Stack pumped vanadate amplifier
US6417955B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 14, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S5/405
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An amplifier uses a two-dimensional array of cw diodes to produce a pump beam. A coupler is positioned to receive the pump beam. The coupler reduces a cross-sectional dimension of the pump beam and creates a modified pump beam. A vanadate gain medium is positioned adjacent to the coupler. The vanadate gain medium absorbs at least a portion of the modified pump beam and is positioned to receive an input beam from an input beam source and produce an amplified output beam.
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