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Космические корабли и станции, автоматические КА и методы их проектирования, бортовые комплексы управления, системы и средства жизнеобеспечения, особенности технологии производства ракетно-космических систем

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20-11-2016 дата публикации

Лазер на парах металлов

Номер: RU0000166246U1

Лазер на парах металлов, содержащий газоразрядную трубку 1 с электродами 2 на каждом из ее торцевых концов и с навеской металлического стронция внутри нее, оптический резонатор, управляемый высоковольтный блок питания лазера импульсным электрическим током 3, электрически связанный своими выходами с электродами 2 газоразрядной трубки, блок управления 4, обеспечивающий управление величиной напряжения и частотой повторения электрических импульсов блока питания 3 и электронное вычислительное устройство 5, причем газоразрядная трубка расположена между зеркалами оптического резонатора таким образом, что зеркала оптически связаны друг с другом через внутренний объем газоразрядной трубки вдоль ее продольной оси; а упомянутый управляемый высоковольтный блок питания 3 своим входом электрически связан с выходом блока управления 4, отличающийся тем, что в нем установлен приемник радиосигналов 6, имеющий возможность принимать радиосигнал от передатчика радиосигналов и электрически связанный своим выходом с входом электронного вычислительного устройства 5, а выход электронного вычислительного устройства электрически связан с входом блока управления 4. РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ (19) RU (11) (51) МПК H01S 3/227 (13) 166 246 U1 (2006.01) ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА ПО ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЙ СОБСТВЕННОСТИ (12) ТИТУЛЬНЫЙ (21)(22) Заявка: ЛИСТ ОПИСАНИЯ ПОЛЕЗНОЙ МОДЕЛИ К ПАТЕНТУ 2015140529/28, 23.09.2015 (24) Дата начала отсчета срока действия патента: 23.09.2015 (45) Опубликовано: 20.11.2016 Бюл. № 32 1 6 6 2 4 6 R U (57) Формула полезной модели Лазер на парах металлов, содержащий газоразрядную трубку 1 с электродами 2 на каждом из ее торцевых концов и с навеской металлического стронция внутри нее, оптический резонатор, управляемый высоковольтный блок питания лазера импульсным электрическим током 3, электрически связанный своими выходами с электродами 2 газоразрядной трубки, блок управления 4, обеспечивающий управление величиной напряжения и частотой повторения электрических импульсов блока питания 3 и ...

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19-01-2012 дата публикации

Optical amplifier and transmission loss measurement method

Номер: US20120013975A1
Автор: Miki Onaka
Принадлежит: Fujitsu Ltd

An optical amplifier that amplifies signal light with Raman amplification in the Raman amplification medium. The optical amplifier includes a light source that supplies pump light into the Raman amplification medium, a first detector that detects input power of the pump light to be input to the Raman amplification medium, a second detector that detects output power of the pump light output from the Raman amplification medium, and a processor operable to calculate transmission loss of the pump light in the Raman amplification medium by comparing the input power with the output power, and calculate transmission loss of the signal light in the Raman amplification medium based on the transmission loss of pump light corrected based on a wavelength of the signal light and a wavelength of the pump light.

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23-02-2012 дата публикации

Laser oscillator control device

Номер: US20120044962A1
Принадлежит: FANUC Corp

A laser oscillator control device includes a controller having a transmitter section and a receiver section; a laser oscillator having a transmitter section and a receiver section and communicating with the controller via a communication line; wherein the laser oscillator control device outputs a control signal from the controller to the laser oscillator, based on a status signal indicating operational state of the laser oscillator sent from the laser oscillator to the controller. The controller has an alternating signal transmitter circuit that generates an alternating signal that changes at a predetermined period, and sends this alternating signal to the laser oscillator, and the laser oscillator has a return signal transmitter circuit which generates a return signal that changes periodically in correspondence to the alternating signal from the controller, and sends this return signal to the controller. Furthermore, the controller has a monitoring circuit monitoring the return signal from the laser oscillator, and if it determines that there is an abnormality in the return signal, outputs a stop control signal for stopping laser beam irradiation by the laser oscillator.

