APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MODE CONTROL IN A SEMI-GUIDING AMPLIFIER MEDIUM
    1.
    发明申请
    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MODE CONTROL IN A SEMI-GUIDING AMPLIFIER MEDIUM 有权
    一种半导体放大器介质中模式控制的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100189401A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-29

    申请号:US12358983

    申请日:2009-01-23

    IPC分类号: G02B6/10

    摘要: In various embodiments, a semi-guiding optical fiber includes a core having a first refractive index and a high aspect ratio elongated cross-section along a slow axis direction. First and second signal claddings having a second refractive index sandwich the core. A third cladding having a third refractive index substantially surrounds at least side edges of the core. The first refractive index of the core, the third refractive index of the third cladding, and/or the second refractive index of the first and second signal claddings, are selected so as to maximize a differential loss between a lowest order mode propagating in the optical fiber and next order modes so as to discriminate in favor of the lowest order mode and against the next order modes. In another embodiment, a method for mode control in a semi-guiding medium includes controlling either the first refractive index of the core, the second refractive index of the first and second signal claddings, and/or the third refractive index of the third cladding, to maximize a differential loss between a lowest order mode propagating in the optical fiber and next order modes so as to discriminate in favor of the lowest order mode and against the next order modes.

    摘要翻译: 在各种实施例中,半导向光纤包括沿着慢轴方向具有第一折射率和高纵横比细长横截面的芯。 具有第二折射率的第一和第二信号包层夹着芯。 具有第三折射率的第三包层基本上围绕芯的至少侧边缘。 选择芯的第一折射率,第三包层的第三折射率和/或第一和第二信号包层的第二折射率,以使在光学传播的最低阶模之间的差分损耗最大化 光纤和下一个订单模式,以便有利于最低阶模式和下一个订单模式。 在另一个实施例中,用于半导向介质中的模式控制的方法包括控制芯的第一折射率,第一和第二信号包层的第二折射率和/或第三包层的第三折射率, 以最大化在光纤中传播的最低阶模式与下一阶模式之间的差分损耗,以便有利于最低阶模式和下一阶模式。

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MODE CONTROL IN A SEMI-GUIDING AMPLIFIER MEDIUM
    2.
    发明申请
    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MODE CONTROL IN A SEMI-GUIDING AMPLIFIER MEDIUM 有权
    一种半导体放大器介质中模式控制的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130011109A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-10

    申请号:US13616758

    申请日:2012-09-14

    IPC分类号: G02B6/10

    摘要: In various examples, a semi-guiding optical fiber includes a core having a high aspect ratio including first and second wide surface interfaces, and first and second narrow edge interfaces. The core has a slow axis parallel to the first and second wide surface interfaces, and a refractive index. The fiber also includes first and second signal claddings positioned in contact with the first and second wide surfaces of the core, respectively. The first and second signal claddings have a spatial refractive index profile having: i) a minimum value at a longitudinal axis of the core, ii) a maximum value substantially equal to the refractive index of the core at the first and second narrow edge interfaces of the core, and iii) intermediate values gradually increasing from the minimum value to the maximum value as distance from the longitudinal axis increases along the slow axis of the fiber.

    摘要翻译: 在各种示例中,半导光纤包括具有包括第一和第二宽面接口的高纵横比的芯以及第一和第二窄边界面。 芯具有平行于第一和第二宽表面界面的慢轴和折射率。 光纤还包括分别与芯的第一和第二宽表面接触定位的第一和第二信号包层。 第一和第二信号包层具有空间折射率分布,其具有:i)芯的纵向轴线处的最小值,ii)基本上等于芯部在第一和第二窄边缘界面处的折射率的最大值 并且iii)随着距离纵轴的距离沿着光纤的慢轴增加,中间值从最小值逐渐增加到最大值。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FIBER DELIVERY OF HIGH POWER LASER BEAMS
    3.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FIBER DELIVERY OF HIGH POWER LASER BEAMS 有权
    高功率激光束光纤传输方法与装置

    公开(公告)号:US20130142481A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-06

    申请号:US13308789

    申请日:2011-12-01

    IPC分类号: G02B6/32 G02B6/42

    摘要: In various embodiments, an optical fiber includes a core having a relatively large area selected so as to raise a threshold of stimulated Raman scattering or stimulated Brillouin scattering, or both, the core having a high aspect ratio elongated cross-section and having a first refractive index. The core is narrower in a fast-axis direction and wider in a slow-axis direction, such that the fiber is mechanically flexible in the fast-axis direction and is mechanically rigid in the slow-axis direction.

