WO2004021526A2 - Procede et dispositif de polarisation et de pompage insensible a la longueur d'onde de lasers a l'etat solide - Google Patents

Procede et dispositif de polarisation et de pompage insensible a la longueur d'onde de lasers a l'etat solide Download PDF

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WO2004021526A2
WO2004021526A2 PCT/US2003/025075 US0325075W WO2004021526A2 WO 2004021526 A2 WO2004021526 A2 WO 2004021526A2 US 0325075 W US0325075 W US 0325075W WO 2004021526 A2 WO2004021526 A2 WO 2004021526A2
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pump
pump beam
gain media
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Dirk Sutter
James D. Kafka
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Priority to DE10393167T priority Critical patent/DE10393167T5/de
Priority to AU2003278707A priority patent/AU2003278707A1/en
Publication of WO2004021526A2 publication Critical patent/WO2004021526A2/fr
Publication of WO2004021526A3 publication Critical patent/WO2004021526A3/fr

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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
    • H01S3/02—Constructional details
    • H01S3/04—Arrangements for thermal management
    • H01S3/042—Arrangements for thermal management for solid state 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
    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/06—Construction or shape of active medium
    • H01S3/0627—Construction or shape of active medium the resonator being monolithic, e.g. microlaser
    • 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
    • H01S3/0941—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light of a laser diode
    • H01S3/09415—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light of a laser diode the pumping beam being parallel to the lasing mode of the pumped medium, e.g. end-pumping
    • 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
    • H01S3/02—Constructional details
    • H01S3/04—Arrangements for thermal management
    • H01S3/0405—Conductive cooling, e.g. by heat sinks or thermo-electric elements
    • 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
    • H01S3/0602—Crystal lasers or glass lasers
    • H01S3/0604—Crystal lasers or glass lasers in the form of a plate or disc
    • 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
    • H01S3/1618—Solid materials characterised by an active (lasing) ion rare earth ytterbium

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  • Gain media 14 can also be utilized as the gain element in an amplifier.
  • the amplifier can be configured as a multi-pass amplifier.

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

Un système optique comporte une source de pompage diode et un matériau actif à absorption anisotrope. Le matériau actif est coupé en angle pour rendre l'absorption d'un faisceau de pompage sensiblement indépendante de la polarisation. Disposé entre la source de pompage diode et le matériau actif, un coupleur optique produit un faisceau de pompage dont la puissance de pompage est sensiblement égale sur les deux axes perpendiculaires au faisceau de pompage dans le matériau actif, la plage de longueur d'onde autorisée pour la source de pompage étant élargie.
PCT/US2003/025075 2002-08-30 2003-08-11 Procede et dispositif de polarisation et de pompage insensible a la longueur d'onde de lasers a l'etat solide WO2004021526A2 (fr)

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DE10393167T DE10393167T5 (de) 2002-08-30 2003-08-11 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum polarisations- und wellenlängenunempfindlichen Pumpen von Festkörperlasern
AU2003278707A AU2003278707A1 (en) 2002-08-30 2003-08-11 Method and apparatus for polarization and wavelength insensitive pumping of solid state lasers

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US10/232,885 2002-08-30
US10/232,885 US7027477B2 (en) 2002-08-30 2002-08-30 Expansion matched thin disk laser and method for cooling
US10/233,138 US6891876B2 (en) 2002-08-30 2002-08-30 Method and apparatus for polarization and wavelength insensitive pumping of solid state lasers
US10/233,138 2002-08-30
US10/233,140 US7003011B2 (en) 2002-08-30 2002-08-30 Thin disk laser with large numerical aperture pumping
US10/233,140 2002-08-30

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AU2003278707A1 (en) 2004-03-19
WO2004021526A3 (fr) 2005-01-13
CN1685577A (zh) 2005-10-19
AU2003259753A1 (en) 2004-03-19
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AU2003278707A8 (en) 2004-03-19
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