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01-03-2012 дата публикации

Device for amplifying light impulses

Номер: US20120050843A1

The present invention relates to a device ( 12 ) and to a method for amplifying light impulses ( 13 ). The device comprises a stretcher ( 15 ) stretching the light impulses over time, at least one amplifier ( 16 ) amplifying the stretched light impulses, and a compressor ( 17 ) compressing the stretched and amplified light impulses, wherein the amplifier ( 16 ) applies a non-linear phase generated by self-phase modulation to the stretched light impulses. In order to provide a device and a method for amplifying light impulses, by means of which light impulses having higher light impulse quality and light impulse peak power can be generated, the invention proposes that means for spectrally shaping the light impulses are disposed ahead of the amplifier ( 16 ) in the beam path, wherein the means for spectrally shaping the light impulses bring about a spectral trimming of the light impulses.

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22-03-2012 дата публикации

Multi-wavelength high output laser source assembly with precision output beam

Номер: US20120068001A1
Принадлежит: Individual

A laser source assembly ( 210 ) for generating an assembly output beam ( 212 ) includes a first laser source ( 218 A), a second laser source ( 218 B), and a dispersive beam combiner ( 222 ). The first laser source ( 218 A) emits a first beam ( 220 A) having a first center wavelength, and the second laser source ( 218 B) emits a second beam ( 220 B) having a second center wavelength that is different than the first center wavelength. The dispersive beam combiner ( 222 ) includes a common area 224 that combines the first beam ( 220 A) and the second beam ( 220 B) to provide the assembly output beam ( 212 ). The first beam ( 220 A) impinges on the common area ( 224 ) at a first beam angle ( 226 A), and the second beam ( 220 B) impinges on the common area ( 224 ) at a second beam angle ( 226 B) that is different than the first beam angle ( 226 A). Further, the beams ( 220 A) ( 220 B) that exit from the dispersive beam combiner ( 222 ) are substantially coaxial, are fully overlapping, and are co-propagating.

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21-06-2012 дата публикации

Distribution system for optical reference

Номер: US20120154062A1
Принадлежит: Raytheon Co

A system for distributing a reference oscillator signal includes a clock having a reference oscillator and a femtosecond laser stabilized by the reference oscillator. The system also includes at least one beamsplitter configured to split the femtosecond laser. The system further includes one or more remote nodes that are spaced from the clock. The remote nodes are configured to generate reference signals based on the split femtosecond laser.

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21-06-2012 дата публикации

Angular extrusion of copper alloy anodes

Номер: US20120155501A1
Принадлежит: Honeywell International Inc

A method of manufacturing an electrode, in which a solid metal material is extruded through a channel angular extrusion die to form the electrode. The solid metal material comprises copper and at least about 10 wt % zinc, and more particularly, between about 20 and about 40 wt % zinc. Prior to extrusion, the solid metal material may be formed by casting, hot forging, machining and/or hot isostatic pressure such that the solid metal material has dimensions corresponding to the CAE die. After extrusion, the solid metal material can be rolled and/or cut to a desired electrode shape.

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28-06-2012 дата публикации

Repetition frequency control device

Номер: US20120163404A1
Принадлежит: Advantest Corp

According to the repetition frequency control device, a master laser outputs a master laser light pulse the repetition frequency of which is controlled to a predetermined value. A slave laser outputs a slave laser light pulse. A reference comparator compares a voltage of a reference electric signal the repetition frequency of which is the predetermined value and a predetermined voltage with each other, thereby outputting a result thereof. A measurement comparator compares a voltage based on a light intensity of the slave laser light pulse and the predetermined voltage with each other, thereby outputting a result thereof. A phase difference detector detects a phase difference between the output from the reference comparator and the output from the measurement comparator. A loop filter removes a high-frequency component of an output from the phase difference detector.

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05-07-2012 дата публикации

Remotely Induced Atmospheric Lasing

Номер: US20120170599A1
Принадлежит: US Department of Navy

A laser pulse from an ultrashort pulse laser (USPL) is fired into the atmosphere. The USPL pulse is configured to generate a plasma filament at a predefined target in the atmosphere, in which free, or “seed,” electrons are generated by multi-photon or tunneling ionization of the air molecules in the filament. A second pulse is fired into the atmosphere to form a heater beam that impinges on the plasma filament and thermalizes the seed electrons within the plasma filament, leading to the collisional excitation of the electrons in the filament. The excited electrons collisionally excite various electronic and vibrational states of the air molecules in the filament, causing population inversions and lasing, e.g., exciting the C 3 Π u →B 3 Π g (v=0→0) transition of the N 2 in the atmosphere to cause lasing at 337 nm.

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30-08-2012 дата публикации

Fiber lasers for producing amplified laser pulses with reduced non-linearity

Номер: US20120217375A1
Автор: Anthony Hong Lin
Принадлежит: Individual

The present application discloses techniques and devices comprising fiber-based chirped fiber Bragg grating for compressing amplified laser pulses.