    摘要翻译: 在各种实施例中,光纤包括具有选择相对较大面积的芯,以便提高受激拉曼散射或受激布里渊散射的阈值,或两者具有高纵横比细长横截面的芯并具有第一折射率 指数。 芯在快轴方向上较窄,在慢轴方向上较宽,使得光纤在快轴方向上机械地柔性并且在慢轴方向上机械地刚性。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATION AND AMPLIFICATION OF LIGHT IN A SEMI-GUIDING HIGH ASPECT RATIO CORE FIBER
    4.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATION AND AMPLIFICATION OF LIGHT IN A SEMI-GUIDING HIGH ASPECT RATIO CORE FIBER 有权
    用于生成和放大半导体高倍率核心光纤的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20120275475A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-01

    申请号:US13534410

    申请日:2012-06-27

    IPC分类号: H01S3/067

    摘要: A planar laser gain medium and laser system. The novel laser gain medium includes an active core having a high aspect ratio cross-section with a fast-axis dimension and a slow-axis dimension, signal claddings adapted to form reflective boundaries at fast-axis boundaries of the core, and a material adapted to minimize reflections at slow-axis boundaries of the core. In an illustrative embodiment, the laser gain medium is an optical fiber. The core and claddings form a waveguide adapted to control modes propagating in the fast-axis direction. When the laser gain medium is employed as a laser oscillator, a high reflectivity mirror and an outcoupler are positioned at opposite ends of the core to form a laser resonator adapted to control modes in the slow-axis direction.

    摘要翻译: 平面激光增益介质和激光系统。 新颖的激光增益介质包括具有快轴尺寸和慢轴尺寸的高纵横比横截面的活性芯,适于在芯的快轴边界处形成反射边界的信号包层,以及适于 以使芯的慢轴边界处的反射最小化。 在说明性实施例中,激光增益介质是光纤。 芯和包层形成适于控制在快轴方向上传播的模式的波导。 当激光增益介质用作激光振荡器时,高反射镜和外耦合器位于芯的相对端,以形成适于控制慢轴方向的激光谐振器。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATION AND AMPLIFICATION OF LIGHT IN A SEMI-GUIDING HIGH ASPECT RATIO CORE FIBER
    5.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATION AND AMPLIFICATION OF LIGHT IN A SEMI-GUIDING HIGH ASPECT RATIO CORE FIBER 有权
    用于生成和放大半导体高倍率核心光纤的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20120076159A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-29

    申请号:US13308400

    申请日:2011-11-30

    IPC分类号: H01S3/30 G02B6/32

    摘要: A planar laser gain medium and laser system. The novel laser gain medium includes an active core having a high aspect ratio cross-section with a fast-axis dimension and a slow-axis dimension, signal claddings adapted to form reflective boundaries at fast-axis boundaries of the core, and a material adapted to minimize reflections at slow-axis boundaries of the core. In an illustrative embodiment, the laser gain medium is an optical fiber. The core and claddings for a waveguide adapted to control modes propagating in the fast-axis direction. When the laser gain medium is employed as a laser oscillator, a high reflectivity mirror and an outcoupler are positioned at opposite ends of the core to form a laser resonator adapted to control modes in the slow-axis direction.

    摘要翻译: 平面激光增益介质和激光系统。 新颖的激光增益介质包括具有快轴尺寸和慢轴尺寸的高纵横比横截面的活性芯,适于在芯的快轴边界处形成反射边界的信号包层,以及适于 以使芯的慢轴边界处的反射最小化。 在说明性实施例中,激光增益介质是光纤。 适用于控制在快轴方向传播的模式的波导的核心和包层。 当激光增益介质用作激光振荡器时,高反射镜和外耦合器位于芯的相对端,以形成适于控制慢轴方向的激光谐振器。

    COMPENSATION OF THERMALLY INDUCED REFRACTIVE INDEX DISTORTIONS IN AN OPTICAL GAIN MEDIUM OR OTHER OPTICAL ELEMENT
    6.
    发明申请
    COMPENSATION OF THERMALLY INDUCED REFRACTIVE INDEX DISTORTIONS IN AN OPTICAL GAIN MEDIUM OR OTHER OPTICAL ELEMENT 有权
    在光学增益介质或其他光学元件中的热诱导折射率折射的补偿

    公开(公告)号:US20120105946A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-03

    申请号:US12915737

    申请日:2010-10-29

    IPC分类号: H01S3/067

    摘要: In various embodiments, an optical element, e.g., an optical fiber, may be configured to compensate for thermal lensing. For example, thermal lensing may be caused by light power dissipation within an optical fiber, which may include a fiber core that guides amplified light along the longitudinal dimension of the fiber core. Thermal lensing from a thermally induced change in material refractive index as a function of position along dimensions perpendicular to the fiber's longitudinal dimension may be at least partially compensated or offset when light is guided by the fiber core by a designed-in effective refractive index profile selected such that the designed-in material refractive index of the fiber core changes as a function of transverse position within the fiber core, or by selection of a favorable cross-sectional core shape in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension of the fiber core.

