GB2244172B - Optical device for the emission and amplification of light in the range 1260 to 1340 NM with an active medium containing praseodymium - Google Patents

Optical device for the emission and amplification of light in the range 1260 to 1340 NM with an active medium containing praseodymium

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GB2244172B
GB2244172B GB9108460A GB9108460A GB2244172B GB 2244172 B GB2244172 B GB 2244172B GB 9108460 A GB9108460 A GB 9108460A GB 9108460 A GB9108460 A GB 9108460A GB 2244172 B GB2244172 B GB 2244172B
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amplification
emission
light
range
optical device
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GB9108460A
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GB2244172A (en
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Michel Monerie
Yves Durteste
Hubert Poignant
Jean-Yves Allain
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Orange SA
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France Telecom SA
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • H01S3/06754—Fibre amplifiers
    • 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
    • H01S3/1613—Solid materials characterised by an active (lasing) ion rare earth praseodymium
    • 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]

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
GB9108460A 1990-05-02 1991-04-19 Optical device for the emission and amplification of light in the range 1260 to 1340 NM with an active medium containing praseodymium Expired - Fee Related GB2244172B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR9005524A FR2661783A1 (fr) 1990-05-02 1990-05-02 Dispositif optique, pour l'emission et l'amplification de lumiere dans la gamme 1260-1234nm, a milieu actif contenant du praseodyme.

Publications (3)

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GB9108460D0 GB9108460D0 (en) 1991-06-05
GB2244172A GB2244172A (en) 1991-11-20
GB2244172B true GB2244172B (en) 1994-06-22

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FR (1) FR2661783A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB2244172B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

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FR2708354B1 (fr) * 1993-07-26 1995-09-01 France Telecom Amplificateur optique à fibre optique en verre fluoré dopé et procédé de fabrication de cet amplificateur.
FR2715481B1 (fr) * 1994-01-26 1996-02-16 Mathilde Semenkoff Amplificateur optique à fibre optique en verre fluoré dopé et procédé de fabrication de cet amplificateur.
DE19622012A1 (de) * 1996-05-31 1997-12-04 Siemens Ag Ferngepumpter optischer Leistungsverstärker mit verteilter Verstärkung
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DE19829684B4 (de) * 1998-07-03 2005-07-07 Jenoptik Ldt Gmbh Modulierbarer Faserlaser
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GB1099674A (en) * 1963-10-22 1968-01-17 Mini Of Technology Improvements in or relating to electromagnetic optical frequency changing devices
US4347485A (en) * 1978-01-10 1982-08-31 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Excimer-pumped blue-green laser
GB2180392A (en) * 1985-08-13 1987-03-25 Robert Joseph Mears Fibre optic lasers and amplifiers

Patent Citations (4)

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GB1099674A (en) * 1963-10-22 1968-01-17 Mini Of Technology Improvements in or relating to electromagnetic optical frequency changing devices
US4347485A (en) * 1978-01-10 1982-08-31 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Excimer-pumped blue-green laser
GB2180392A (en) * 1985-08-13 1987-03-25 Robert Joseph Mears Fibre optic lasers and amplifiers
GB2199690A (en) * 1985-08-13 1988-07-13 Robert Joseph Mears Fibre-optic lasers and amplifiers

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
British Telecom Technology Journal,Vol 7,No 1,January 1989, S.T.Davey et al,pages 58 to 68 *

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FR2661783A1 (fr) 1991-11-08
FR2661783B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1995-03-17
GB9108460D0 (en) 1991-06-05
GB2244172A (en) 1991-11-20

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