System and method for generating wavelength-tunable, ultra-short light pulses having high power spectral density
US10250006B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S2301/08
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is a system for generating wavelength-tunable, ultra-short light pulses within the visible or infrared light spectrum. The system includes an injection module including a light source and a wavelength-tunable spectral filter. The light source is suitable for generating short light pulses, having a duration measured in nanoseconds, within an emission spectrum having a spectral width of several tens of nanometers to several hundred nanometers. The spectral filter has a spectral width between 250 pm and 3 nm and is suitable for spectrally and temporally filtering the short light pulses such that the injection module generates wavelength-tunable, spectrally filtered, ultra-short light pulses. The system also includes at least one optical amplifier suitable for generating wavelength-tunable, ultra-short, amplified pulses based on the wavelength of the spectral filter.
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