公开(公告)号：US5469454A

公开(公告)日：1995-11-21

申请号：US236373

申请日：1994-05-02

Applicant: Peter J. Delfyett, Jr.

Inventor： Peter J. Delfyett, Jr.

IPC: G02F1/21 ,  H01S3/098 ,  H01S5/022 ,  H01S5/024 ,  H01S5/062 ,  H01S5/065 ,  H01S5/14 ,  H01S5/50

CPC classification number: H01S5/0657 ,  G02F1/218 ,  H01S2301/08 ,  H01S3/08004 ,  H01S3/1118 ,  H01S3/235 ,  H01S3/2375 ,  H01S5/0057 ,  H01S5/0064 ,  H01S5/02236 ,  H01S5/02415 ,  H01S5/0622 ,  H01S5/141 ,  H01S5/50

Abstract: A mode locked as a seed source for a solid state regenerative amplifier system is disclosed. The system includes components for forming an external cavity laser with a semiconductor amplifier, exciting and mode locking the cavity laser to emit optical pulses with a linearly time varying optical frequency, collecting and collimating the optical pulses, isolating the optical pulses and amplifying the optical pulses for a selected application. The selected applications include but are not limited to medical imaging, fuel diagnostics, ultrafast spectroscopic measurements, network synchronization, distributed optical clock network, electro-optic sampling, timing Jitter reduction, a source for inducing nonlinear optical effects, and optical time domain relectometry. A mount mechanism support for an optic system is also disclosed. The mount support includes an optic component such as a semiconductor laser diode, a semiconductor optical amplifier, and a fiber optical amplifier as well as mounts for the optic component. The mount further includes a stud for supporting the optic component, cooling and heat-sinking elements for the component, and an isolator for thermally isolating and separating the mounts from the elements. The thermal isolator includes material selected from teflon and double-panel glass. The mounts can further include a vertical mounting block with one side attached to the isolator and a second mounting block positioned perpendicular to and supporting the vertical mounting block.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种锁定为固态再生放大器系统的种子源的模式。 该系统包括用于形成具有半导体放大器的外腔激光器的部件，激励和模式锁定腔激光器以发射具有线性时变光频率的光脉冲，收集和准直光脉冲，隔离光脉冲并放大光脉冲 用于选定的应用程序。 所选择的应用包括但不限于医学成像，燃料诊断，超快光谱测量，网络同步，分布式光时钟网络，电光采样，定时抖动降低，用于诱导非线性光学效应的源和光时域反射测量。 还公开了一种用于光学系统的安装机构支撑。 安装支架包括诸如半导体激光二极管的光学部件，半导体光放大器和光纤放大器以及用于光学元件的安装件。 安装座还包括用于支撑光学部件的螺柱，用于部件的冷却和散热元件，以及用于将安装件与元件热隔离和分离的隔离器。 热隔离器包括选自聚四氟乙烯和双层玻璃的材料。 安装件还可以包括垂直安装块，其一侧连接到隔离器，以及垂直于并支撑垂直安装块定位的第二安装块。

公开(公告)号：US5265107A

公开(公告)日：1993-11-23

申请号：US831467

申请日：1992-02-05

Applicant: Peter J. Delfyett, Jr.

Inventor： Peter J. Delfyett, Jr.

IPC: G02F1/35 ,  H01S3/098 ,  H01S3/10

CPC classification number: H01S3/1118 ,  G02F1/3523 ,  G02F2202/108 ,  H01S5/0427 ,  H01S5/065 ,  H01S5/146

Abstract: A saturable absorber comprising multiple quantum-well layers (32, 34, 36) of differing thicknesses and separated by barrier layers (38) so as to produce a wide-band absorption. Such a saturable absorber (30) is useful in a hybrid mode-locked laser having an optical cavity defined by two mirrors (10, 12) into which are placed the saturable absorber (30) and an optical amplifier (14) driven by both a DC bias and an RF modulation signal.

Abstract translation: 一种可饱和吸收器，包括不同厚度的多个量子阱层（32,34,36），并被势垒层（38）隔开以产生宽带吸收。 这种饱和吸收器（30）可用于具有由两个反射镜（10,12）限定的光学腔的混合锁模激光器，其中放置有可饱和吸收体（30）和由两个反射镜驱动的光放大器（14） DC偏置和RF调制信号。

公开(公告)号：US5921926A

公开(公告)日：1999-07-13

申请号：US2069

申请日：1997-12-31

Applicant: Jannick P. Rolland ,  Peter J. Delfyett, Jr.

