DE69121794T2 - Optisch aktives Glas und Faserverstärker - Google Patents

Optisch aktives Glas und Faserverstärker

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DE69121794T2
DE69121794T2 DE69121794T DE69121794T DE69121794T2 DE 69121794 T2 DE69121794 T2 DE 69121794T2 DE 69121794 T DE69121794 T DE 69121794T DE 69121794 T DE69121794 T DE 69121794T DE 69121794 T2 DE69121794 T2 DE 69121794T2
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Prior art keywords
optically active
fiber amplifier
active glass
glass
amplifier
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Expired - Fee Related
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DE69121794T
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DE69121794D1 (de
Inventor
Masashi Onishi
Yoshiki Chigusa
Koji Nakazato
Minoru Watanabe
Yoshiaki Miyajima
Tomoki Sugawa
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Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd
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Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd
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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
    • H01S3/0632—Thin film lasers in which light propagates in the plane of the thin film
    • 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
    • H01S3/14—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
    • 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
    • H01S2302/00—Amplification / lasing wavelength
    • 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
    • H01S2303/00—Pumping wavelength
    • 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
    • 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
    • H01S3/1691—Solid materials characterised by additives / sensitisers / promoters as further dopants
    • H01S3/1698—Solid materials characterised by additives / sensitisers / promoters as further dopants rare earth

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
  • Glass Compositions (AREA)
DE69121794T 1990-06-20 1991-06-20 Optisch aktives Glas und Faserverstärker Expired - Fee Related DE69121794T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP16178690 1990-06-20
JP16178590 1990-06-20
JP16740890 1990-06-26
JP22061990 1990-08-22

Publications (2)

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DE69121794D1 DE69121794D1 (de) 1996-10-10
DE69121794T2 true DE69121794T2 (de) 1997-02-27

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US (1) US5253322A (de)
EP (1) EP0462613B1 (de)
KR (1) KR950006543B1 (de)
AU (1) AU640489B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2044983C (de)
DE (1) DE69121794T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2094169T3 (de)

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US5253322A (en) 1993-10-12
CA2044983A1 (en) 1991-12-21
EP0462613A3 (en) 1993-03-10
EP0462613B1 (de) 1996-09-04
KR950006543B1 (ko) 1995-06-16
DE69121794D1 (de) 1996-10-10
AU640489B2 (en) 1993-08-26
CA2044983C (en) 1999-04-06
ES2094169T3 (es) 1997-01-16
EP0462613A2 (de) 1991-12-27
AU7910391A (en) 1992-01-02

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