公开(公告)号：US09917411B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-13

申请号：US15191829

申请日：2016-06-24

Applicant: Optical Engines, Inc.

Inventor： Jason D. Tafoya ,  Daniel Scott Schulz ,  Donald L. Sipes, Jr.

IPC: H01S3/067 ,  G02B6/26 ,  H01S3/094 ,  G02B6/12

CPC classification number: H01S3/06745 ,  G02B6/02047 ,  G02B6/02295 ,  G02B6/262 ,  G02B6/264 ,  G02B2006/12195 ,  H01S3/06712 ,  H01S3/06733 ,  H01S3/06741 ,  H01S3/06783 ,  H01S3/094003 ,  H01S3/094053

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the disclosure provides a double fiber optic mode adapter including: a fiber core having a variable core diameter; a fiber cladding having a variable cladding size; a first input interface corresponding to a first core diameter and a first cladding size; a second input interface corresponding to a second core diameter and a second cladding size; a thermally-tapered region wherein the variable core diameter of the fiber core transitions from the first core diameter to the second core diameter and the variable cladding size of the fiber cladding transitions from the first cladding size to a third cladding size; and an etched tapered region wherein the variable core diameter of the fiber core is constant and the variable cladding size of the fiber cladding transitions from the third cladding size to the second cladding size.

公开(公告)号：US09343868B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-17

申请号：US14012858

申请日：2013-08-28

Applicant: OPTICAL ENGINES, INC.

Inventor： Donald L. Sipes, Jr. ,  Daniel Scott Schulz

IPC: G02B6/42 ,  G02B6/32 ,  H01S3/10 ,  H01S5/40 ,  G02B19/00 ,  H01S5/00 ,  H01S5/022

CPC classification number: H01S3/10 ,  G02B19/0014 ,  G02B19/0057 ,  H01S5/005 ,  H01S5/02284 ,  H01S5/4012 ,  H01S5/405

Abstract: A system is provided for combining laser light sources. The system includes: a stack of laser diode bar arrays, comprising two or more laser diode bar arrays, each laser diode bar array having multiple laser diodes; a multimode optical fiber; and a plurality of optical elements disposed between the stack of laser diode bar arrays and the multimode optical fiber, configured to direct light from the stack of laser diode bar arrays to the multimode optical fibers, the plurality of optical elements further including: a plurality of fast-axis collimating (FAC) lenses, wherein at least one FAC lens of the plurality of FAC lenses corresponds to each laser diode bar array. At least one FAC lens of the plurality of FAC lenses is misaligned with respect to the corresponding laser diode bar array. At least one misaligned FAC lens has at least one of a translational position and a orientation relative to its corresponding laser diode bar array different from another FAC lens of the plurality of FAC lenses relative to its corresponding laser diode bar array.

Abstract translation: 提供了组合激光光源的系统。 该系统包括：一叠激光二极管棒阵列，包括两个或多个激光二极管棒阵列，每个激光二极管阵列具有多个激光二极管; 多模光纤; 以及多个光学元件，设置在所述激光二极管阵列和所述多模光纤的堆叠之间，被配置为将来自所述激光二极管阵列的堆叠的光引导到所述多模光纤，所述多个光学元件还包括：多个 快速轴准直（FAC）透镜，其中多个FAC透镜中的至少一个FAC透镜对应于每个激光二极管条阵列。 多个FAC透镜中的至少一个FAC透镜相对于相应的激光二极管阵列不对准。 至少一个未对准的FAC透镜相对于其对应的激光二极管棒阵列具有相对于其对应的激光二极管阵列阵列不同于多个FAC透镜的另一FAC透镜的平移位置和取向中的至少一个。

公开(公告)号：US09972961B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-15

申请号：US15192389

申请日：2016-06-24

Applicant: OPTICAL ENGINES, INC.

Inventor： Donald L. Sipes, Jr. ,  Jason D. Tafoya ,  Daniel Scott Schulz

IPC: H01S3/094 ,  H01S3/067 ,  H01S3/16 ,  G02B6/14 ,  H01S3/0941 ,  G02B6/02 ,  G02B6/024

CPC classification number: H01S3/094011 ,  G02B6/02009 ,  G02B6/024 ,  G02B6/14 ,  H01S3/06712 ,  H01S3/06741 ,  H01S3/06758 ,  H01S3/094007 ,  H01S3/0941 ,  H01S3/1618 ,  H01S2301/03

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the disclosure include a fiber optic amplifier system and a fiber optic oscillator system having a first stage, comprising a first core fiber having a first core diameter and a first cladding size; a second stage, comprising a second core fiber having a second core diameter and a second cladding size; and a double mode adapter connecting the first stage to the second stage, wherein the double mode adapter is configured to provide transitions for the cores and the claddings of the first and second core fibers.

公开(公告)号：US09494751B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-15

申请号：US14158469

申请日：2014-01-17

Applicant: OPTICAL ENGINES, INC.

Inventor： Jason D. Tafoya ,  Donald L. Sipes, Jr. ,  Daniel Scott Schulz

IPC: G02B6/02 ,  G02B6/26 ,  G02B6/42 ,  G02B6/028 ,  G02B6/036

CPC classification number: G02B6/4296 ,  G02B6/0288 ,  G02B6/03627

Abstract: Optical energy in excess of that which is properly coupled into the core of an optical fiber is non-destructively redirected and benignly dissipated so as to minimize damage in a fiber coupled system.

Abstract translation: 超过被适当地耦合到光纤的芯中的光能量被非破坏性地重定向并且被良性地消散，以便使光纤耦合系统中的损坏最小化。