Multiwavelength light source using an optical parametric oscillator
US7016103B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 6, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 1, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/105
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for generating at least three visible light beams of different output wavelengths for display purposes includes a passively mode-locked solid-state thin-disk laser and a device, including an optical parametric oscillator (OPO) for at least partially converting the primary light beam into electromagnetic radiation having the at least three different output wavelengths. The OPO is preferably an optical fiber feedback OPO. An optical fiber feedback OPO includes a nonlinear optical element and feedback device for feeding back at least a portion of the radiation emitted by the nonlinear medium to the nonlinear element. The feedback device includes an optical fiber.
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