Scanning temporal ultrafast delay and methods and apparatuses therefor
    1.
    发明授权
    Scanning temporal ultrafast delay and methods and apparatuses therefor 失效
    扫描时间超快延迟及其方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08265105B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-11

    申请号:US12511204

    申请日:2009-07-29

    IPC分类号: H01S3/30

    摘要: The present invention is directed to methods and apparatuses for performing temporal scanning using ultra-short pulsewidth lasers in which only minimal (micro-scale) mechanical movement is required. The invention also relates to methods for obtaining high-accuracy timing calibration, on the order of femtoseconds. A dual laser system is disclosed in which the cavity of one or more of the lasers is dithered, by using a piezoelectric element. A Fabry-Perot etalon is used to generate a sequence of timing pulses used in conjunction with a laser beam produced by the laser having the dithered laser cavity. A correlator correlates a laser pulse from one of the lasers with the sequence of timing pulses to produce a calibrated time scale. The methods and apparatuses of the present invention are applicable to many applications requiring rapid scanning and time calibration, including, but not limited to metrology, characterization of charge dynamics in semiconductors, electro-optic testing of ultrafast electronic and optoelectronic devices, optical time domain reflectometry, and electro-optic sampling oscilloscopes.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及使用超短脉冲宽度激光器进行时间扫描的方法和装置,其中仅需要最小(微尺度)的机械运动。 本发明还涉及以飞秒级数获得高精度定时校准的方法。 公开了一种双激光系统,其中通过使用压电元件使一个或多个激光器的空腔颤动。 法布里 - 珀罗标准具用于产生与由具有抖动激光腔的激光器产生的激光束结合使用的定时脉冲序列。 相关器将来自激光器之一的激光脉冲与定时脉冲序列相关联,以产生校准的时间标度。 本发明的方法和装置适用于需要快速扫描和时间校准的许多应用,包括但不限于半导体中的电荷动力学的计量学表征,超快电子和光电器件的电光测试,光时域反射计 和电光采样示波器。

    Scanning temporal ultrafast delay methods and apparatuses therefor
    6.
    发明授权
    Scanning temporal ultrafast delay methods and apparatuses therefor 失效
    扫描时间超快速延迟方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06396856B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-05-28

    申请号:US09169577

    申请日:1998-03-27

    IPC分类号: H01S310

    摘要: The present invention is directed to methods and apparatuses for performing temporal scanning using ultra-short pulsewidth lasers in which only minimal (micro-scale) mechanical movement is required. The invention also relates to methods for obtaining high-accuracy timing calibration, on the order of femtoseconds. A dual laser system is disclosed in which the cavity of one or more of the lasers is dithered, by using a piezoelectric element. A Fabry-Perot etalon is used to generate a sequence of timing pulses used in conjunction with a laser beam produced by the laser having the dithered laser cavity. A correlator correlates a laser pulse from one of the lasers with the sequence of timing pulses to produce a calibrated time scale. The methods and apparatuses of the present invention are applicable to many applications requiring rapid scanning and time calibration, including, but not limited to metrology, characterization of charge dynamics in semiconductors, electro-optic testing of ultrafast electronic and optoelectronic devices, optical time domain reflectometry, and electro-optic sampling oscilloscopes.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及使用超短脉冲宽度激光器进行时间扫描的方法和装置,其中仅需要最小(微尺度)的机械运动。 本发明还涉及以飞秒级数获得高精度定时校准的方法。 公开了一种双激光系统,其中通过使用压电元件使一个或多个激光器的空腔颤动。 法布里 - 珀罗标准具用于产生与由具有抖动激光腔的激光器产生的激光束结合使用的定时脉冲序列。 相关器将来自激光器之一的激光脉冲与定时脉冲序列相关联,以产生校准的时间标度。 本发明的方法和装置适用于需要快速扫描和时间校准的许多应用,包括但不限于半导体中的电荷动力学的计量学表征,超快电子和光电器件的电光测试,光时域反射计 和电光采样示波器。

    SCANNING TEMPORAL ULTRAFAST DELAY AND METHODS AND APPARATUSES THEREFOR
    8.
    发明申请
    SCANNING TEMPORAL ULTRAFAST DELAY AND METHODS AND APPARATUSES THEREFOR 失效
    扫描时延超时延及其方法及其设备

