GB2335074A - Optical amplifier and light source - Google Patents

Optical amplifier and light source

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GB2335074A
GB2335074A GB9912603A GB9912603A GB2335074A GB 2335074 A GB2335074 A GB 2335074A GB 9912603 A GB9912603 A GB 9912603A GB 9912603 A GB9912603 A GB 9912603A GB 2335074 A GB2335074 A GB 2335074A
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fibre
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Johan Samsung Nilson
David Colin Hanna
John Douglas Minelly
Ruediger Eberhard Paschotta
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University of Southampton
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University of Southampton
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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
    • H01S3/06729—Peculiar transverse fibre profile
    • 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
    • H01S3/05—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
    • 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
    • H01S3/0804—Transverse or lateral modes
    • H01S3/08045—Single-mode emission
    • 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
    • H01S3/094007—Cladding pumping, i.e. pump light propagating in a clad surrounding the active core
    • 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
    • H01S3/094042—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light of a fibre laser

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)

Abstract

We disclose single- or few-moded waveguiding cladding-pumped lasers, superfluorescent sources, and amplifiers, as well as lasers, including those for high-energy pulses, in which the interaction between the waveguided light and a gain medium is substantially reduced. This leads to decreased losses of guided desired light as well as to decreased losses through emission of undesired light, compared to devices of the prior art. Furthermore, also cross-talk and inter-symbol interference in semiconductor amplifiers can be reduced. We also disclose devices with a predetermined saturation power. As a preferred embodiment of the invention, we disclose a single (transverse) mode optical fibre laser or amplifier in which the active medium (providing gain or saturable absorption) is of the fibre's cross section where the intensity of the signal light is substantially reduced compared to its peak value. The fibre may be cladding-pumped.
GB9912603A 1996-12-04 1997-12-04 Optical Amplifier Expired - Lifetime GB2335074B (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9912603A GB2335074B (en) 1996-12-04 1997-12-04 Optical Amplifier
GB0122822A GB2366447B (en) 1996-12-04 1997-12-04 Apparatus for Amplifying a Signal Beam having a Normalised Intensity Distribution

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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GBGB9625231.7A GB9625231D0 (en) 1996-12-04 1996-12-04 Optical amplifiers & lasers
GB9912603A GB2335074B (en) 1996-12-04 1997-12-04 Optical Amplifier
PCT/GB1997/003353 WO1998025326A1 (en) 1996-12-04 1997-12-04 Optical amplifier and light source

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GB9912603D0 GB9912603D0 (en) 1999-07-28
GB2335074A true GB2335074A (en) 1999-09-08
GB2335074B GB2335074B (en) 2002-02-13

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EP0519648A2 (en) * 1991-06-19 1992-12-23 AT&T Corp. Gain switchable optical fiber amplifier
US5469292A (en) * 1991-07-19 1995-11-21 Lycom A/S Method of amplifying an optical signal, an optical amplifier for performing the method, and use of such an optical amplifier as a source of light
EP0527265A1 (en) * 1991-08-12 1993-02-17 Corning Incorporated Fiber amplifier having modified gain spectrum

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Optics Communications Vol 109 No 5-6 July 1994 pages 499-506 *
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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7161966B2 (en) 2003-01-24 2007-01-09 Trumpf, Inc. Side-pumped fiber laser
US7542488B2 (en) 2003-01-24 2009-06-02 Trumpf, Inc. Fiber laser

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GB2366447B (en) 2002-04-17

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