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Raman pump laser control apparatus and control method therefor

US9800013B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 25, 2013
Grant dateOct 24, 2017
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Expiry dateDec 25, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B10/2916
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A Raman pump laser control apparatus comprises a wavelength division multiplexer, a tap coupler, a photoelectric detector, an analog amplification processing circuit, an analog-to-digital converter, a fast Raman pump control unit, an digital-analog converter, and a Raman pump laser. The fast Raman pump control unit, after having known anticipated output light power of the Raman pump laser, based on a direct relationship between a current anticipated output light power of the Raman pump laser and input digital quantity that is needed by the digital-analog converter, uses a feedforward control mechanism so that actual output light power of the Raman pump laser fastly approximates the anticipated output light power thereof, and then synchronously combines with a feedback control mechanism so that the actual output light power of the Raman pump laser is precisely locked on the anticipated output light power, thereby achieving fast and precise control of the Raman pump laser.

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