Low-phonon-frequency chalcogenide crystalline hosts for rare earth
lasers operating beyond three microns
    2.
    发明授权
    Low-phonon-frequency chalcogenide crystalline hosts for rare earth lasers operating beyond three microns 失效
    用于超过三微米的稀土激光器的低声子频率硫族化物晶体主机

    公开(公告)号:US6047013A

    公开(公告)日:2000-04-04

    申请号:US235650

    申请日:1999-01-22

    IPC分类号: H01S3/16

    CPC分类号: H01S3/16 H01S3/1603 H01S3/163

    摘要: The invention comprises a RE-doped MA.sub.2 X.sub.4 crystalline gain medium, where M includes a divalent ion such as Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Pb, Eu, or Yb; A is selected from trivalent ions including Al, Ga, and In; X is one of the chalcogenide ions S, Se, and Te; and RE represents the trivalent rare earth ions. The MA.sub.2 X.sub.4 gain medium can be employed in a laser oscillator or a laser amplifier. Possible pump sources include diode lasers, as well as other laser pump sources. The laser wavelengths generated are greater than 3 microns, as becomes possible because of the low phonon frequency of this host medium. The invention may be used to seed optical devices such as optical parametric oscillators and other lasers.

    摘要翻译: 本发明包括RE掺杂的MA2X4晶体增益介质,其中M包括二价离子如Mg,Ca,Sr,Ba,Pb,Eu或Yb; A选自包括Al,Ga和In的三价离子; X是硫属元素离子S,Se和Te之一; RE表示三价稀土离子。 MA2X4增益介质可用于激光振荡器或激光放大器。 可能的泵浦源包括二极管激光器以及其他激光泵源。 所产生的激光波长大于3微米,因为该主机介质的低声子频率是可能的。 本发明可以用于种子光学装置,例如光参量振荡器和其它激光器。

    Transition-metal doped sulfide, selenide, and telluride laser crystal
and lasers
    3.
    发明授权
    Transition-metal doped sulfide, selenide, and telluride laser crystal and lasers 失效
    过渡金属掺杂硫化物,硒化物和碲化物激光晶体和激光器

    公开(公告)号:US5541948A

    公开(公告)日:1996-07-30

    申请号:US346457

    申请日:1994-11-28

    IPC分类号: H01S3/16

    摘要: A new class of solid state laser crystals and lasers are formed of transition metal doped sulfide, selenide, and telluride host crystals which have four fold coordinated substitutional sites. The host crystals include II-VI compounds. The host crystal is doped with a transition metal laser ion, e.g., chromium, cobalt or iron. In particular, Cr.sup.2+ -doped ZnS and ZnSe generate laser action near 2.3 .mu.m. Oxide, chloride, fluoride, bromide and iodide crystals with similar structures can also be used. Important aspects of these laser materials are the tetrahedral site symmetry of the host crystal, low excited state absorption losses and high luminescence efficiency, and the d.sup.4 and d.sup.6 electronic configurations of the transition metal ions. The same materials are also useful as saturable absorbers for passive Q-switching applications. The laser materials can be used as gain media in amplifiers and oscillators; these gain media can be incorporated into waveguides and semiconductor lasers.

    摘要翻译: 一类新型的固体激光晶体和激光器由过渡金属掺杂的硫化物,硒化物和碲化物主体晶体形成,它们具有四个重叠的配位置。 主体晶体包括II-VI化合物。 主体晶体掺杂有过渡金属激光离子,例如铬,钴或铁。 特别是Cr2 +掺杂的ZnS和ZnSe在2.3μm附近产生激光作用。 也可以使用具有相似结构的氧化物,氯化物,氟化物,溴化物和碘化物晶体。 这些激光材料的重要方面是主晶体的四面体位置对称性,低激发态吸收损耗和高发光效率,以及过渡金属离子的d4和d6电子结构。 相同的材料也可用作无源Q开关应用的可饱和吸收器。 激光材料可用作放大器和振荡器中的增益介质; 这些增益介质可以并入到波导和半导体激光器中。

