Broadband high power light source
US8731009B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 8, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/30
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a super continuum light source comprising a pump source arranged to emit light having a center wavelength λcenter arranged to provide pump pulse to a generator fiber, where the refractive index profile of the core is arranged to allow modal cleaning of the light is it propagates, such as via stimulated Raman scattering. An example of invention is the application of a relatively high power pump laser utilized to provide an optical super continuum with relatively high spectral density and/or good beam quality even though the pump laser may provide a beam with a high M2.
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