Inventor： Jannick P. Rolland ,  Peter J. Delfyett, Jr.

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  G01B9/02 ,  G01N21/47

CPC classification number: A61B5/6852 ,  A61B5/0066 ,  G01B9/02004 ,  G01B9/02044 ,  G01B9/0205 ,  G01B9/02091 ,  G01N21/4795 ,  G01B2290/45 ,  Y10S977/951

Abstract: An optical coherence tomography(OCT) and spectral interferometry imaging probe for the automatic screening and diagnosis of cervical and skin cancer in vivo. The probe eliminates the old techniques of having to perform Pap smears followed by a biopsy, known as colposcopy. The novel probe is cylindrical in shape and has a disposable outer plastic shield. Inside the probe is a motor driven rotatable casing having a planar optical fiber bundle array therein. The fiber bundle array has plastic light coupling lenslet arrays on both ends. The exposed end of the probe has one lenslet array disc that couples light between the probe and an interior of the cervix area being examined. Both the casing and the bundle array rotate relative to the outer probe walls. Inside the casing is a rotatable motor driven scanning mirror which couples passes light from an incoming second fiber bundle array to the lenslet array on the inside end of the rotatable casing fiber bundle array. The incoming second fiber bundle array is attached to a detector located external and remote to the probe. The detector has a tunable light source and a spectrometer for providing 3-D images of the interior of the cervix. The proposed technique of simultaneous OCT imaging and spectral interferometry and analysis has potential use in either multi-layer optical disk read out using low coherence tomography and spectral interferometry. Alternatively, by employing spectral interferometry, the measured optical spectrum also provides a unique mapping of the recorded bits into the observed spectral modulation. The unique feature is that by simultaneously employing both spectral interferometry and low coherence tomography, the resultant data transfer rate is increased, but the combination also allows for error rate analysis.

Abstract translation: 光学相干断层扫描（OCT）和光谱干涉测量成像探针，用于体内宫颈和皮肤癌的自动筛选和诊断。 该探针消除了必须执行巴氏涂片，然后进行活检（称为阴道镜检查）的旧技术。 该探针是圆柱形的，并具有一次性外塑料屏蔽。 探针内部是电机驱动的可旋转外壳，其中具有平面光纤束阵列。 纤维束阵列在两端都有塑料光耦合小透镜阵列。 探针的暴露端具有一个小透镜阵列盘，其将探针与正在检查的子宫颈区域的内部之间的光耦合。 套管和束阵列都相对于外探针壁旋转。 壳体内部是可旋转的电动机驱动的扫描镜，其将来自入射的第二纤维束阵列的光传递到可旋转外壳纤维束阵列的内端上的小透镜阵列。 进入的第二纤维束阵列附接到位于外部和远离探针的检测器。 检测器具有可调光源和用于提供子宫颈内部的3-D图像的光谱仪。 所提出的同时OCT成像和光谱干涉测量和分析的技术在使用低相干断层扫描和光谱干涉测量的多层光盘读出中具有潜在的用途。 或者，通过采用光谱干涉测量，所测量的光谱还提供记录的比特到所观察的光谱调制中的独特映射。 独特的特征是通过同时采用光谱干涉测量和低相干断层扫描，结果数据传输速率增加，但是组合也允许错误率分析。

公开(公告)号：US5434873A

公开(公告)日：1995-07-18

申请号：US241620

申请日：1994-05-12

Applicant: Peter J. Delfyett, Jr.

Inventor： Peter J. Delfyett, Jr.

