DE19680482T1 - Vorrichtung zur Kopplung einer Mehremitter-Laserdiode mit einem Multimode-Lichtwellenleiter - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zur Kopplung einer Mehremitter-Laserdiode mit einem Multimode-Lichtwellenleiter

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DE19680482T1
DE19680482T1 DE19680482T DE19680482T DE19680482T1 DE 19680482 T1 DE19680482 T1 DE 19680482T1 DE 19680482 T DE19680482 T DE 19680482T DE 19680482 T DE19680482 T DE 19680482T DE 19680482 T1 DE19680482 T1 DE 19680482T1
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coupling
optical fiber
laser diode
multimode optical
emitter laser
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David F Head
Thomas M Baer
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Newport Corp USA
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Spectra Physics Inc
Spectra Physics Lasers Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4204—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms
    • G02B6/4206—Optical features
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4249—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details comprising arrays of active devices and fibres
    • G02B6/425—Optical features
    • 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
    • H01S3/0941—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light of a laser diode
    • 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
    • H01S3/094049—Guiding of the pump light
    • H01S3/094053—Fibre coupled pump, e.g. delivering pump light using a fibre or a fibre bundle
    • 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
    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/40—Arrangement of two or more semiconductor lasers, not provided for in groups H01S5/02 - H01S5/30
    • H01S5/4025—Array arrangements, e.g. constituted by discrete laser diodes or laser bar

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Lasers (AREA)
DE19680482T 1995-06-01 1996-05-28 Vorrichtung zur Kopplung einer Mehremitter-Laserdiode mit einem Multimode-Lichtwellenleiter Expired - Fee Related DE19680482B4 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US08/457,466 US5579422A (en) 1990-11-16 1995-06-01 Apparatus for coupling a multiple emitter laser diode to a multimode optical fiber
US08/457,466 1995-06-01
PCT/US1996/007895 WO1996038749A1 (en) 1995-06-01 1996-05-28 Apparatus for coupling a multiple emitter laser diode to a multimode optical fiber

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DE19680482B4 DE19680482B4 (de) 2005-11-24

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US (1) US5579422A (de)
EP (1) EP0774129B1 (de)
JP (1) JP3423723B2 (de)
DE (1) DE19680482B4 (de)
GB (1) GB2306051B (de)
WO (1) WO1996038749A1 (de)

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US5579422A (en) 1996-11-26
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