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Title: Diode pumped alkali vapor fiber laser

Abstract

A method and apparatus is provided for producing near-diffraction-limited laser light, or amplifying near-diffraction-limited light, in diode pumped alkali vapor photonic-band-gap fiber lasers or amplifiers. Laser light is both substantially generated and propagated in an alkali gas instead of a solid, allowing the nonlinear and damage limitations of conventional solid core fibers to be circumvented. Alkali vapor is introduced into the center hole of a photonic-band-gap fiber, which can then be pumped with light from a pump laser and operated as an oscillator with a seed beam, or can be configured as an amplifier.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [2];  [3]
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  1. Castro Valley, CA
  2. Livermore, CA
  3. Pleasanton, CA
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Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
908325
Patent Number(s):
7082148
Application Number:
10/679,538
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, 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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DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
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Payne, Stephen A, Beach, Raymond J, Dawson, Jay W, and Krupke, William F. Diode pumped alkali vapor fiber laser. United States: N. p., 2006. Web.
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Payne, Stephen A, Beach, Raymond J, Dawson, Jay W, & Krupke, William F. Diode pumped alkali vapor fiber laser. United States.
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Payne, Stephen A, Beach, Raymond J, Dawson, Jay W, and Krupke, William F. Wed . "Diode pumped alkali vapor fiber laser". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/908325.
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title = {Diode pumped alkali vapor fiber laser},
author = {Payne, Stephen A and Beach, Raymond J and Dawson, Jay W and Krupke, William F},
abstractNote = {A method and apparatus is provided for producing near-diffraction-limited laser light, or amplifying near-diffraction-limited light, in diode pumped alkali vapor photonic-band-gap fiber lasers or amplifiers. Laser light is both substantially generated and propagated in an alkali gas instead of a solid, allowing the nonlinear and damage limitations of conventional solid core fibers to be circumvented. Alkali vapor is introduced into the center hole of a photonic-band-gap fiber, which can then be pumped with light from a pump laser and operated as an oscillator with a seed beam, or can be configured as an amplifier.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jul 26 00:00:00 EDT 2006},
month = {Wed Jul 26 00:00:00 EDT 2006}
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