IPC: G02F1/35 ,  G02F1/355 ,  H01S3/098 ,  H01S3/16

CPC classification number: H01S3/1118 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  G02F1/3523 ,  G02F1/3556 ,  H01S3/162

Abstract: A mode-locked solid state laser is disclosed for generating ultrashort optical pulses from solid state material. The laser can comprise a solid state gain medium, at least one mirror connected to the medium and a semiconductor multiple quantum well saturable (MQW) absorber in contact with the mirror, for mode-locking the solid state gain medium. The solid state medium can be composed of but is not limited to Titanium Sapphire, Cr:YAG, Cr:Fosterite, Nd:YAG, Nd:glass, color center lasers, semiconductor diode lasers, optically active fiber lasers, and the like. The absorber can include a structure consisting of 70 Angstrom wells of GaAs and 100 Angstrom barriers of AlGaAs. The generated optical pulses can be used in a wide variety of applications such as diagnostic testing, communications, computers, medicine, automotive applications and the like.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于从固态材料产生超短光脉冲的锁模固态激光器。 激光器可以包括固态增益介质，连接到介质的至少一个反射镜和与反射镜接触的半导体多量子阱可饱和（MQW）吸收器，用于锁定固态增益介质。 固态介质可以由钛蓝宝石，Cr：YAG，Cr：Fosterite，Nd：YAG，Nd：玻璃，彩色中心激光器，半导体二极管激光器，光学有源光纤激光器等组成，但不限于此。 吸收器可以包括由70埃GaAs的GaAs和100埃的AlGaAs屏障构成的结构。 生成的光脉冲可以用于各种应用，例如诊断测试，通信，计算机，医药，汽车应用等。

公开(公告)号：US6141577A

公开(公告)日：2000-10-31

申请号：US263021

申请日：1999-03-05

Applicant: Jannick P. Rolland ,  Peter J. Delfyett, Jr.

Inventor： Jannick P. Rolland ,  Peter J. Delfyett, Jr.

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  G01B9/02 ,  G01N21/47

CPC classification number: A61B5/6852 ,  A61B5/0066 ,  G01B9/02004 ,  G01B9/02044 ,  G01B9/0205 ,  G01B9/02091 ,  G01N21/4795 ,  G01B2290/45 ,  Y10S977/951

Abstract: An optical coherence tomography(OCT) and spectral interferometry imaging probe for the automatic screening and diagnosis of cervical and skin cancer in vivo. The probe eliminates the old techniques of having to perform Pap smears followed by a biopsy, known as colposcopy. The novel probe is cylindrical in shape and has a disposable outer plastic shield. Inside the probe is a motor driven rotatable casing having a planar optical fiber bundle array therein. The fiber bundle array has plastic light coupling lenslet arrays on both ends. The exposed end of the probe has one lenslet array disc that couples light between the probe and an interior of the cervix area being examined. Both the casing and the bundle array rotate relative to the outer probe walls. Inside the casing is a rotatable motor driven scanning mirror which couples passes light from an incoming second fiber bundle array to the lenslet array on the inside end of the rotatable casing fiber bundle array. The incoming second fiber bundle array is attached to a detector located external and remote to the probe. The detector has a tunable light source and a spectrometer for providing 3-D images of the interior of the cervix. The proposed technique of simultaneous OCT imaging and spectral interferometry and analysis has potential use in either multi-layer optical disk read out using low coherence tomography and spectral interferometry. Alternatively, by employing spectral interferometry, the measured optical spectrum also provides a unique mapping of the recorded bits onto the observed spectral modulation. The unique feature is that by simultaneously employing both spectral interferometry and low coherence tomography, the resultant data transfer rate is increased, but the combination also allows for error rate analysis.

Abstract translation: 光学相干断层扫描（OCT）和光谱干涉测量成像探针，用于体内宫颈和皮肤癌的自动筛选和诊断。 该探针消除了必须执行巴氏涂片，然后进行活检（称为阴道镜检查）的旧技术。 该探针是圆柱形的，并具有一次性外塑料屏蔽。 探针内部是电机驱动的可旋转外壳，其中具有平面光纤束阵列。 纤维束阵列在两端都有塑料光耦合小透镜阵列。 探针的暴露端具有一个小透镜阵列盘，其将探针与正在检查的子宫颈区域的内部之间的光耦合。 套管和束阵列都相对于外探针壁旋转。 壳体内部是可旋转的电动机驱动的扫描镜，其将来自入射的第二纤维束阵列的光传递到可旋转外壳纤维束阵列的内端上的小透镜阵列。 进入的第二纤维束阵列附接到位于外部和远离探针的检测器。 检测器具有可调光源和用于提供子宫颈内部的3-D图像的光谱仪。 所提出的同时OCT成像和光谱干涉测量和分析的技术在使用低相干断层扫描和光谱干涉测量的多层光盘读出中具有潜在的用途。 或者，通过采用光谱干涉测量，所测量的光谱还提供记录的比特到所观察的光谱调制上的独特映射。 独特的特征是通过同时采用光谱干涉测量和低相干断层扫描，结果数据传输速率增加，但是组合也允许错误率分析。

公开(公告)号：US6072765A

公开(公告)日：2000-06-06

申请号：US263008

申请日：1999-03-05

Applicant: Jannick P. Rolland ,  Peter J. Delfyett, Jr.

