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810 nm ultra-short pulsed fiber laser

US8073019B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 2, 2010
Grant dateDec 6, 2011
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 2, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S2302/00
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Methods and systems for generating ultra-short fiber laser pulses are disclosed, including generating a signal laser pulse from a seed fiber laser; using a pulse stretcher comprising an input and an output, wherein the signal laser pulse is coupled into the input of the pulse stretcher; using a Tm:ZBLAN fiber comprising an input and an output, wherein the stretched signal laser pulse from the output of the pulse stretcher is coupled into the input of the Tm:ZBLAN fiber; using a pump laser coupled to either the output or the input of the Tm:ZBLAN fiber to amplify the stretched signal laser pulse; and using a compressor comprising an input and an output, wherein the output of the Tm:ZBLAN fiber is coupled to the input of the compressor and the output of the compressor emits the amplified signal laser pulse. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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