    摘要翻译: 在各种实施例中,光学元件(例如光纤)可以被配置为补偿热透镜。 例如,热透镜可以由光纤内的光功率耗散引起,其可以包括沿着光纤芯的纵向尺寸引导放大的光的光纤芯。 当光被纤维芯引导时,通过所设计的有效折射率分布图,材料折射率的热诱导变化作为垂直于纤维纵向尺寸的尺寸的函数的函数可被至少部分补偿或抵消 使得纤维芯的设计材料折射率随着纤维芯内的横向位置的变化而变化,或通过在与纤维芯的纵向尺寸垂直的平面中选择有利的横截面纤芯形状。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATION AND AMPLIFICATION OF LIGHT IN A SEMI-GUIDING HIGH ASPECT RATIO CORE FIBER
    7.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATION AND AMPLIFICATION OF LIGHT IN A SEMI-GUIDING HIGH ASPECT RATIO CORE FIBER 审中-公开
    用于生成和放大半导体高倍率核心光纤的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20110069725A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-24

    申请号:US12960102

    申请日:2010-12-03

    摘要: A planar laser gain medium and laser system. The novel laser gain medium includes an active core having a high aspect ratio cross-section with a fast-axis dimension and a slow-axis dimension, signal claddings adapted to form reflective boundaries at fast-axis boundaries of the core, and a material adapted to minimize reflections at slow-axis boundaries of the core. In an illustrative embodiment, the laser gain medium is an optical fiber. The core and claddings form a waveguide adapted to control modes propagating in the fast-axis direction. When the laser gain medium is employed as a laser oscillator, a high reflectivity mirror and an outcoupler are positioned at opposite ends of the core to form a laser resonator adapted to control modes in the slow-axis direction.

    摘要翻译: 平面激光增益介质和激光系统。 新颖的激光增益介质包括具有快轴尺寸和慢轴尺寸的高纵横比横截面的活性芯,适于在芯的快轴边界处形成反射边界的信号包层,以及适于 以使芯的慢轴边界处的反射最小化。 在说明性实施例中,激光增益介质是光纤。 芯和包层形成适于控制在快轴方向上传播的模式的波导。 当激光增益介质用作激光振荡器时,高反射镜和外耦合器位于芯的相对端,以形成适于控制慢轴方向的激光谐振器。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING A RECTANGULAR- CORE LASER BEAM-DELIVERY FIBER THAT PROVIDES TWO ORTHOGONAL TRANSVERSE BENDING DEGREES OF FREEDOM
    8.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING A RECTANGULAR- CORE LASER BEAM-DELIVERY FIBER THAT PROVIDES TWO ORTHOGONAL TRANSVERSE BENDING DEGREES OF FREEDOM 有权
    用于实施矩形激光光束输送光纤的方法和装置,其提供两个自由度的自转横向弯曲度

    公开(公告)号:US20130142480A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-06

    申请号:US13308812

    申请日:2011-12-01

    IPC分类号: G02B6/26 B23P17/04 G02B6/44

    CPC分类号: G02B6/44 Y10T29/49

    摘要: In various embodiments, an optical fiber module including an optical fiber having a first end, a second end, and a twisted portion between the first and second ends to enable the optical fiber to provide two orthogonal transverse bending degrees of freedom. The twisted portion induces an optical distortion. The module further includes a distortion compensation arrangement that is configured to at least partially compensate for the optical distortion and a housing that is configured to house at least a portion of the optical fiber including the twisted portion.

    摘要翻译: 在各种实施例中,光纤模块包括具有第一端,第二端和在第一和第二端之间的扭转部分的光纤,以使得光纤能够提供两个正交的横向弯曲自由度。 扭转部分引起光学变形。 模块还包括失真补偿装置,其被配置为至少部分地补偿光学失真,并且壳体被配置为容纳包括扭转部分的光纤的至少一部分。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING A FIBER LASER OR AMPLIFIER
    9.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING A FIBER LASER OR AMPLIFIER 有权
    用于冷却光纤激光器或放大器的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20120085518A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-04-12

    申请号:US12900141

    申请日:2010-10-07

    IPC分类号: F28D15/04

    摘要: A system and method for cooling an optical fiber includes a flexible heat sink member, a heat pipe evaporator, and a thermal storage medium. The flexible heat sink member is in thermal contact with the optical fiber. The heat pipe evaporator is configured to dissipate heat from the optical fiber. The thermal storage medium is in thermal contact with the flexible heat sink member and the heat pipe evaporator. The flexible heat sink member is configured to compensate for any mismatch in coefficient of thermal expansion between material of the optical fiber and material of the flexible heat sink member so as to provide radial compliance and to maintain direct thermal contact between the optical fiber and the flexible heat sink member.

    摘要翻译: 用于冷却光纤的系统和方法包括柔性散热部件,热管式蒸发器和热存储介质。 柔性散热构件与光纤热接触。 热管式蒸发器被配置为从光纤中散热。 热存储介质与柔性散热构件和热管蒸发器热接触。 柔性散热构件被配置为补偿光纤材料与柔性散热构件的材料之间的热膨胀系数的任何失配,以便提供径向柔量并保持光纤与柔性散热构件之间的直接热接触 散热片