WO2003017440A2 - Optical amplification system - Google Patents
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- WO2003017440A2 WO2003017440A2 PCT/IL2002/000663 IL0200663W WO03017440A2 WO 2003017440 A2 WO2003017440 A2 WO 2003017440A2 IL 0200663 W IL0200663 W IL 0200663W WO 03017440 A2 WO03017440 A2 WO 03017440A2
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- optical amplification
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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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- H01S3/094061—Shared pump, i.e. pump light of a single pump source is used to pump plural gain media in parallel
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- 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
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- 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
- H01S3/06737—Fibre having multiple non-coaxial cores, e.g. multiple active cores or separate cores for pump and gain
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- H01S3/063—Waveguide lasers, i.e. whereby the dimensions of the waveguide are of the order of the light wavelength
- H01S3/067—Fibre lasers
- H01S3/0675—Resonators including a grating structure, e.g. distributed Bragg reflectors [DBR] or distributed feedback [DFB] fibre lasers
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- H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
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- 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
- H01S3/094019—Side pumped fibre, whereby pump light is coupled laterally into the fibre via an optical component like a prism, or a grating, or via V-groove coupling
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- 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
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- H—ELECTRICITY
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- 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
- H01S3/23—Arrangements of two or more lasers not provided for in groups H01S3/02 - H01S3/22, e.g. tandem arrangements of separate active media
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IL14487701A IL144877A0 (en) | 2001-08-13 | 2001-08-13 | Optical amplification system |
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IL146724 | 2001-11-25 | ||
IL14672401A IL146724A0 (en) | 2001-11-25 | 2001-11-25 | Optical amplification system |
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WO2003017440A2 true WO2003017440A2 (en) | 2003-02-27 |
WO2003017440A3 WO2003017440A3 (en) | 2003-11-20 |
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WO2006090001A1 (en) * | 2005-02-23 | 2006-08-31 | Liekki Oy | Optical fiber fabrication |
WO2006089999A1 (en) * | 2005-02-23 | 2006-08-31 | Liekki Oy | Optical fibre bundle processing method |
US7559706B2 (en) | 2006-02-22 | 2009-07-14 | Liekki Oy | Light amplifying fiber arrangement |
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WO2000067350A1 (en) * | 1999-04-30 | 2000-11-09 | University Of Southampton | An optical fibre arrangement |
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US5742722A (en) * | 1996-02-22 | 1998-04-21 | Hitachi Cable, Ltd. | Rare earth element-doped multiple-core optical fiber and optical systems using the samefield of the invention |
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WO2004083921A1 (en) * | 2003-03-18 | 2004-09-30 | Optoelectronics Research Centre | Optical fibre and method of launching pump power into a fibre, and a manufacturing method |
WO2006090001A1 (en) * | 2005-02-23 | 2006-08-31 | Liekki Oy | Optical fiber fabrication |
WO2006089999A1 (en) * | 2005-02-23 | 2006-08-31 | Liekki Oy | Optical fibre bundle processing method |
JP2008532072A (en) * | 2005-02-23 | 2008-08-14 | リエッキ オイ | Optical fiber bundle processing method |
JP2008532073A (en) * | 2005-02-23 | 2008-08-14 | リエッキ オイ | Optical fiber manufacturing |
US7813608B2 (en) | 2005-02-23 | 2010-10-12 | Liekki Oy | Optical fiber fabrication |
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US7559706B2 (en) | 2006-02-22 | 2009-07-14 | Liekki Oy | Light amplifying fiber arrangement |
JP2010272827A (en) * | 2009-05-25 | 2010-12-02 | Fujikura Ltd | Optical fiber coupler and optical fiber amplifier |
JP2014135508A (en) * | 2010-03-16 | 2014-07-24 | Ofs Fitel Llc | Multi-core fiber for transmission and amplification, and mechanism for emitting pump light to amplifier core |
JP2017055130A (en) * | 2010-03-16 | 2017-03-16 | オーエフエス ファイテル,エルエルシー | Multicore fibers for transmission and amplification, and schemes for launching pump light to amplifier cores |
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