CA2004716A1 - Fibre laser suprafluorescente a large bande - Google Patents

Fibre laser suprafluorescente a large bande

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CA2004716A1
CA2004716A1 CA2004716A CA2004716A CA2004716A1 CA 2004716 A1 CA2004716 A1 CA 2004716A1 CA 2004716 A CA2004716 A CA 2004716A CA 2004716 A CA2004716 A CA 2004716A CA 2004716 A1 CA2004716 A1 CA 2004716A1
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Prior art keywords
coupler
fiber
superfluorescent
doped
doped fiber
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CA2004716A
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CA2004716C (fr
Inventor
Michel J.F. Digonnet
Karen Liu
Byoung Y. Kim
Herbert J. Shaw
John J. Fling
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Leland Stanford Junior University
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Priority claimed from US07/281,088 external-priority patent/US4938556A/en
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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
    • 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
    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/06—Construction or shape of active medium
    • H01S3/063—Waveguide lasers, i.e. whereby the dimensions of the waveguide are of the order of the light wavelength
    • H01S3/067—Fibre lasers
    • H01S3/06795—Fibre lasers with superfluorescent emission, e.g. amplified spontaneous emission sources for fibre laser gyrometers
    • 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
    • H01S3/09—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping
    • H01S3/091—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping
    • H01S3/094—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light
    • H01S3/094003—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light the pumped medium being a fibre

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
  • Optical Fibers, Optical Fiber Cores, And Optical Fiber Bundles (AREA)
  • Gyroscopes (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
CA002004716A 1988-12-07 1989-12-06 Fibre laser suprafluorescente a large bande Expired - Lifetime CA2004716C (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US07/281,088 US4938556A (en) 1983-11-25 1988-12-07 Superfluorescent broadband fiber laser source
US281,088 1988-12-07

Publications (2)

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CA2004716A1 true CA2004716A1 (fr) 1990-06-07
CA2004716C CA2004716C (fr) 1999-02-23

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CA002004716A Expired - Lifetime CA2004716C (fr) 1988-12-07 1989-12-06 Fibre laser suprafluorescente a large bande

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EP (1) EP0372907B1 (fr)
JP (1) JPH07117669B2 (fr)
KR (1) KR100256435B1 (fr)
CA (1) CA2004716C (fr)
DE (2) DE68928713T2 (fr)

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US6867910B2 (en) 2001-04-24 2005-03-15 Kyocera Corporation Wideband ASE light source
US20040061863A1 (en) * 2002-08-20 2004-04-01 Digonnet Michel J.F. Fiber optic sensors with reduced noise
US7738109B2 (en) 2002-08-20 2010-06-15 The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University Fiber optic sensor using a Bragg fiber
US6888981B2 (en) * 2002-09-13 2005-05-03 Honeywell International Inc. Wavelength division multiplexing coupler with loss element
JP2007206127A (ja) * 2006-01-31 2007-08-16 Nec Corp 光反射器、及びそれを用いた光共振器、並びにそれを用いたレーザ
CA2656420A1 (fr) 2006-06-29 2008-01-03 The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University Capteur a fibre optique utilisant une fibre de bragg

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US4515431A (en) * 1982-08-11 1985-05-07 The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University Fiber optic amplifier
US4674830A (en) * 1983-11-25 1987-06-23 The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University Fiber optic amplifier
US4637025A (en) * 1984-10-22 1987-01-13 Polaroid Corporation Super radiant light source
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JPH07117669B2 (ja) 1995-12-18
EP0372907B1 (fr) 1998-06-17
EP0372907A2 (fr) 1990-06-13
DE68928713D1 (de) 1998-07-23
DE68928713T2 (de) 1998-10-29
DE68929397T2 (de) 2002-12-19
JPH0328830A (ja) 1991-02-07
CA2004716C (fr) 1999-02-23
DE68929397D1 (de) 2002-06-13
EP0372907A3 (fr) 1991-07-24
KR900011082A (ko) 1990-07-11
KR100256435B1 (ko) 2000-05-15

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