Multistaged stokes injected Raman capillary waveguide amplifier

Patent · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:863660

Kurnit, Norman A ^[1]

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1. Santa Fe, NM

A multistaged Stokes injected Raman capillary waveguide amplifier for providing a high gain Stokes output signal. The amplifier uses a plurality of optically coupled capillary waveguide amplifiers and one or more regenerative amplifiers to increase Stokes gain to a level sufficient for power amplification. Power amplification is provided by a multifocused Raman gain cell or a large diameter capillary waveguide. An external source of CO.sub.2 laser radiation can be injected into each of the capillary waveguide amplifier stages to increase Raman gain. Devices for injecting external sources of CO.sub.2 radiation include: dichroic mirrors, prisms, gratings and Ge Brewster plates. Alternatively, the CO.sub.2 input radiation to the first stage can be coupled and amplified between successive stages.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4224577
• OSTI ID: 863660
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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