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Title: Blue, green, orange, and red upconversion laser

Abstract

A laser for outputting visible light at the wavelengths of blue, green, orange and red light. This is accomplished through the doping of a substrate, such as an optical fiber or waveguide, with Pr.sup.3+ ions and Yb.sup.3+ ions. A light pump such as a diode laser is used to excite these ions into energy states which will produce lasing at the desired wavelengths. Tuning elements such as prisms and gratings can be employed to select desired wavelengths for output.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. San Jose, CA
  2. Sante Fe, NM
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
871834
Patent Number(s):
US 5805631
Assignee:
Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
blue; green; orange; upconversion; laser; outputting; visible; light; wavelengths; accomplished; doping; substrate; optical; fiber; waveguide; pump; diode; excite; energy; produce; lasing; desired; tuning; elements; prisms; gratings; employed; select; output; desired wavelength; tuning element; optical fiber; visible light; diode laser; upconversion laser; desired wave; /372/

Citation Formats

Xie, Ping, and Gosnell, Timothy R. Blue, green, orange, and red upconversion laser. United States: N. p., 1998. Web.
Xie, Ping, & Gosnell, Timothy R. Blue, green, orange, and red upconversion laser. United States.
Xie, Ping, and Gosnell, Timothy R. 1998. "Blue, green, orange, and red upconversion laser". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871834.
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abstractNote = {A laser for outputting visible light at the wavelengths of blue, green, orange and red light. This is accomplished through the doping of a substrate, such as an optical fiber or waveguide, with Pr.sup.3+ ions and Yb.sup.3+ ions. A light pump such as a diode laser is used to excite these ions into energy states which will produce lasing at the desired wavelengths. Tuning elements such as prisms and gratings can be employed to select desired wavelengths for output.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998}
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