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Apparatus and method for enabling quantum-defect-limited conversion efficiency in cladding-pumped Raman fiber lasers

US9450373B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC · US

Inventors

John E. Heebner · Livermore, US
Arun K. Sridharan · Fremont, US
Jay W. Dawson · Livermore, US
Michael J. Messerly · Danville, US
Paul H. Pax · Union City, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 5, 2010
Grant date	Sep 20, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 9, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01S3/094007
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Cladding-pumped Raman fiber lasers and amplifiers provide high-efficiency conversion efficiency at high brightness enhancement. Differential loss is applied to both single-pass configurations appropriate for pulsed amplification and laser oscillator configurations applied to high average power cw source generation.

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