Optical amplifier with high energy levels systems providing high peak powers
US5867305A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S2301/02
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Two approaches are provided for achieving an optical amplifier system capable of producing high peak power, high energy pulse outputs while suppressing scattering noise. The first approach relates to an optical amplifier system which has at least one laser diode pulsed or cw pumped double clad fiber amplifier utilized for receiving a high frequency modulated injected signal pulse of short duration from the laser diode, via the fiber core, for amplification by coupling pump light into the inner cladding of the fiber. The average signal power is sufficient to saturate the gain of the fiber so as to minimize significant onset and buildup of forward and backward scattering noise. The duty cycle of the injected signal source pulse is chosen to allow adequate gain recovery in the fiber amplifier between pulses. The second approach relates to a cascaded optical amplifier system having at least two optical amplifying stages with two pulsed pump sources providing and two amplifying media, the first of which receives the injection and at least one pump signal wherein the injection pulsed signal is amplified to a first power and energy level. The second amplifying medium, optically coupled to…
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