CA2381170A1 - Laser a guide d'ondes - Google Patents
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- CA2381170A1 CA2381170A1 CA002381170A CA2381170A CA2381170A1 CA 2381170 A1 CA2381170 A1 CA 2381170A1 CA 002381170 A CA002381170 A CA 002381170A CA 2381170 A CA2381170 A CA 2381170A CA 2381170 A1 CA2381170 A1 CA 2381170A1
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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
- H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
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- H01S3/06708—Constructional details of the fibre, e.g. compositions, cross-section, shape or tapering
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- H01S3/067—Fibre lasers
- H01S3/06708—Constructional details of the fibre, e.g. compositions, cross-section, shape or tapering
- H01S3/06745—Tapering of the fibre, core or active region
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- 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
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- 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
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- H01S3/1618—Solid materials characterised by an active (lasing) ion rare earth ytterbium
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- 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
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Applications Claiming Priority (5)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US14787499P | 1999-08-09 | 1999-08-09 | |
| US60/147,874 | 1999-08-09 | ||
| US40808399A | 1999-09-29 | 1999-09-29 | |
| US09/408,083 | 1999-09-29 | ||
| PCT/US2000/020959 WO2001011736A1 (fr) | 1999-08-09 | 2000-08-01 | Laser a guide d'ondes |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA2381170A1 true CA2381170A1 (fr) | 2001-02-15 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA002381170A Abandoned CA2381170A1 (fr) | 1999-08-09 | 2000-08-01 | Laser a guide d'ondes |
Country Status (2)
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| CA (1) | CA2381170A1 (fr) |
| WO (1) | WO2001011736A1 (fr) |
Families Citing this family (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| KR100417468B1 (ko) * | 2001-05-04 | 2004-02-05 | 송재원 | 장주기 광섬유 격자 쌍을 이용한 클래딩 광섬유 증폭기의 제조 방법 |
| KR100460203B1 (ko) * | 2002-06-25 | 2004-12-08 | 경북대학교 산학협력단 | 클래딩 여기 광섬유 증폭기에서의 장주기 광섬유 격자를 이용한 신호 광 증폭 방법 |
| JP5415553B2 (ja) * | 2008-11-28 | 2014-02-12 | エヌケイティー フォトニクス アクティーゼルスカブ | 改良されたクラッドポンプ光導波路 |
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| US5048026A (en) * | 1983-09-30 | 1991-09-10 | The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Fiber optic amplifier |
| DK168180B1 (da) * | 1991-07-19 | 1994-02-21 | Lycom As | Fremgangsmåde til at forstærke et optisk signal, optisk forstærker til udøvelse af fremgangsmåden, og anvendelse af en sådan optisk forstærker som lyskilde |
| US5337382A (en) * | 1992-05-29 | 1994-08-09 | At&T Bell Laboratories | Article comprising an optical waveguide with in-line refractive index grating |
| US5530710A (en) * | 1995-05-15 | 1996-06-25 | At&T Corp. | High-power pumping of three-level optical fiber laser amplifier |
| US5790722A (en) * | 1996-04-16 | 1998-08-04 | Hughes Electronics | High power optical fiber amplifier/laser system |
| US5877890A (en) * | 1996-10-30 | 1999-03-02 | Rutgers, The State University Of New Jersey | Optical-fiber amplifier having high-saturation output |
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- 2000-08-01 CA CA002381170A patent/CA2381170A1/fr not_active Abandoned
- 2000-08-01 WO PCT/US2000/020959 patent/WO2001011736A1/fr not_active Ceased
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| WO2001011736A1 (fr) | 2001-02-15 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| FZDE | Discontinued |