DE69115048T2 - Faserverstärker und laser. - Google Patents

Faserverstärker und laser.

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Publication number
DE69115048T2
DE69115048T2 DE69115048T DE69115048T DE69115048T2 DE 69115048 T2 DE69115048 T2 DE 69115048T2 DE 69115048 T DE69115048 T DE 69115048T DE 69115048 T DE69115048 T DE 69115048T DE 69115048 T2 DE69115048 T2 DE 69115048T2
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Prior art keywords
laser
fiber amplifier
amplifier
fiber
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Expired - Fee Related
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DE69115048T
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DE69115048D1 (de
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David Hanna
Jeremy Carter
Anne Tropper
Richard Smart
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British Telecommunications PLC
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British Telecommunications PLC
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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
    • H01S3/06—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
    • H01S3/06708—Constructional details of the fibre, e.g. compositions, cross-section, shape or tapering
    • 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
    • H01S3/14—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
    • H01S3/17—Solid materials amorphous, e.g. glass
    • H01S3/173—Solid materials amorphous, e.g. glass fluoride glass, e.g. fluorozirconate or ZBLAN [ ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3-NaF]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
    • H04B10/25—Arrangements specific to fibre transmission
DE69115048T 1990-09-03 1991-09-03 Faserverstärker und laser. Expired - Fee Related DE69115048T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB909019186A GB9019186D0 (en) 1990-09-03 1990-09-03 Optical fibre amplifier
PCT/GB1991/001487 WO1992004749A1 (en) 1990-09-03 1991-09-03 Optical fibre amplifier and laser

Publications (2)

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DE69115048D1 DE69115048D1 (de) 1996-01-11
DE69115048T2 true DE69115048T2 (de) 1996-04-18

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DE69115048T Expired - Fee Related DE69115048T2 (de) 1990-09-03 1991-09-03 Faserverstärker und laser.

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US (1) US5406410A (de)
EP (1) EP0547133B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH06503921A (de)
KR (1) KR930702806A (de)
AU (1) AU645845B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2090679C (de)
DE (1) DE69115048T2 (de)
GB (1) GB9019186D0 (de)
HK (1) HK142896A (de)
IE (1) IE73454B1 (de)
WO (1) WO1992004749A1 (de)

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US6927359B2 (en) * 2001-06-14 2005-08-09 Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. Pulsed fiber laser cutting system for medical implants
US6694080B2 (en) * 2001-09-20 2004-02-17 Corning Incorporated Apparatus and method for thermally tuning an optical amplifier
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US20060165145A1 (en) * 2005-01-25 2006-07-27 Krupke William F Diode-pumped ~812 nm thulium-doped solid state laser
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JP2014029548A (ja) * 2013-09-26 2014-02-13 Furukawa Electric Co Ltd:The 光ファイバの被覆部端部の保護構造、レーザ光源装置、および光ファイバの被覆部端部の保護方法

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US4967416A (en) * 1990-02-28 1990-10-30 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Thulium-doped fluorozirconate fiber laser pumped by a diode laser source
US4965803A (en) * 1990-03-30 1990-10-23 The United Stats Of America As Represented By The Scretary Of The Navy Room-temperature, laser diode-pumped, q-switched, 2 micron, thulium-doped, solid state laser
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GB9019186D0 (en) 1990-10-17
EP0547133A1 (de) 1993-06-23
DE69115048D1 (de) 1996-01-11
AU8533491A (en) 1992-03-30
IE913091A1 (en) 1992-03-11
WO1992004749A1 (en) 1992-03-19
US5406410A (en) 1995-04-11
EP0547133B1 (de) 1995-11-29
CA2090679A1 (en) 1992-03-04
AU645845B2 (en) 1994-01-27
JPH06503921A (ja) 1994-04-28
IE73454B1 (en) 1997-06-04
HK142896A (en) 1996-08-09
KR930702806A (ko) 1993-09-09
CA2090679C (en) 1997-11-11

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