    Diode pumped alkali vapor fiber laser
    4.
    发明授权
    Diode pumped alkali vapor fiber laser 失效
    二极管泵浦碱蒸汽光纤激光器

    公开(公告)号:US07286575B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-10-23

    申请号:US11447391

    申请日:2006-06-05

    IPC分类号: H01S3/30

    摘要: A method and apparatus is provided for producing near-diffraction-limited laser light, or amplifying near-diffraction-limited light, in diode pumped alkali vapor photonic-band-gap fiber lasers or amplifiers. Laser light is both substantially generated and propagated in an alkali gas instead of a solid, allowing the nonlinear and damage limitations of conventional solid core fibers to be circumvented. Alkali vapor is introduced into the center hole of a photonic-band-gap fiber, which can then be pumped with light from a pump laser and operated as an oscillator with a seed beam, or can be configured as an amplifier.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于在二极管泵浦碱性蒸汽光子带隙光纤激光器或放大器中产生近衍射极限激光或放大近衍射极限光的方法和装置。 激光基本上产生并在碱性气体中传播而不是固体,从而允许规避常规实芯纤维的非线性和损伤限制。 碱性蒸汽被引入到光子带隙光纤的中心孔中,然后可以用来自泵浦激光器的光泵浦并且作为具有种子束的振荡器来操作,或者可以被配置为放大器。

    Diode pumped alkali vapor fiber laser
    5.
    发明授权
    Diode pumped alkali vapor fiber laser 失效
    二极管泵浦碱蒸汽光纤激光器

    公开(公告)号:US07082148B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-07-25

    申请号:US10679538

    申请日:2003-09-30

    IPC分类号: H01S3/22

    摘要: A method and apparatus is provided for producing near-diffraction-limited laser light, or amplifying near-diffraction-limited light, in diode pumped alkali vapor photonic-band-gap fiber lasers or amplifiers. Laser light is both substantially generated and propagated in an alkali gas instead of a solid, allowing the nonlinear and damage limitations of conventional solid core fibers to be circumvented. Alkali vapor is introduced into the center hole of a photonic-band-gap fiber, which can then be pumped with light from a pump laser and operated as an oscillator with a seed beam, or can be configured as an amplifier.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于在二极管泵浦碱性蒸汽光子带隙光纤激光器或放大器中产生近衍射极限激光或放大近衍射限制光的方法和装置。 激光基本上产生并在碱性气体中传播而不是固体,从而允许规避常规固体芯纤维的非线性和损伤限制。 碱性蒸汽被引入到光子带隙光纤的中心孔中,然后可以用来自泵浦激光器的光泵浦并且作为具有种子束的振荡器来操作,或者可以被配置为放大器。

    High average power scaleable thin-disk laser
    6.
    发明授权
    High average power scaleable thin-disk laser 失效
    高平均功率可扩展的薄磁盘激光器

    公开(公告)号:US06347109B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-02-12

    申请号:US09237142

    申请日:1999-01-25

    IPC分类号: H01S03933

    摘要: Using a thin disk laser gain element with an undoped cap layer enables the scaling of lasers to extremely high average output power values. Ordinarily, the power scaling of such thin disk lasers is limited by the deleterious effects of amplified spontaneous emission. By using an undoped cap layer diffusion bonded to the thin disk, the onset of amplified spontaneous emission does not occur as readily as if no cap layer is used, and much larger transverse thin disks can be effectively used as laser gain elements. This invention can be used as a high average power laser for material processing applications as well as for weapon and air defense applications.

