Ultrafast pulsed laser utilizing broad bandwidth laser glass

Patent · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:871134

Payne, Stephen A ^[1]; Hayden, Joseph S ^[2]

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1. Castro Valley, CA
2. Clarks Summit, PA

An ultrafast laser uses a Nd-doped phosphate laser glass characterized by a particularly broad emission bandwidth to generate the shortest possible output pulses. The laser glass is composed primarily of P.sub.2 O.sub.5, Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 and MgO, and possesses physical and thermal properties that are compatible with standard melting and manufacturing methods. The broad bandwidth laser glass can be used in modelocked oscillators as well as in amplifier modules.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• Assignee: Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
• Patent Number(s): US 5663972
• OSTI ID: 871134
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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