DE69100518D1 - Verminderung des Amplitudenrauschens in optisch gepumpten modengekoppelten Lasern. - Google Patents

Verminderung des Amplitudenrauschens in optisch gepumpten modengekoppelten Lasern.

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DE69100518D1
DE69100518D1 DE91302522T DE69100518T DE69100518D1 DE 69100518 D1 DE69100518 D1 DE 69100518D1 DE 91302522 T DE91302522 T DE 91302522T DE 69100518 T DE69100518 T DE 69100518T DE 69100518 D1 DE69100518 D1 DE 69100518D1
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reduction
optically pumped
amplitude noise
locked lasers
pumped mode
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George T Harvey
Michael S Heutmaker
Martin C Nuss
Peter R Smith
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AT&T Corp
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American Telephone and Telegraph Co Inc
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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
    • H01S3/08018—Mode suppression
    • H01S3/08022—Longitudinal modes
    • H01S3/08031—Single-mode emission
    • H01S3/08036—Single-mode emission using intracavity dispersive, polarising or birefringent elements
    • 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
    • H01S3/094034—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light the pumped medium being a dye
    • 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
    • H01S3/10—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
    • H01S3/11—Mode locking; Q-switching; Other giant-pulse techniques, e.g. cavity dumping
    • H01S3/1106—Mode locking
    • H01S3/1112—Passive mode locking
    • H01S3/1115—Passive mode locking using intracavity saturable absorbers
    • 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
    • H01S2301/00—Functional characteristics
    • H01S2301/02—ASE (amplified spontaneous emission), noise; Reduction thereof
    • 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
    • H01S3/005—Optical devices external to the laser cavity, specially adapted for lasers, e.g. for homogenisation of the beam or for manipulating laser pulses, e.g. pulse shaping
    • H01S3/0078—Frequency filtering

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
DE91302522T 1990-03-30 1991-03-22 Verminderung des Amplitudenrauschens in optisch gepumpten modengekoppelten Lasern. Expired - Fee Related DE69100518T2 (de)

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US07/502,096 US5042040A (en) 1990-03-30 1990-03-30 Amplitude noise reduction for optically pumped modelocked lasers

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DE69100518D1 true DE69100518D1 (de) 1993-11-25
DE69100518T2 DE69100518T2 (de) 1994-03-31

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US (1) US5042040A (de)
EP (1) EP0449526B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH07109913B2 (de)
DE (1) DE69100518T2 (de)

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EP0449526A2 (de) 1991-10-02
EP0449526A3 (en) 1992-01-29
JPH07109913B2 (ja) 1995-11-22
EP0449526B1 (de) 1993-10-20
JPH04225290A (ja) 1992-08-14
DE69100518T2 (de) 1994-03-31
US5042040A (en) 1991-08-20

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