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20-09-2012 дата публикации

Laser device for exposure apparatus

Номер: US20120236885A1
Принадлежит: GIGAPHOTON INC

A laser device for an exposure apparatus may include: a MOPA-type or MOPO-type laser device including a seed laser and at least one gas discharge-pumped amplifier stage that receives output light from the seed laser as an input, amplifies the light, and outputs the amplified light; and at least one of a laser gas control device that at least changes the total pressure of a laser gas in said amplifier stage in accordance with requested energy and a laser power source control device that at least changes pump intensity of discharge electrodes in said amplifier stage in accordance with said requested energy, in a case where the energy of laser output light from said laser device is to be changed discontinuously in response to a request from an exposure apparatus,

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20-09-2012 дата публикации

Wavelength conversion device, solid-state laser apparatus, and laser system

Номер: US20120236894A1
Принадлежит: GIGAPHOTON INC

A wavelength conversion device in this disclosure may include: a nonlinear crystal including a first surface; a first film to be joined to the first surface and including at least one layer; and a first prism to be joined to the first film.

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25-10-2012 дата публикации

Optical Source with Remote Optical Head Outputting High Power Short Optical Pulses

Номер: US20120268808A1
Принадлежит: Fianium Ltd

An optical source can include a remote optical head for outputting high power short optical pulses. The optical source can include signal source operable to output short optical pulses; an optical pump light source; an optical head provided at a location remote from the location of the optical signal source; and an optical fibre amplifier having at least its optical output located within the optical head. The source can also include an optical signal delivery fibre arranged to deliver optical pulses from the optical signal source to the optical fibre amplifier and a pump light delivery fibre arranged to deliver optical pump light to the high power optical fibre amplifier. In use short optical pulses of a first optical power are delivered to the optical fibre amplifier and are amplified therein to a higher optical power for output from the optical head

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25-10-2012 дата публикации

High-precision synchronization of pulsed gas-discharge lasers

Номер: US20120269223A1
Принадлежит: Coherent GmbH

Two excimer lasers have individual pulsing circuits each including a storage capacitor which is charged and then discharged through a pulse transformer to generate an electrical pulse, which is delivered to the laser to generate a light pulse. The time between generation of the electrical pulse and creation of the light pulse is dependent on the charged voltage of the capacitor. The capacitors are charged while disconnected from each other. The generation of the electrical pulses is synchronized by connecting the capacitors together for a brief period after the capacitors are charged to equalize the charging voltages. The capacitors are disconnected from each other before they are discharged.

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08-11-2012 дата публикации

Waveguide co2 laser with mutiply folded resonator

Номер: US20120281728A1
Принадлежит: Coherent Inc

A gas-discharge waveguide CO 2 laser has a Z-shaped folded waveguide formed by three ceramic tubes. Ends of the adjacent tubes are shaped and fitted together to form a common aperture. The tubes are held fitted together by spaced-apart parallel discharge electrodes. Four mirrors are arranged to form a laser-resonator having a longitudinal axis extending through the tubes.

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08-11-2012 дата публикации

All-fiber low mode beam combiner for high power and high beam quality

Номер: US20120281948A1
Автор: Yariv Shamir, Yoav Sintov
Принадлежит: Individual

A low mode beam combiner ( 10 ) including individual entry fibers ( 12 ) that maintain a low mode operation, an exit fiber ( 16 ), and a spliced section ( 14 ) including a bundle of spliced entry fibers ( 12 ), in which a bundle diameter is reduced to a LMA (large mode area) core of the exit fiber ( 16 ).

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29-11-2012 дата публикации

Copolymer containing fluorenylporphyrin-anthracene, preparation method and application thereof

Номер: US20120302717A1

A copolymer containing fluorenylporphyrin-anthracene is disclosed, which comprises a polymer represented by formula (1), in which R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 , which may be identical or different, are C 1 -C 16 alkyl, and n is an integer of 1 to 100. A preparation method of the copolymer containing fluorenylporphyrin-anthracene and the application thereof in manufacture of solar cell devices, organic field-effect transistors, organic electroluminescent devices, organic optical storage device, organic nonlinear materials or organic laser devices are also disclosed.

