摘要:
An optical channel waveguide having a reflection grating and a related method for its fabrication. The grating is apodized to provide a desired reflection or transmission spectral characteristic, by varying the grating width along the length of the grating in the direction of light propagation. The grating has multiple parallel elements extending across the waveguide channel width, and apodization is effected by appropriate selection of the width of each element relative to the width of the channel, without varying the grating duty cycle or other parameters.
摘要:
A high efficiency solid state Raman laser system for shifting the frequency of an input beam emitted by a laser pumping system is described. The laser pumping system suppresses relaxation oscillations in the input beam and emits a constant power, mode-locked pulse train. A solid Raman medium is disposed inside a Raman resonator cavity to shift the frequency of the input beam to produce a Raman beam. The frequency of the Raman beam is finely tuned in the resonator cavity to eliminate high order Raman shifted wavelengths. The polarization of the Raman beam is selected using a polarizing element disposed in the resonator cavity. The Raman beam frequency is shifted using a non-linear medium inside the resonator cavity. The non-linear medium is preferably a frequency doubler. The Raman laser system is particularly suitable for producing high-quality yellow light for guide star applications.
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An optical fiber launcher assembly can include a low precision fiber array that outputs a plurality of optical signals from a given side that are input into an opposing side. The optical fiber launcher assembly can also include a corrective optic aligned with and spaced apart from the low precision fiber array. The plurality of optical signals output from the low precision array to the corrective optic have a given trajectory and optical signals output from the corrective optic have a substantially parallel trajectory different from the given trajectory.
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A method is provided for seeding laser system (10) for single longitudinal mode oscillation. The method includes coupling laser system (10) to be seeded for single mode output to a seed laser radiation source (12). Next, the frequency capture range (44) and spacing (46) of the axial modes (42) of the cavity (24) of the laser system (10) are determined. A seed spectrum (36) is then generated from the seed laser radiation source (12) with a bandwidth (40) corresponding to the axial mode spacing (46). The seed spectrum (36) includes a comb of discrete frequency components (38) with one or more of the discrete frequency components (38) being within the frequency capture range (44) of at least one of the axial modes (42). The seed spectrum (36) is then injected into the cavity (24) such that at least one of the axial modes (42) oscillates with the seed radiation.
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A deformable membrane mirror and a related method for its use, the mirror including a deformable membrane having a reflective front face and a back face, and further including electrodes located on both sides of the membrane, to provide a desired surface contour without imparting a concave bias to the membrane. The electrodes include a first set of electrodes spaced from the back face of the membrane, and at least one additional electrode spaced from the front face of the membrane.
摘要:
An optical system can include an aligned fiber in optical communication with an optical medium. The optical system can also include a micro-mirror separated from an end of the aligned fiber by a first distance. The micro-mirror is positioned and shaped to transform light transmitted between the end of the aligned fiber and a target region of an integrated circuit (IC) chip. The micro-mirror is separated from the target region by a second distance the micro-mirror transforms an aspect ratio of a beam profile of the light.
摘要:
An alignment system for co-aligning multiple laser beams to a single spatial reference point in real time. The alignment system includes a beam sampler for sampling the multiple pulsed laser beams. The sampled laser beams are directed onto a quadrant photo detector or quad cell. The output signals from the quad cell are directed to a detector signal integration circuit which develops error signals for driving tip-tilt mirrors in the beam path of the multiple lasers. The system includes a gate, reset and pulse ID generator for generating pulse trigger signals for each of the multiple lasers and signals for correlating the detector signals with the laser that produced the signal. Accordingly, a system is provided for a time multiplexed, multiple laser system which automatically co-aligns the output beams from each of the lasers to a single spatial reference point in real time.
摘要:
An intracavity doubled solid state Raman laser system for converting the frequency of a laser input beam emitted by a laser pumping system is described. A solid Raman medium is disposed within a resonator cavity to shift the frequency of the input beam to produce a Raman beam. The frequency of the Raman beam is tuned in the resonator cavity preferably using an etalon and a birefringent filter. The polarization of the Raman beam is selected using a polarizing element disposed in the resonator cavity. The Raman beam frequency is doubled using a non-linear doubling medium inside the resonator cavity. The Raman laser system is particularly suitable for producing yellow light.