Inventor： Jannick P. Rolland ,  Peter J. Delfyett, Jr.

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  G01B9/02 ,  G01N21/47 ,  G11B7/00

CPC classification number: A61B5/6852 ,  A61B5/0066 ,  G01B9/02004 ,  G01B9/02044 ,  G01B9/0205 ,  G01B9/02091 ,  G01N21/4795 ,  G01B2290/45 ,  Y10S977/951

Abstract: An optical coherence tomography(OCT) and spectral interferometry imaging probe for the automatic screening and diagnosis of cervical and skin cancer in vivo. The probe eliminates the old techniques of having to perform Pap smears followed by a biopsy, known as colposcopy. The novel probe is cylindrical in shape and has a disposable outer plastic shield. Inside the probe is a motor driven rotatable casing having a planar optical fiber bundle array therein. The fiber bundle array has plastic light coupling lenslet arrays on both ends. The exposed end of the probe has one lenslet array disc that couples light between the probe and an interior of the cervix area being examined. Both the casing and the bundle array rotate relative to the outer probe walls. Inside the casing is a rotatable motor driven scanning mirror which couples passes light from an incoming second fiber bundle array to the lenslet array on the inside end of the rotatable casing fiber bundle array. The incoming second fiber bundle array is attached to a detector located external and remote to the probe. The detector has a tunable light source and a spectrometer for providing 3-D images of the interior of the cervix. The proposed technique of simultaneous OCT imaging and spectral interferometry and analysis has potential use in either multi-layer optical disk read out using low coherence tomography and spectral interferometry. Alternatively, by employing spectral interferometry, the measured optical spectrum also provides a unique mapping of the recorded bits onto the observed spectral modulation. The unique feature is that by simultaneously employing both spectral interferometry and low coherence tomography, the resultant data transfer rate is increased, but the combination also allows for error rate analysis.

Abstract translation: 光学相干断层扫描（OCT）和光谱干涉测量成像探针，用于体内宫颈和皮肤癌的自动筛选和诊断。 该探针消除了必须执行巴氏涂片，然后进行活检（称为阴道镜检查）的旧技术。 该探针是圆柱形的，并具有一次性外塑料屏蔽。 探针内部是电机驱动的可旋转外壳，其中具有平面光纤束阵列。 纤维束阵列在两端都有塑料光耦合小透镜阵列。 探针的暴露端具有一个小透镜阵列盘，其将探针与正在检查的子宫颈区域的内部之间的光耦合。 套管和束阵列都相对于外探针壁旋转。 壳体内部是可旋转的电动机驱动的扫描镜，其将来自入射的第二纤维束阵列的光传递到可旋转外壳纤维束阵列的内端上的小透镜阵列。 进入的第二纤维束阵列附接到位于外部和远离探针的检测器。 检测器具有可调光源和用于提供子宫颈内部的3-D图像的光谱仪。 所提出的同时OCT成像和光谱干涉测量和分析的技术在使用低相干断层扫描和光谱干涉测量的多层光盘读出中具有潜在的用途。 或者，通过采用光谱干涉测量，所测量的光谱还提供记录的比特到所观察的光谱调制上的独特映射。 独特的特征是通过同时采用光谱干涉测量和低相干断层扫描，结果数据传输速率增加，但是组合也允许错误率分析。

公开(公告)号：US5652763A

公开(公告)日：1997-07-29

申请号：US508469

申请日：1995-07-28

Applicant: Peter J. Delfyett, Jr.

Inventor： Peter J. Delfyett, Jr.

