/08 H01S3/083 H01S3/30

    摘要: The present invention is a Raman laser and methods related thereto. In the preferred embodiments, the Raman laser comprises a laser pump signal in a fiber waveguide which is optically coupled to a micro-resonator through a fiber taper. The micro-resonator is constructed from a material that has a high Q when it is formed into a micro-resonator and is phase matched to the waveguide. The lasing frequency can be determined based upon the pump input or the micro-resonator material. In the preferred embodiments, the micro-resonator is constructed from a fused silica material. The present invention provides a compact laser with improved emissions and coupling efficiencies and the ability to use stimulated Raman scattering effects to create lasers having frequencies that are otherwise difficult to obtain. Alternative configurations include multiple micro-resonators on a single fiber waveguide and/or utilizing multiple waveguides attached to one or more micro-resonators. The Raman laser can be made to operate in a continuous-wave as opposed to self-pulsing mode.

    摘要翻译: 本发明是一种拉曼激光器及其相关方法。 在优选实施例中,拉曼激光器包括光纤波导中的激光泵浦信号,光纤波导通过光纤锥度光耦合到微谐振器。 微谐振器由形成为微谐振器且与波导相位匹配的具有高Q值的材料构成。 激光频率可以基于泵输入或微谐振器材料来确定。 在优选实施例中,微谐振器由熔融二氧化硅材料构成。 本发明提供了具有改进的排放和耦合效率的紧凑型激光器,以及使用受激拉曼散射效应来产生具有另外难以获得的频率的激光器的能力。 替代配置包括单个光纤波导上的多个微谐振器和/或利用连接到一个或多个微谐振器的多个波导。 与自脉冲模式相反,拉曼激光器可以在连续波中操作。

    Replica micro-resonator and method of fabrication
    4.
    发明授权
    Replica micro-resonator and method of fabrication 有权
    复制微型谐振器和制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US07236664B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-26

    申请号:US10953288

    申请日:2004-09-29

    IPC分类号: G02B6/00 G02B6/26

    CPC分类号: G02B6/12007 G02B2006/1219

    摘要: Polymer micro-resonators and methods of fabricating the same. A liquid polymer material is applied to a micro-resonator master that includes at least one micro-resonator, such as a disk or toroid micro-resonator. The liquid molding material is cured or set to form a mold that is derived from the master. A replica of the master micro-resonator is cast using the mold, and the replicated micro-toroid resonator(s) are separated from the mold. The polymer micro-resonators can have Q factors up to about 5×106. The mold and replica materials can be a silicone material, such as polydimethylsiloxane.

    摘要翻译: 聚合物微谐振器及其制造方法。 将液体聚合物材料施加到包括至少一个微谐振器的微谐振器母盘,例如盘或环形微谐振器。 液体模制材料被固化或设置成形成从主体衍生的模具。 使用模具铸造主微型谐振器的复制品,并将复制的微环形谐振器与模具分离。 聚合物微谐振器可以具有高达约5×10 6的Q因子。 模具和复制材料可以是硅氧烷材料,例如聚二甲基硅氧烷。

    Biological and chemical microcavity resonant sensors and methods of detecting molecules
    6.
    发明授权
    Biological and chemical microcavity resonant sensors and methods of detecting molecules 有权
    生物和化学微腔谐振传感器和分子检测方法

    公开(公告)号:US07781217B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-24

    申请号:US11733480

    申请日:2007-04-10

    IPC分类号: G01N23/00

    摘要: Resonant sensors and methods of detecting specific molecules with enhanced sensitivity. Optical energy is introduced into a microcavity, such as a silica toroid-shaped microcavity. The microcavity sensor has a functionalized outer surface and a sufficiently high Q value to generate an evanescent optical field with increased intensity. A molecule bound to the functionalized outer surface interacts with the external optical field, thereby heating the microcavity and generating a detectable resonant wavelength shift, which indicates a small number of molecules, even a single molecule, without the use of fluorescent or metal labels. Resonant sensors and methods can also be used to detect specific molecules, even a single molecule, within an environment. One application is detecting very small quantities or a single molecule of heavy water in ordinary water.

    摘要翻译: 共振传感器和检测具有增强灵敏度的特定分子的方法。 将光能引入到微腔中,例如二氧化硅环形微腔。 微腔传感器具有功能化的外表面和足够高的Q值以产生具有增加的强度的渐逝光场。 结合到官能化外表面的分子与外部光场相互作用,从而加热微腔并产生可检测的共振波长漂移,其表示少量分子,甚至单个分子,而不使用荧光或金属标记。 谐振传感器和方法也可用于检测环境中的特定分子,甚至单个分子。 一种应用是在普通水中检测非常少的量或单一分子的重水。

    Semiconductor laser with photon gain lever
    9.
    发明授权
    Semiconductor laser with photon gain lever 失效
    具有光子增益杆的半导体激光器

    公开(公告)号:US5056100A

    公开(公告)日:1991-10-08

    申请号:US513099

    申请日:1990-04-19

    摘要: A controllable semiconductor laser system including a plurality of semiconductor regions operated at unequal saturation photon densities to permit optical and/or electrical control of lasing in at least one resonant cavity formed therebetween. A pair of such regions may operate as a controllable laser at greater than 100% differential quantum efficiency.

    摘要翻译: 一种可控半导体激光系统,包括在不均匀饱和光子密度下操作的多个半导体区域,以允许在其间形成的至少一个谐振腔中进行激光和/或电控制。 一对这样的区域可以以大于100%的差分量子效率作为可控激光器操作。