WO2003095133A3 - Laser a impulsions ultracourtes de puissance - Google Patents

Laser a impulsions ultracourtes de puissance Download PDF

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WO2003095133A3
WO2003095133A3 PCT/FR2003/001113 FR0301113W WO03095133A3 WO 2003095133 A3 WO2003095133 A3 WO 2003095133A3 FR 0301113 W FR0301113 W FR 0301113W WO 03095133 A3 WO03095133 A3 WO 03095133A3
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ultrashort
power laser
pulse power
pulse laser
optical cavity
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Christian Larat
Jean-Pierre Huignard
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Thales Sa
Christian Larat
Jean-Pierre Huignard
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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
    • H01S3/10—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
    • H01S3/11—Mode locking; Q-switching; Other giant-pulse techniques, e.g. cavity dumping
    • H01S3/1106—Mode locking
    • H01S3/1109—Active mode locking
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
    • B23K26/02—Positioning or observing the workpiece, e.g. with respect to the point of impact; Aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam
    • B23K26/06—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
    • B23K26/062—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by direct control of the laser beam
    • B23K26/0622—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by direct control of the laser beam by shaping pulses
    • B23K26/0624—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by direct control of the laser beam by shaping pulses using ultrashort pulses, i.e. pulses of 1ns or less
    • 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
    • H01S3/10—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
    • H01S3/106—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling devices placed within the cavity
    • H01S3/1068—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling devices placed within the cavity using an acousto-optical device

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
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Abstract

La source conforme à l’invention est une source d’impulsions laser ultracourtes de puissance, du type comportant une cavité optique (a) de génération de faisceau laser impulsionnel renfermant au moins un milieu à gain (b), un élément non réciproque (d) assurant un fonctionnement unidirectionnel, et un système (e) de compensation de la dispersion de la cavité, et elle comporte également dans la cavité optique un dispositif (c, 1, 26, 30) d’étalement spectralo-temporel assurant le blocage de mode.
PCT/FR2003/001113 2002-05-14 2003-05-06 Laser a impulsions ultracourtes de puissance WO2003095133A2 (fr)

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AU2003249145A AU2003249145A1 (en) 2002-05-14 2003-05-06 Ultrashort-pulse power laser

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FR0205915A FR2839816B1 (fr) 2002-05-14 2002-05-14 Source laser d'impulsions laser ultracourtes de puissance

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US5617434A (en) * 1994-06-30 1997-04-01 Massachusetts Inst. Of Technology Stretched-pulse fiber laser

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HAUS H A ET AL: "STRETCHED-PULSE ADDITIVE PULSE MODE-LOCKING IN FIBER RING LASERS: THEORY AND EXPERIMENT", IEEE JOURNAL OF QUANTUM ELECTRONICS, IEEE INC. NEW YORK, US, vol. 31, no. 3, 1 March 1995 (1995-03-01), pages 591 - 598, XP000491583, ISSN: 0018-9197 *
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NELSON L E ET AL: "Ultrashort-pulse fiber ring lasers", APPLIED PHYSICS B (LASERS AND OPTICS), AUG. 1997, SPRINGER-VERLAG, GERMANY, vol. B65, no. 2, pages 277 - 294, XP002238177, ISSN: 0946-2171 *

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FR2839816B1 (fr) 2004-07-23
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WO2003095133A2 (fr) 2003-11-20

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