IPC: G02F1/21 ,  H01S3/098 ,  H01S5/022 ,  H01S5/024 ,  H01S5/062 ,  H01S5/065 ,  H01S5/14 ,  H01S5/50 ,  H01S3/08

CPC classification number: H01S5/0657 ,  G02F1/218 ,  H01S2301/08 ,  H01S3/08004 ,  H01S3/1118 ,  H01S3/235 ,  H01S3/2375 ,  H01S5/0057 ,  H01S5/0064 ,  H01S5/02236 ,  H01S5/02415 ,  H01S5/0622 ,  H01S5/141 ,  H01S5/50

Abstract: A mode locked as a seed source for a solid state regenerative amplifier system is disclosed. The system includes components for forming an external cavity laser with a semiconductor amplifier, exciting and mode locking the cavity laser to emit optical pulses with a linearly time varying optical frequency, collecting and collimating the optical pulses, isolating the optical pulses and amplifying the optical pulses for a selected application. The selected applications include but are not limited to medical imaging, fuel diagnostics, ultrafast spectroscopic measurements, network synchronization, distributed optical clock network, electro-optic sampling, timing Jitter reduction, a source for inducing nonlinear optical effects, and optical time domain relectometry. A mount mechanism support for an optic system is also disclosed. The mount support includes an optic component such as a semiconductor laser diode, a semiconductor optical amplifier, and a fiber optical amplifier as well as mounts for the optic component. The mount further includes a stud for supporting the optic component, cooling and heat-sinking elements for the component, and an isolator for thermally isolating and separating the mounts from the elements. The thermal isolator includes material selected from teflon and double-panel glass. The mounts can further include a vertical mounting block with one side attached to the isolator and a second mounting block positioned perpendicular to and supporting the vertical mounting block.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种锁定为固态再生放大器系统的种子源的模式。 该系统包括用于形成具有半导体放大器的外腔激光器的部件，激励和模式锁定腔激光器以发射具有线性时变光频率的光脉冲，收集和准直光脉冲，隔离光脉冲并放大光脉冲 用于选定的应用程序。 所选择的应用包括但不限于医学成像，燃料诊断，超快光谱测量，网络同步，分布式光时钟网络，电光采样，定时抖动降低，用于诱导非线性光学效应的源和光时域反射测量。 还公开了一种用于光学系统的安装机构支撑。 安装支架包括诸如半导体激光二极管的光学部件，半导体光放大器和光纤放大器以及用于光学元件的安装件。 安装座还包括用于支撑光学部件的螺柱，用于部件的冷却和散热元件，以及用于将安装件与元件热隔离和分离的隔离器。 热隔离器包括选自聚四氟乙烯和双层玻璃的材料。 安装件还可以包括垂直安装块，其一侧连接到隔离器，以及垂直于并支撑垂直安装块定位的第二安装块。

公开(公告)号：US5166818A

公开(公告)日：1992-11-24

申请号：US667033

申请日：1991-03-11

Applicant: Eugene W. Chase ,  Peter J. Delfyett, Jr. ,  Jonathan P. Heritage ,  Robert N. Thurston

Inventor： Eugene W. Chase ,  Peter J. Delfyett, Jr. ,  Jonathan P. Heritage ,  Robert N. Thurston

IPC: G02B5/10 ,  G02B6/34 ,  G02B26/00 ,  G02B27/09 ,  H01S3/00 ,  H04B10/02 ,  H04B10/18

CPC classification number: G02B27/0927 ,  G02B27/09 ,  G02B27/0944 ,  G02B27/0972 ,  G02B6/2931 ,  G02B6/29313 ,  G02B6/29394 ,  H01S3/0057 ,  H04B10/25133 ,  H04B2210/254 ,  Y10S372/70

Abstract: For use, e.g., in the compensation of frequency dispersion in the course of transmission of an optical signal, a pulse-shaping device is provided with a suitably shaped nonplanar mirror (16). When spatially spread-out frequency components--produced, e.g., by a grating (14)--are reflected from such mirror, a frequency-dependent phase shift is introduced; for example, such phase shift may be a third-order function of frequency. Upon recombination of frequencies, a shaped pulse is obtained. Furthermore, third-order compensation can be used to compress amplified light pulses, e.g. as produced by a semiconductor gain medium (80, 81).

Abstract translation: 为了使用，例如在光信号传输过程中补偿频率色散，脉冲整形装置设置有适当形状的非平面镜（16）。 当例如通过光栅（14）产生的空间展开频率分量从这种反射镜反射时，引入频率相关的相移; 例如，这种相移可以是频率的三阶函数。 在频率复合时，获得成形脉冲。 此外，三阶补偿可以用于压缩放大的光脉冲，例如， 如由半导体增益介质（80,81）产生的。