    公开(公告)号:US20090296749A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-03

    申请号:US12511204

    申请日:2009-07-29

    IPC分类号: H01S3/30 H01S3/13

    摘要: The present invention is directed to methods and apparatuses for performing temporal scanning using ultra-short pulsewidth lasers in which only minimal (micro-scale) mechanical movement is required. The invention also relates to methods for obtaining high-accuracy timing calibration, on the order of femtoseconds. A dual laser system is disclosed in which the cavity of one or more of the lasers is dithered, by using a piezoelectric element. A Fabry-Perot etalon is used to generate a sequence of timing pulses used in conjunction with a laser beam produced by the laser having the dithered laser cavity. A correlator correlates a laser pulse from one of the lasers with the sequence of timing pulses to produce a calibrated time scale. The methods and apparatuses of the present invention are applicable to many applications requiring rapid scanning and time calibration, including, but not limited to metrology, characterization of charge dynamics in semiconductors, electro-optic testing of ultrafast electronic and optoelectronic devices, optical time domain reflectometry, and electro-optic sampling oscilloscopes.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及使用超短脉冲宽度激光器进行时间扫描的方法和装置,其中仅需要最小(微尺度)的机械运动。 本发明还涉及以飞秒级数获得高精度定时校准的方法。 公开了一种双激光系统,其中通过使用压电元件使一个或多个激光器的空腔颤动。 法布里 - 珀罗标准具用于产生与由具有抖动激光腔的激光器产生的激光束结合使用的定时脉冲序列。 相关器将来自激光器之一的激光脉冲与定时脉冲序列相关联,以产生校准的时间标度。 本发明的方法和装置适用于需要快速扫描和时间校准的许多应用,包括但不限于半导体中的电荷动力学的计量表征,超快电子和光电器件的电光测试,光时域反射计 和电光采样示波器。

    Scanning temporal ultrafast delay methods and apparatuses therefor

    公开(公告)号:US07580432B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-25

    申请号:US10050716

    申请日:2002-01-18

    IPC分类号: H01S3/13

    摘要: The present invention is directed to methods and apparatuses for performing temporal scanning using ultra-short pulsewidth lasers in which only minimal (micro-scale) mechanical movement is required. The invention also relates to methods for obtaining high-accuracy timing calibration, on the order of femtoseconds. A dual laser system is disclosed in which the cavity of one or more of the lasers is dithered, by using a piezoelectric element. A Fabry-Perot etalon is used to generate a sequence of timing pulses used in conjunction with a laser beam produced by the laser having the dithered laser cavity. A correlator correlates a laser pulse from one of the lasers with the sequence of timing pulses to produce a calibrated time scale. The methods and apparatuses of the present invention are applicable to many applications requiring rapid scanning and time calibration, including, but not limited to metrology, characterization of charge dynamics in semiconductors, electro-optic testing of ultrafast electronic and optoelectronic devices, optical time domain reflectometry, and electro-optic sampling oscilloscopes.

    Apparatus and method for delivery of dispersion-compensated ultrashort optical pulses with high peak power
    10.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for delivery of dispersion-compensated ultrashort optical pulses with high peak power 有权
    用于传送具有高峰值功率的色散补偿超短脉冲光脉冲的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06249630B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-06-19

    申请号:US09232807

    申请日:1999-01-19

    IPC分类号: G02B602

    摘要: An apparatus and method for delivery of high peak power pulse through an optical fiber to an optical device includes an ultrashort pulsed laser source which produces ultrashort optical pulses having high peak power. Prior to transmitting the optical pulses through a delivery optical fiber, the pulse width of the optical pulses is stretched, forming chirped optical pulses having a lower peak power. The stretched pulses are transmitted through an optical fiber which delivers the pulse to an optical device requiring ultrashort, high peak power optical pulses. The optical fiber and/or an output unit coupled to the end of the optical fiber introduces a dispersion which compensates for the dispersion introduced by the pulsed laser source and the stretcher, and delivers a recompressed optical pulse to an optical device. The optical fiber delivery system preferably pre-compensates for the dispersion introduced by optical components within the optical device, so that the optical pulses are fully recompressed at a point of interest within the optical device, such as at a specimen or at a detector. The optical fiber delivery system may include a frequency converter either before or after the delivery optical fiber. The frequency converter allows optical pulses having frequencies other than that generated by the laser source to be delivered to the optical device in an efficient manner.

    摘要翻译: 用于通过光纤将高峰值功率脉冲传送到光学器件的装置和方法包括产生具有高峰值功率的超短光脉冲的超短脉冲激光源。 在通过输送光纤发送光脉冲之前,光脉冲的脉冲宽度被拉伸,形成具有较低峰值功率的啁啾光脉冲。 拉伸的脉冲通过光纤传输,该光纤将脉冲传送到需要超短,高峰值功率的光脉冲的光学装置。 耦合到光纤端部的光纤和/或输出单元引入补偿由脉冲激光源和担架引入的色散的色散,并将再压缩的光脉冲传送到光学器件。 光纤传送系统优选地预补偿由光学器件内的光学部件引入的色散,使得光脉冲在光学装置内的感兴趣点例如样品或检测器处被完全再压缩。 光纤传输系统可以在传送光纤之前或之后包括变频器。 变频器允许具有不同于激光源产生的频率的光脉冲以有效的方式传送到光学装置。