Nd.sup.3+fiber laser and amplifier

Dawson, Jay W.; Allen, Graham S.; Drachenberg, Derrek Reginald; Khitrov, Victor V.; Messerly, Michael J.; Pax, Paul H.; Schenkel, Nick

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Title: Nd.sup.3+fiber laser and amplifier

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An Nd.sup.3+ optical fiber laser and amplifier operating in the wavelength range from 1300 to 1450 nm is described. The fiber includes a rare earth doped optical amplifier or laser operating within this wavelength band is based upon an optical fiber that guides light in this wavelength band. The waveguide structure attenuates light in the wavelength range from 850 nm to 950 nm and from 1050 nm to 1150 nm.

Inventors:: Dawson, Jay W.; Allen, Graham S.; Drachenberg, Derrek Reginald; Khitrov, Victor V.; Messerly, Michael J.; Pax, Paul H.; Schenkel, Nick

Issue Date:: Tue Jul 09 00:00:00 EDT 2019

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

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1568582

Patent Number(s):: 10348050

Application Number:: 15/288,810

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

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS

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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G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
G02B6/02338 - {Structured core, e.g. core contains more than one material, non-constant refractive index distribution in core, asymmetric or non-circular elements in core unit, multiple cores, insertions between core and clad}
G02B6/02347 - {Longitudinal structures arranged to form a regular periodic lattice, e.g. triangular, square, honeycomb unit cell repeated throughout cladding}
G02B6/0238 - {Longitudinal structures having higher refractive index than background material, e.g. high index solid rods}
G02B6/14 - Mode converters

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
H01S2302/00 - Amplification / lasing wavelength
H01S2303/00 - Pumping wavelength
H01S3/06716 - {Fibre compositions
H01S3/06733 - {Fibre having more than one cladding}
H01S3/06741 - {Photonic crystal fibre, i.e. the fibre having a photonic bandgap}
H01S3/06762 - {having a specific amplification band}
H01S3/08045 - {Single-mode emission}
H01S3/094007 - {Cladding pumping, i.e. pump light propagating in a clad surrounding the active core}
H01S3/094053 - {Fibre coupled pump, e.g. delivering pump light using a fibre or a fibre bundle}
H01S3/1603 - {rare earth}
H01S3/1611 - {neodymium}

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DOE Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 10/07/2016

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Dawson, Jay W., Allen, Graham S., Drachenberg, Derrek Reginald, Khitrov, Victor V., Messerly, Michael J., Pax, Paul H., and Schenkel, Nick. Nd.sup.3+fiber laser and amplifier.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Dawson, Jay W., Allen, Graham S., Drachenberg, Derrek Reginald, Khitrov, Victor V., Messerly, Michael J., Pax, Paul H., & Schenkel, Nick. Nd.sup.3+fiber laser and amplifier.  United States.

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                    Dawson, Jay W., Allen, Graham S., Drachenberg, Derrek Reginald, Khitrov, Victor V., Messerly, Michael J., Pax, Paul H., and Schenkel, Nick. Tue .  
        "Nd.sup.3+fiber laser and amplifier".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1568582.

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  title        = {Nd.sup.3+fiber laser and amplifier},

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  abstractNote = {An Nd.sup.3+ optical fiber laser and amplifier operating in the wavelength range from 1300 to 1450 nm is described. The fiber includes a rare earth doped optical amplifier or laser operating within this wavelength band is based upon an optical fiber that guides light in this wavelength band. The waveguide structure attenuates light in the wavelength range from 850 nm to 950 nm and from 1050 nm to 1150 nm.},

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