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

Heebner, John E.; Sridharan, Arun K.; Dawson, Jay Walter; Messerly, Michael J.; Pax, Paul H.

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

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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.

Inventors:: Heebner, John E.; Sridharan, Arun K.; Dawson, Jay Walter; Messerly, Michael J.; Pax, Paul H.

Issue Date:: Tue Sep 20 00:00:00 EDT 2016

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1325534

Patent Number(s):: 9450373

Application Number:: 12/718,179

Assignee:: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT
H01S3/067 - Fibre lasers
H01S3/06708 - {Constructional details of the fibre, e.g. compositions, cross-section, shape or tapering
H01S3/0675 - {Resonators including a grating structure, e.g. distributed Bragg reflectors [DBR] or distributed feedback [DFB] fibre lasers}
H01S3/094007 - {Cladding pumping, i.e. pump light propagating in a clad surrounding the active core}
H01S3/302 - {in an optical fibre}

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DOE Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2010 Mar 05

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS

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                    Heebner, John E., Sridharan, Arun K., Dawson, Jay Walter, Messerly, Michael J., and Pax, Paul H. Apparatus and method for enabling quantum-defect-limited conversion efficiency in cladding-pumped Raman fiber lasers.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Heebner, John E., Sridharan, Arun K., Dawson, Jay Walter, Messerly, Michael J., & Pax, Paul H. Apparatus and method for enabling quantum-defect-limited conversion efficiency in cladding-pumped Raman fiber lasers.  United States.

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                    Heebner, John E., Sridharan, Arun K., Dawson, Jay Walter, Messerly, Michael J., and Pax, Paul H. Tue .  
        "Apparatus and method for enabling quantum-defect-limited conversion efficiency in cladding-pumped Raman fiber lasers".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1325534.

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  abstractNote = {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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Suppression of stimulated Raman scattering in a high power Yb-doped fiber amplifier using a W-type core with fundamental mode cut-off
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