Combination ring cavity and backward Raman waveguide amplifier
Abstract
A combination regenerative ring and backward Raman waveguide amplifier and a combination regenerative ring oscillator and backward Raman waveguide amplifier which produce Raman amplification, pulse compression, and efficient energy extraction from the CO.sub.2 laser pump signal for conversion into a Stokes radiation signal. The ring cavity configuration allows the CO.sub.2 laser pump signal and Stokes signal to copropagate through the Raman waveguide amplifier. The backward Raman waveguide amplifier configuration extracts a major portion of the remaining energy from the CO.sub.2 laser pump signal for conversion to Stokes radiation. Additionally, the backward Raman amplifier configuration produces a Stokes radiation signal which has a high intensity and a short duration. Adjustment of the position of overlap of the Stokes signal and the CO.sub.2 laser pump signal in the backward Raman waveguide amplifiers alters the amount of pulse compression which can be achieved.
- Inventors:
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- Santa Fe, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864590
- Patent Number(s):
- 4389617
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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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
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- combination; cavity; backward; raman; waveguide; amplifier; regenerative; oscillator; produce; amplification; pulse; compression; efficient; energy; extraction; laser; pump; signal; conversion; stokes; radiation; configuration; allows; copropagate; extracts; major; portion; remaining; additionally; produces; intensity; duration; adjustment; position; overlap; amplifiers; alters; amount; achieved; raman waveguide; backward raman; cavity configuration; stokes signal; pulse compression; waveguide amplifier; major portion; laser pump; radiation signal; energy extraction; configuration allows; configuration produces; amplifier configuration; combination regenerative; /359/372/
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Kurnit, Norman A. Combination ring cavity and backward Raman waveguide amplifier. United States: N. p., 1983.
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@article{osti_864590,
title = {Combination ring cavity and backward Raman waveguide amplifier},
author = {Kurnit, Norman A},
abstractNote = {A combination regenerative ring and backward Raman waveguide amplifier and a combination regenerative ring oscillator and backward Raman waveguide amplifier which produce Raman amplification, pulse compression, and efficient energy extraction from the CO.sub.2 laser pump signal for conversion into a Stokes radiation signal. The ring cavity configuration allows the CO.sub.2 laser pump signal and Stokes signal to copropagate through the Raman waveguide amplifier. The backward Raman waveguide amplifier configuration extracts a major portion of the remaining energy from the CO.sub.2 laser pump signal for conversion to Stokes radiation. Additionally, the backward Raman amplifier configuration produces a Stokes radiation signal which has a high intensity and a short duration. Adjustment of the position of overlap of the Stokes signal and the CO.sub.2 laser pump signal in the backward Raman waveguide amplifiers alters the amount of pulse compression which can be achieved.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1983},
month = {1}
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