CA1128180A - Tunable 16-micron coherent source including parahydrogen raman transition and method - Google Patents
Tunable 16-micron coherent source including parahydrogen raman transition and methodInfo
- Publication number
- CA1128180A CA1128180A CA335,809A CA335809A CA1128180A CA 1128180 A CA1128180 A CA 1128180A CA 335809 A CA335809 A CA 335809A CA 1128180 A CA1128180 A CA 1128180A
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- laser
- cell
- line
- parahydrogen
- coupling
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
- G02F1/35—Non-linear optics
- G02F1/39—Non-linear optics for parametric generation or amplification of light, infrared or ultraviolet waves
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
- G02F1/35—Non-linear optics
- G02F1/353—Frequency conversion, i.e. wherein a light beam is generated with frequency components different from those of the incident light beams
- G02F1/3534—Three-wave interaction, e.g. sum-difference frequency generation
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
- H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
- H01S3/30—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range using scattering effects, e.g. stimulated Brillouin or Raman effects
- H01S3/305—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range using scattering effects, e.g. stimulated Brillouin or Raman effects in a gas
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
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- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
- Lasers (AREA)
- Spectrometry And Color Measurement (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US05/974,588 US4278902A (en) | 1978-12-29 | 1978-12-29 | Tunable 16-micron coherent source including parahydrogen Raman transition and method |
| US974,588 | 1978-12-29 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1128180A true CA1128180A (en) | 1982-07-20 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA335,809A Expired CA1128180A (en) | 1978-12-29 | 1979-09-17 | Tunable 16-micron coherent source including parahydrogen raman transition and method |
Country Status (5)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US4278902A (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP0012797B1 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JPS5590827A (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA1128180A (enExample) |
| DE (1) | DE2966793D1 (enExample) |
Families Citing this family (11)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR2482735A1 (fr) * | 1980-05-16 | 1981-11-20 | Centre Nat Rech Scient | Procede et dispositif d'obtention de faisceaux lumineux monochromatiques par diffusion stimulee |
| US4389617A (en) * | 1981-03-13 | 1983-06-21 | The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy | Combination ring cavity and backward Raman waveguide amplifier |
| JP2000221549A (ja) * | 1999-02-02 | 2000-08-11 | Japan Science & Technology Corp | ラマン共振器を用いる超短パルス光発生方法及びその装置 |
| US7391561B2 (en) | 2005-07-29 | 2008-06-24 | Aculight Corporation | Fiber- or rod-based optical source featuring a large-core, rare-earth-doped photonic-crystal device for generation of high-power pulsed radiation and method |
| US7768700B1 (en) | 2006-11-30 | 2010-08-03 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Method and apparatus for optical gain fiber having segments of differing core sizes |
| US8179594B1 (en) | 2007-06-29 | 2012-05-15 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Method and apparatus for spectral-beam combining of fanned-in laser beams with chromatic-dispersion compensation using a plurality of diffractive gratings |
| US8503840B2 (en) | 2010-08-23 | 2013-08-06 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Optical-fiber array method and apparatus |
| US8441718B2 (en) * | 2009-11-23 | 2013-05-14 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Spectrally beam combined laser system and method at eye-safer wavelengths |
| DE112011101288T5 (de) | 2010-04-12 | 2013-02-07 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Strahldiagnostik- und Rückkopplungssystem sowie Verfahren für spektralstrahlkombinierteLaser |
| WO2012145733A1 (en) | 2011-04-22 | 2012-10-26 | Vanderbilt University | Para-hydrogen polarizer |
| US9366872B2 (en) | 2014-02-18 | 2016-06-14 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Apparatus and method for fiber-laser output-beam shaping for spectral beam combination |
Family Cites Families (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US3892979A (en) * | 1973-03-21 | 1975-07-01 | Ibm | Tunable infra red/ultraviolet laser |
| US4063106A (en) * | 1977-04-25 | 1977-12-13 | Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated | Optical fiber Raman oscillator |
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1978
- 1978-12-29 US US05/974,588 patent/US4278902A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1979
- 1979-09-13 JP JP11683579A patent/JPS5590827A/ja active Granted
- 1979-09-17 CA CA335,809A patent/CA1128180A/en not_active Expired
- 1979-09-28 EP EP79103698A patent/EP0012797B1/en not_active Expired
- 1979-09-28 DE DE7979103698T patent/DE2966793D1/de not_active Expired
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| US4278902A (en) | 1981-07-14 |
| JPS5590827A (en) | 1980-07-09 |
| JPS6155795B2 (enExample) | 1986-11-29 |
| EP0012797A3 (en) | 1981-07-15 |
| DE2966793D1 (en) | 1984-04-19 |
| EP0012797B1 (en) | 1984-03-14 |
| EP0012797A2 (en) | 1980-07-09 |
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Legal Events
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