    摘要翻译: 使用具有未掺杂帽盖层的薄盘激光增益元件可将激光器缩放到极高的平均输出功率值。 通常,这种薄盘激光器的功率缩放受到放大自发发射的有害影响的限制。 通过使用粘结到薄盘上的未掺杂的帽层扩散,放大的自发发射的发生不会如同没有使用帽层那样容易地发生,并且更大的横向薄盘可以有效地用作激光增益元件。 本发明可用作材料加工应用以及武器和防空应用的高平均功率激光器。

    Synthetic guide star generation
    7.
    发明授权
    Synthetic guide star generation 失效
    合成指南星代

    公开(公告)号:US06704331B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-03-09

    申请号:US09833403

    申请日:2001-04-11

    IPC分类号: H01S300

    CPC分类号: G02B23/10

    摘要: A system for assisting in observing a celestial object and providing synthetic guide star generation. A lasing system provides radiation at a frequency at or near 938 nm and radiation at a frequency at or near 1583 nm. The lasing system includes a fiber laser operating between 880 nm and 960 nm and a fiber laser operating between 1524 nm and 1650 nm. A frequency-conversion system mixes the radiation and generates light at a frequency at or near 589 nm. A system directs the light at a frequency at or near 589 nm toward the celestial object and provides synthetic guide star generation.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于辅助观察天体并提供合成引导星生成的系统。 激光系统以938nm或接近983nm的频率提供辐射,在1583nm或接近1583nm的频率处提供辐射。 激光系统包括在880nm和960nm之间工作的光纤激光器和在1524nm和1650nm之间工作的光纤激光器。 频率转换系统将辐射混合并以589nm或接近589nm的频率产生光。 系统以589nm或接近589nm的频率将光引导到天体,并提供合成引导星代。

    Synthetic guide star generation
    9.
    发明授权
    Synthetic guide star generation 失效
    合成指南星代

    公开(公告)号:US07386017B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-06-10

    申请号:US10701654

    申请日:2003-11-04

    IPC分类号: H01S3/30

    CPC分类号: G02B23/10

    摘要: A system for assisting in observing a celestial object and providing synthetic guide star generation. A lasing system provides radiation at a frequency at or near 938 nm and radiation at a frequency at or near 1583 nm. The lasing system includes a fiber laser operating between 880 nm and 960 nm and a fiber laser operating between 1524 nm and 1650 nm. A frequency-conversion system mixes the radiation and generates light at a frequency at or near 589 nm. A system directs the light at a frequency at or near 589 nm toward the celestial object and provides synthetic guide star generation.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于辅助观察天体并提供合成引导星生成的系统。 激光系统以938nm或接近983nm的频率提供辐射,在1583nm或接近1583nm的频率处提供辐射。 激光系统包括在880nm和960nm之间工作的光纤激光器和在1524nm和1650nm之间工作的光纤激光器。 频率转换系统混合辐射并以589nm或接近589nm的频率产生光。 系统以589nm或接近589nm的频率将光引导到天体,并提供合成引导星代。

    Ytterbium-doped borate fluoride laser crystals and lasers
    10.
    发明授权
    Ytterbium-doped borate fluoride laser crystals and lasers 失效
    掺镱硼酸盐激光晶体和激光器

    公开(公告)号:US5677921A

    公开(公告)日:1997-10-14

    申请号:US409236

    申请日:1995-03-24

    IPC分类号: H01S3/109 H01S3/16

    摘要: A new class of solid state laser crystals and lasers are formed from Yb-doped borate fluoride host crystals. The general formula for the host crystals is MM'(BO.sub.3)F, where M, M' are monovalent, divalent aria trivalent metal cations. A particular embodiment of the invention is Yb-doped BaCaBO.sub.3 F (Yb:BCBF). BCBF and some of the related derivative crystals are capable of nonlinear frequency conversion, whereby the fundamental of the laser is converted to a longer or shorter wavelength. In this way, these new crystals can simultaneously serve as self-frequency doubling crystals and laser materials within the laser resonator.

    摘要翻译: 由掺杂硼酸的硼酸盐主体晶体形成新的固态激光晶体和激光器。 主体晶体的通式为MM'(BO3)F,其中M,M'为单价,二价咏叹调三价金属阳离子。 本发明的一个具体实施方案是Yb掺杂的BaCaBO3F(Yb:BCBF)。 BCBF和一些相关的衍生晶体能够进行非线性频率转换,从而将激光的基极转换为更长或更短的波长。 这样,这些新晶体可以同时用作激光谐振器内的自激倍频晶体和激光材料。