Short wavelength diode-pumped solid-state laser
US7197059B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S5/32341
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A diode-pumped solid-state laser including a short wavelength (e.g., blue, violet, or UV) semiconductor laser that pumps an absorption transition in a rare-earth-doped material. Responsive to this pumping, the rare-earth active ion directly emits laser radiation. A number of different wavelength outputs, including short wavelengths, are achievable dependent upon the material and the pump wavelength. The gain medium may include an active ion selected from Er3+ Sm3+, Eu3+, Tb3+, Dy3+, Tm3+, Ho3+, and Pr3+. A laser diode pump source has a wavelength in the range of about 365 nm to 480 nm to excite a laser emission in the range of 370 to 800 nm. The laser diode pump source may comprise a GaN-based semiconductor. In some embodiments, the laser diode pump source supplies a pump beam in a range of 370–380 nm, 400–415 nm, 435–445 nm, or 468–478 nm.
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