Optical systems
US9158177B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/2391
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A supercontinuum optical source comprises a laser source apparatus comprising at least one laser, the laser source apparatus configured for providing first and second signals; a modulator apparatus downstream of at least one laser of the laser source apparatus for modulating at least one of the first and second signals, the modulator apparatus including at least one modulator; a combiner downstream of the modulator apparatus for combining the first and second signals; an amplifier downstream of the combiner for amplifying the first and second signals after combination; a nonlinear element downstream of the amplifier for receiving the first and second signals after amplification, the nonlinear optical element providing spectral broadening responsive to the first signal and wherein the second signal does not substantially contribute to spectral broadening; and an output for outputting spectrally broadened light from the optical supercontinuum source.
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