GB2335074B - Optical Amplifier - Google Patents

Optical Amplifier

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Publication number
GB2335074B
GB2335074B GB9912603A GB9912603A GB2335074B GB 2335074 B GB2335074 B GB 2335074B GB 9912603 A GB9912603 A GB 9912603A GB 9912603 A GB9912603 A GB 9912603A GB 2335074 B GB2335074 B GB 2335074B
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Prior art keywords
optical amplifier
amplifier
optical
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GB9912603A
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GB9912603D0 (en
GB2335074A (en
Inventor
Johan Samsung Nilson
David Colin Hanna
John Douglas Minelly
Ruediger Eberhard Paschotta
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University of Southampton
Trumpf Laser UK Ltd
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University of Southampton
Southampton Photonics Ltd
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Priority claimed from GBGB9625231.7A external-priority patent/GB9625231D0/en
Application filed by University of Southampton, Southampton Photonics Ltd filed Critical University of Southampton
Priority to GB0122822A priority Critical patent/GB2366447B/en
Priority to GB9912603A priority patent/GB2335074B/en
Publication of GB9912603D0 publication Critical patent/GB9912603D0/en
Publication of GB2335074A publication Critical patent/GB2335074A/en
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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
GB9912603A 1996-12-04 1997-12-04 Optical Amplifier Expired - Lifetime GB2335074B (en)

Priority Applications (2)

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

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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

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GB9912603D0 GB9912603D0 (en) 1999-07-28
GB2335074A GB2335074A (en) 1999-09-08
GB2335074B true 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
EP0527265A1 (en) * 1991-08-12 1993-02-17 Corning Incorporated Fiber amplifier having modified gain spectrum
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

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EP0442553A1 (en) * 1990-02-12 1991-08-21 PIRELLI CAVI S.p.A. Optical amplifier having a single-mode curved active fibre
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

Non-Patent Citations (4)

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Optics Communication Vol 122 No 4/06 January 1996 pages 163-168 *
Optics Communications Vol 109 No 5-6 July 1994 pages 499-506 *
Optics Letters Vol 21 No 15 August 1996 pages 1144-1146 *
Optics Letters Vol 22 No 14 July 1997 pages 1092-1094 *

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GB2366447B (en) 2002-04-17
GB2366447A (en) 2002-03-06

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Expiry date: 20171203