DE69617938D1 - Diodengepumpter laser mit kristallen mit starker thermaler fokussierung - Google Patents
Diodengepumpter laser mit kristallen mit starker thermaler fokussierungInfo
- Publication number
- DE69617938D1 DE69617938D1 DE69617938T DE69617938T DE69617938D1 DE 69617938 D1 DE69617938 D1 DE 69617938D1 DE 69617938 T DE69617938 T DE 69617938T DE 69617938 T DE69617938 T DE 69617938T DE 69617938 D1 DE69617938 D1 DE 69617938D1
- Authority
- DE
- Germany
- Prior art keywords
- crystals
- diode
- pumped laser
- strong thermal
- thermal focusing
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Lifetime
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Classifications
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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
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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
- H01S2301/00—Functional characteristics
- H01S2301/20—Lasers with a special output beam profile or cross-section, e.g. non-Gaussian
- H01S2301/206—Top hat profile
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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
- H01S3/08072—Thermal lensing or thermally induced birefringence; Compensation thereof
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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
- H01S3/094049—Guiding of the pump light
- H01S3/094053—Fibre coupled pump, e.g. delivering pump light using a fibre or a fibre bundle
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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
- H01S3/14—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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- 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
- H01S3/163—Solid materials characterised by a crystal matrix
- H01S3/1671—Solid materials characterised by a crystal matrix vanadate, niobate, tantalate
- H01S3/1673—YVO4 [YVO]
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Electromagnetism (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Lasers (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US08/427,055 US5577060A (en) | 1994-02-04 | 1995-04-24 | Diode pumped laser using crystals with strong thermal focussing |
PCT/US1996/005733 WO1996034436A1 (en) | 1995-04-24 | 1996-04-24 | Diode pumped laser using crystals with strong thermal focussing |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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DE69617938D1 true DE69617938D1 (de) | 2002-01-24 |
DE69617938T2 DE69617938T2 (de) | 2002-08-01 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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DE69617938T Expired - Lifetime DE69617938T2 (de) | 1995-04-24 | 1996-04-24 | Diodengepumpter laser mit kristallen mit starker thermaler fokussierung |
Country Status (5)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US5577060A (de) |
EP (1) | EP0823143B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JP3169614B2 (de) |
DE (1) | DE69617938T2 (de) |
WO (1) | WO1996034436A1 (de) |
Families Citing this family (18)
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US5907570A (en) * | 1997-10-22 | 1999-05-25 | Spectra-Physics, Inc. | Diode pumped laser using gain mediums with strong thermal focussing |
US5990925A (en) * | 1997-11-07 | 1999-11-23 | Presstek, Inc. | Diode-pumped system and method for producing image spots of constant size |
US6157663A (en) * | 1998-04-16 | 2000-12-05 | 3D Systems, Inc. | Laser with optimized coupling of pump light to a gain medium in a side-pumped geometry |
US6347101B1 (en) | 1998-04-16 | 2002-02-12 | 3D Systems, Inc. | Laser with absorption optimized pumping of a gain medium |
US6222869B1 (en) * | 1998-06-03 | 2001-04-24 | Iridex Corporation | Aspheric lensing control for high power butt-coupled end-pumped laser |
US6185235B1 (en) | 1998-11-24 | 2001-02-06 | Spectra-Physics Lasers, Inc. | Lasers with low doped gain medium |
ES2152891B1 (es) * | 1999-04-08 | 2001-08-16 | Univ Madrid Autonoma | Laser de estado solido bombeado por un diodo laser con control del estado de polarizacion de la radiacion emitida, mediante la variacion de la longitud de la cavidad. |
US6366596B1 (en) | 2000-01-21 | 2002-04-02 | Photonics Industries International, Inc. | High power laser |
DE10201383A1 (de) | 2002-01-16 | 2003-07-31 | Lumera Laser Gmbh | Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur optischen Anregung von laseraktiven Kristallen mit polarisationsabhängiger Absorption |
US20030169784A1 (en) * | 2002-03-08 | 2003-09-11 | Sutter Dirk H. | Method and device to avoid optical damage of an intracavity optic |
US20070268950A1 (en) * | 2006-05-16 | 2007-11-22 | Spinelli Luis A | Low power Q-switched solid-state lasers |
EP2235802B1 (de) * | 2008-01-03 | 2019-03-06 | Wi-Charge Ltd. | Drahtloser laserleistungssender |
US7848381B2 (en) * | 2008-02-15 | 2010-12-07 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of The National Aeronautics And Space Administration | Multiple-wavelength tunable laser |
JP2009290151A (ja) * | 2008-06-02 | 2009-12-10 | Opto Design:Kk | 固体レーザー装置 |
US7822091B2 (en) * | 2008-07-14 | 2010-10-26 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Inverted composite slab sandwich laser gain medium |
CN102136672B (zh) * | 2011-03-15 | 2012-12-26 | 上海交通大学 | 基于碳化硅包层板条的激光器冷却装置 |
JP6554234B2 (ja) * | 2015-08-17 | 2019-07-31 | エヌライト,インコーポレーテッド | 最適化された熱膨張係数及び/又は熱伝達を用いたヒートスプレッダ |
US11881676B2 (en) * | 2019-01-31 | 2024-01-23 | L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | End-pumped Q-switched laser |
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US4837771A (en) * | 1985-05-01 | 1989-06-06 | Spectra-Physics, Inc. | High-efficiency mode-matched solid-state laser with transverse pumping and cascaded amplifier stages |
US4653056A (en) * | 1985-05-01 | 1987-03-24 | Spectra-Physics, Inc. | Nd-YAG laser |
US4656635A (en) * | 1985-05-01 | 1987-04-07 | Spectra-Physics, Inc. | Laser diode pumped solid state laser |
US4942582A (en) * | 1989-04-24 | 1990-07-17 | Spectra-Physics | Single frequency solid state laser |
US5081639A (en) * | 1990-10-01 | 1992-01-14 | The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy | Laser diode assembly including a cylindrical lens |
US5127068A (en) * | 1990-11-16 | 1992-06-30 | Spectra-Physics, Inc. | Apparatus for coupling a multiple emitter laser diode to a multimode optical fiber |
US5132980A (en) * | 1991-02-13 | 1992-07-21 | Coherent, Inc. | Method and device for preconditioning a laser having a solid state gain medium |
JP3082865B2 (ja) * | 1991-04-09 | 2000-08-28 | ソニー株式会社 | レーザ光発生装置 |
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1995
- 1995-04-24 US US08/427,055 patent/US5577060A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1996
- 1996-04-24 DE DE69617938T patent/DE69617938T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-04-24 JP JP53268496A patent/JP3169614B2/ja not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1996-04-24 WO PCT/US1996/005733 patent/WO1996034436A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1996-04-24 EP EP96913125A patent/EP0823143B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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WO1996034436A1 (en) | 1996-10-31 |
EP0823143A1 (de) | 1998-02-11 |
EP0823143B1 (de) | 2001-12-12 |
DE69617938T2 (de) | 2002-08-01 |
JPH10509562A (ja) | 1998-09-14 |
US5577060A (en) | 1996-11-19 |
JP3169614B2 (ja) | 2001-05-28 |
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Legal Events
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