DE3587102T2 - Superstrahlungslichtquelle. - Google Patents

Superstrahlungslichtquelle.

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DE3587102T2
DE3587102T2 DE8585112473T DE3587102T DE3587102T2 DE 3587102 T2 DE3587102 T2 DE 3587102T2 DE 8585112473 T DE8585112473 T DE 8585112473T DE 3587102 T DE3587102 T DE 3587102T DE 3587102 T2 DE3587102 T2 DE 3587102T2
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light source
radiation light
super radiation
super
source
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Elias Snitzer
Shaoul Ezekiel
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SDL Inc
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Polaroid Corp
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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
    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/08—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof
    • H01S3/08059—Constructional details of the reflector, e.g. shape
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C19/00—Gyroscopes; Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses; Turn-sensitive devices without moving masses; Measuring angular rate using gyroscopic effects
    • G01C19/58—Turn-sensitive devices without moving masses
    • G01C19/64—Gyrometers using the Sagnac effect, i.e. rotation-induced shifts between counter-rotating electromagnetic beams
    • G01C19/72—Gyrometers using the Sagnac effect, i.e. rotation-induced shifts between counter-rotating electromagnetic beams with counter-rotating light beams in a passive ring, e.g. fibre laser gyrometers
    • G01C19/721—Details
    • 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
    • H01S3/05—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)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
  • Gyroscopes (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Lasers (AREA)
DE8585112473T 1984-10-22 1985-10-02 Superstrahlungslichtquelle. Expired - Fee Related DE3587102T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US06/663,345 US4637025A (en) 1984-10-22 1984-10-22 Super radiant light source

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DE3587102T2 true DE3587102T2 (de) 1993-06-09

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EP (1) EP0179320B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH07117620B2 (de)
CA (1) CA1247576A (de)
DE (2) DE3587102T2 (de)

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CA1247576A (en) 1988-12-28
EP0179320A2 (de) 1986-04-30
JPS61100707A (ja) 1986-05-19
JPH07117620B2 (ja) 1995-12-18
DE179320T1 (de) 1986-08-14
DE3587102D1 (de) 1993-03-25
US4637025A (en) 1987-01-13
EP0179320B1 (de) 1993-02-17
EP0179320A3 (en) 1988-10-12

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Owner name: SDL, INC., SAN JOSE, CALIF., US

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Free format text: HOFFMANN, E., DIPL.-ING., PAT.-ANW., 82166 GRAEFELFING

8339 Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee