DE4101522A1 - Festkoerperlaser - Google Patents

Festkoerperlaser

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Publication number
DE4101522A1
DE4101522A1 DE19914101522 DE4101522A DE4101522A1 DE 4101522 A1 DE4101522 A1 DE 4101522A1 DE 19914101522 DE19914101522 DE 19914101522 DE 4101522 A DE4101522 A DE 4101522A DE 4101522 A1 DE4101522 A1 DE 4101522A1
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state laser
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English (en)
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DE4101522C2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow
Inventor
Axel Dipl Ing Mehnert
Peter Dr Peuser
Nikolaus Dipl Phys Schmitt
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Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
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Messerschmitt Bolkow Blohm AG
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Publication of DE4101522C2 publication Critical patent/DE4101522C2/de
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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
    • H01S3/09—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
    • H01S3/09415—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light of a laser diode the pumping beam being parallel to the lasing mode of the pumped medium, e.g. end-pumping
    • 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
    • H01S3/0602—Crystal lasers or glass lasers
    • H01S3/0604—Crystal lasers or glass lasers in the form of a plate or disc
    • 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
    • H01S3/07—Construction or shape of active medium consisting of a plurality of parts, e.g. segments
    • 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
    • H01S3/081—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof comprising three or more reflectors
    • H01S3/082—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof comprising three or more reflectors defining a plurality of resonators, e.g. for mode selection or suppression
    • 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
    • H01S3/094038—End pumping
    • 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
    • H01S3/14—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range characterised by the material used as the active medium
    • H01S3/16—Solid materials
    • H01S3/1601—Solid materials characterised by an active (lasing) ion
    • H01S3/1603—Solid materials characterised by an active (lasing) ion rare earth
    • H01S3/1608—Solid materials characterised by an active (lasing) ion rare earth erbium
    • 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
    • H01S3/14—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range characterised by the material used as the active medium
    • H01S3/16—Solid materials
    • H01S3/1601—Solid materials characterised by an active (lasing) ion
    • H01S3/1603—Solid materials characterised by an active (lasing) ion rare earth
    • H01S3/1611—Solid materials characterised by an active (lasing) ion rare earth neodymium

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
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DE19914101522 1991-01-19 1991-01-19 Festkoerperlaser Granted DE4101522A1 (de)

Priority Applications (1)

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DE19914101522 DE4101522A1 (de) 1991-01-19 1991-01-19 Festkoerperlaser

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DE4101522A1 true DE4101522A1 (de) 1992-07-23
DE4101522C2 DE4101522C2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1993-07-29

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Cited By (2)

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DE4229500A1 (de) * 1992-09-04 1994-03-10 Deutsche Aerospace Festkörperlasersystem
FR2764198A1 (fr) * 1997-06-06 1998-12-11 Gilbert Yves Gaussens Procede et appareil d'irradiation des degenerescences maculaires liees a l'age

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DE4447355A1 (de) * 1994-12-20 1996-06-27 Max Born Inst Fuer Nichtlinear Festkörperlaser

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US4847851A (en) * 1988-05-19 1989-07-11 University Of South Florida Butt-coupled single transverse mode diode pumped laser
US4956843A (en) * 1989-10-10 1990-09-11 Amoco Corporation Simultaneous generation of laser radiation at two different frequencies

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US4589118A (en) * 1984-03-09 1986-05-13 Hoya Corporation Method of optical pumping of erbium-doped laser material and apparatus therefor
US4847851A (en) * 1988-05-19 1989-07-11 University Of South Florida Butt-coupled single transverse mode diode pumped laser
US4956843A (en) * 1989-10-10 1990-09-11 Amoco Corporation Simultaneous generation of laser radiation at two different frequencies

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BERGER, J. et al.: High power, high efficient neodymium yttrium aluminium garnet laser end pumped by a laser diode array. In US-Z.: Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol. 51, No. 16, 1987, S. 1212-1214 *
ESPIE, D. et al.: CW Operation of ND: YAG Pumped Yb: Er Phosphate Glass Laser at 1.54 mum. In NL-Z: Optics Communications, Vol. 69, No. 2, 1988, S. 153-155 *
GALANT, E.I. et al.: Stimulated emission from laser-pumped ytterbium and erbium-activated glasses. In US-Z.: Sov. J. Quantum Electron, Vol. 6, No. 10, 1976, S. 1190-1195 *
GAPONTSEV, V.P. et al.: Erbium glass lasers and their applications. In GB-Z.: Optics and Laser Technology, August 1982, S. 189-196 *
HANNA, D.C. et al.: A 1.54 mum Er Glass Laser Pumped by a 1.064 mum Nd: YAG Laser. In: NL-Z.: Optics Communications, Vol. 63, No. 6, 1987, S. 417-420 *

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE4229500A1 (de) * 1992-09-04 1994-03-10 Deutsche Aerospace Festkörperlasersystem
FR2764198A1 (fr) * 1997-06-06 1998-12-11 Gilbert Yves Gaussens Procede et appareil d'irradiation des degenerescences maculaires liees a l'age

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Owner name: DEUTSCHE AEROSPACE AG, 8000 MUENCHEN, DE

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Owner name: DEUTSCHE AEROSPACE AG, 8012 OTTOBRUNN, DE

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