Ring cavity for a Raman capillary waveguide amplifier
Abstract
A regenerative ring amplifier and regenerative ring oscillator are described which function to feed back a portion of the Stokes signal to complete the ring cavity. The ring cavity configuration allows the CO/sub 2/ laser pump signal and Stokes signal to copropagate through the Raman capillary waveguide amplifier. A Raman capillary waveguide amplifier is also provided in the return leg of the ring cavity to increase gain without increasing the round trip time. Additionally, the ring cavity can be designed such that the amplified Stokes signal is synchronous with the mode-locked spikes of the incoming CO/sub 2/ laser pump signal.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5220429
- Application Number:
- ON: DE82004461
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; GAS LASERS; DESIGN; CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; FEEDBACK; LASER CAVITIES; LASER MIRRORS; OPTICAL PUMPING; RAMAN EFFECT; WAVEGUIDES; LASERS; MIRRORS; PUMPING; 420300* - Engineering- Lasers- (-1989)
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Kurnit, N A. Ring cavity for a Raman capillary waveguide amplifier. United States: N. p., 1981.
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@article{osti_5220429,
title = {Ring cavity for a Raman capillary waveguide amplifier},
author = {Kurnit, N A},
abstractNote = {A regenerative ring amplifier and regenerative ring oscillator are described which function to feed back a portion of the Stokes signal to complete the ring cavity. The ring cavity configuration allows the CO/sub 2/ laser pump signal and Stokes signal to copropagate through the Raman capillary waveguide amplifier. A Raman capillary waveguide amplifier is also provided in the return leg of the ring cavity to increase gain without increasing the round trip time. Additionally, the ring cavity can be designed such that the amplified Stokes signal is synchronous with the mode-locked spikes of the incoming CO/sub 2/ laser pump signal.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1981},
month = {1}
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