WO2005015700A3 - Optical cavity ring power laser source with high spectral finesse - Google Patents

Optical cavity ring power laser source with high spectral finesse

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Publication number
WO2005015700A3
WO2005015700A3 PCT/EP2004/051655 EP2004051655W WO2005015700A3 WO 2005015700 A3 WO2005015700 A3 WO 2005015700A3 EP 2004051655 W EP2004051655 W EP 2004051655W WO 2005015700 A3 WO2005015700 A3 WO 2005015700A3
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Prior art keywords
laser source
cavity ring
optical axis
optical cavity
power laser
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PCT/EP2004/051655
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French (fr)
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WO2005015700A2 (en
Inventor
Jean-Pierre Huignard
Arnaud Brignon
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Thales Sa
Jean-Pierre Huignard
Arnaud Brignon
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Publication of WO2005015700A2 publication Critical patent/WO2005015700A2/en
Publication of WO2005015700A3 publication Critical patent/WO2005015700A3/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
    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/40—Arrangement of two or more semiconductor lasers, not provided for in groups H01S5/02 - H01S5/30
    • H01S5/4025—Array arrangements, e.g. constituted by discrete laser diodes or laser bar
    • H01S5/4031—Edge-emitting structures
    • H01S5/4062—Edge-emitting structures with an external cavity or using internal filters, e.g. Talbot filters
    • 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
    • H01S3/081—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof comprising three or more reflectors
    • H01S3/083—Ring 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
    • H01S3/10—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
    • H01S3/108—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 non-linear optical devices, e.g. exhibiting Brillouin or Raman scattering
    • H01S3/109—Frequency multiplication, e.g. harmonic generation
    • 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
    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/10—Construction or shape of the optical resonator, e.g. extended or external cavity, coupled cavities, bent-guide, varying width, thickness or composition of the active region
    • H01S5/14—External cavity lasers
    • H01S5/141—External cavity lasers using a wavelength selective device, e.g. a grating or etalon
    • H01S5/142—External cavity lasers using a wavelength selective device, e.g. a grating or etalon which comprises an additional resonator
    • 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
    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/20—Structure or shape of the semiconductor body to guide the optical wave ; Confining structures perpendicular to the optical axis, e.g. index or gain guiding, stripe geometry, broad area lasers, gain tailoring, transverse or lateral reflectors, special cladding structures, MQW barrier reflection layers
    • H01S5/2036—Broad area lasers

Abstract

The invention relates to an optical cavity ring laser source, characterized in that said cavity comprises a pump gain fiber optic with a first end whose optical axis is optically aligned with an output mirror and a second end which is directed toward the first, the optical axis thereof intersecting the optical axis of the first end on the front surface of the first end and being distinct from the optical axis of the first end, also comprising a beam rephasing device and a non-reciprocal element respectively disposed between the second and first ends of the fiber optic.
PCT/EP2004/051655 2003-07-29 2004-07-29 Optical cavity ring power laser source with high spectral finesse WO2005015700A2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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FR03/09336 2003-07-29
FR0309336A FR2858476A1 (en) 2003-07-29 2003-07-29 LARGE OPTICAL CAVITY LASER SOURCE IN LARGE FINESSE SPECTRAL RING

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WO2005015700A3 true WO2005015700A3 (en) 2005-04-07

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Citations (3)

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US4905252A (en) * 1988-09-16 1990-02-27 United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Ring laser cavities
US5572542A (en) * 1995-04-13 1996-11-05 Amoco Corporation Technique for locking an external cavity large-area laser diode to a passive optical cavity

Patent Citations (3)

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US4656641A (en) * 1985-02-04 1987-04-07 Xerox Corporation Laser cavity optical system for stabilizing the beam from a phase locked multi-emitter broad emitter laser
US4905252A (en) * 1988-09-16 1990-02-27 United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Ring laser cavities
US5572542A (en) * 1995-04-13 1996-11-05 Amoco Corporation Technique for locking an external cavity large-area laser diode to a passive optical cavity

Non-Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
CASIL'EV P P ET AL: "PHASE-CONJUGATION BROAD AREA TWIN-CONTACT SEMICONDUCTOR LASER", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS. NEW YORK, US, vol. 71, no. 1, 7 July 1997 (1997-07-07), pages 40 - 42, XP000694854, ISSN: 0003-6951 *
GOLDBERG L ET AL: "SINGLE LOBE OPERATION OF AN 40-ELEMENT LASER ARRAY IN AN EXTERNAL RING LASER CAVITY", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS. NEW YORK, US, vol. 51, no. 12, 21 September 1987 (1987-09-21), pages 871 - 873, XP000706879, ISSN: 0003-6951 *
KURZ P ET AL: "HIGHLY EFFICIENT PHASE CONUGATION USING SPARIALLY NONDEGENERATE FOUR-WAVE MIXING IN A BROAD-AREA LASER DIODE", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS. NEW YORK, US, vol. 68, no. 9, 26 February 1996 (1996-02-26), pages 1180 - 1182, XP000559254, ISSN: 0003-6951 *

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