DE3486288D1 - Optischer Faserverstärker. - Google Patents

Optischer Faserverstärker.

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DE3486288D1
DE3486288D1 DE84306418T DE3486288T DE3486288D1 DE 3486288 D1 DE3486288 D1 DE 3486288D1 DE 84306418 T DE84306418 T DE 84306418T DE 3486288 T DE3486288 T DE 3486288T DE 3486288 D1 DE3486288 D1 DE 3486288D1
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fiber
pump
pump light
cone
rod
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Herbert John Shaw
Michel J F Digonnet
Robert A Lacy
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Leland Stanford Junior University
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Leland Stanford Junior University
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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
    • G02B6/02—Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating
    • 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
    • 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
    • H01S3/094011—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light the pumped medium being a fibre with bidirectional pumping, i.e. with injection of the pump light from both two ends of the fibre
    • 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
    • H01S3/094019—Side pumped fibre, whereby pump light is coupled laterally into the fibre via an optical component like a prism, or a grating, or via V-groove coupling
    • 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
    • H01S3/094069—Multi-mode pumping

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
  • Glass Compositions (AREA)
  • Amplifiers (AREA)
  • Optical Communication System (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
  • Manufacture, Treatment Of Glass Fibers (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Diaphragms For Electromechanical Transducers (AREA)
  • Control Of Amplification And Gain Control (AREA)
DE3486288T 1983-09-30 1984-09-20 Optischer Faserverstärker. Expired - Lifetime DE3486288T2 (de)

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US06/537,493 US4553238A (en) 1983-09-30 1983-09-30 Fiber optic amplifier

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DE3486288D1 true DE3486288D1 (de) 1994-04-14
DE3486288T2 DE3486288T2 (de) 1994-09-08

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US (1) US4553238A (de)
EP (1) EP0136871B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS60115277A (de)
KR (1) KR920006591B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE102754T1 (de)
AU (1) AU3345384A (de)
BR (1) BR8404860A (de)
CA (1) CA1210486A (de)
DE (1) DE3486288T2 (de)
IL (1) IL72995A0 (de)
NO (1) NO843902L (de)

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EP0136871B1 (de) 1994-03-09
EP0136871A3 (en) 1986-09-10
CA1210486A (en) 1986-08-26
JPH0552675B2 (de) 1993-08-06
KR920006591B1 (ko) 1992-08-10
KR850002333A (ko) 1985-05-10
IL72995A0 (en) 1984-12-31
US4553238A (en) 1985-11-12
BR8404860A (pt) 1985-08-13
DE3486288T2 (de) 1994-09-08
NO843902L (no) 1985-04-01
EP0136871A2 (de) 1985-04-10
JPS60115277A (ja) 1985-06-21
ATE102754T1 (de) 1994-03-15
AU3345384A (en) 1985-04-04

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