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06-12-2012 дата публикации

Light source apparatus and processing method

Номер: US20120305806A1
Принадлежит: Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd

The present invention relates to a light source apparatus. The light source apparatus has an MOPA configuration and comprises a seed light source, a pulse generator, an intermediate optical amplifier, a final stage optical amplifier, a delivery optical fiber, and a light output terminal. The delivery optical fiber is a PBG fiber having a photonic bandgap (PBG) structure in a core-surrounding portion located around the core. Light with a wavelength in a high loss band of the PBG fiber is inputted into the PBG fiber.

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06-12-2012 дата публикации

Impedance-matching transformers for rf driven co2 gas discharge lasers

Номер: US20120307852A1
Принадлежит: Coherent Inc

In a CO 2 gas discharge laser energized by a radio frequency (RF) power source a transformer having selectively variable output impedance is used to match output impedance of the power source to the impedance of discharge electrodes of the laser. A similar transformer can be used to impose a selective variable phase-shift on the RF power from the source. The variable impedance transformer can also be used for impedance matching between amplifier stages in the power source.

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03-01-2013 дата публикации

Apparatus for adjusting polarization characteristics, and ultra-short ultra-high intensity pulse laser generator comprising same

Номер: US20130003763A1

The present invention relates to an apparatus for generating an ultra-short ultra-high intensity pulse laser, comprising: a pulse laser providing unit which generates an ultra-short ultra-high intensity pulse laser, stretches pulse width, then selects and provides only a pulse laser having a predetermined polarizing angle; a polarization characteristic adjusting unit which divides the pulse laser provided by the pulse laser providing unit into S-polarizing component light and P-polarizing component light, varies the phase difference and amplitude difference between the S-polarizing component light and the P-polarizing component light, and combines the two types of light to generate a pulse laser with varied polarization characteristics; and a pulse compression unit which compresses the pulse width of the pulse laser, the polarization characteristics of which are varied by the polarization characteristic adjusting unit, and outputs the pulse laser.

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03-01-2013 дата публикации

Molecular gas laser

Номер: US20130003772A1
Автор: Robert Neil Campbell
Принадлежит: Individual

The closed cycle solid state optically pumped gas hybrid (chemical recovery) system utilizes a laser diode excited solid state, fiber or bulk, laser as a pump for a molecular gas, or gas mix, medium. The existence of efficient high power laser diode excited solid state fiber or bulk lasers, output spectrally matched to suitable principle and excited level 1st and 2nd overtones of relevant gases, is the enabling system technology. The utilization of such in combination with suitable gases introduces a range of viable, in principle sourcing on laser diodes and thus effectively laser diode pumped, gas laser systems with access to the ˜3.5 μm to ˜5.2 μm and ˜9 μm to ˜11 μm spectral region. Continuous wave or pulsed operation, with significant energy capability courtesy of solid state storage, is admitted.

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24-01-2013 дата публикации

Frequency Control of Despeckling

Номер: US20130021586A1
Автор: Barret Lippey
Принадлежит: Laser Light Engines Inc

A method and apparatus that reduces laser speckle by using stimulated Raman scattering in an optical fiber. The pulse repetition frequency of the laser is adjusted to control aspects of the laser light such as color or despeckling. In DLP projection systems, an optical monitor may be used to send information to a bit sequence, and the bit sequence may control the pulse repetition frequency of the laser based on the optical monitor signal.

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07-02-2013 дата публикации

Laser apparatus and extreme ultraviolet light generation system including the laser apparatus

Номер: US20130032735A1
Принадлежит: GIGAPHOTON INC

A laser apparatus may include: a master oscillator configured to output a pulsed laser beam at a repetition rate; at least one amplifier disposed on a beam path of the pulsed laser beam; at least one optical shutter disposed on the beam path of the pulsed laser beam; and a controller configured to switch the at least one optical shutter.

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21-02-2013 дата публикации

Frequency-chirped semiconductor diode laser phase-locked optical system

Номер: US20130044770A1
Автор: George Rakuljic
Принадлежит: George Rakuljic

A chirped diode laser (ChDL) is employed for seeding optical amplifiers and/or dissimilar optical paths, which simultaneously suppresses stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) and enables coherent combination. The seed spectrum will appear broadband to suppress the SBS, but the well-defined chirp will have the coherence and duration to allow the active phasing of multiple amplifiers and/or dissimilar optical paths. The phasing is accomplished without optical path-length matching by interfering each amplifier output with a reference, processing the resulting signal with a phase lock loop, and using the error signal to drive an acousto-optic frequency shifter at the front end of each optical amplifier and/or optical path.

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14-03-2013 дата публикации

Method and Apparatus for Suppression of Stimulated Brillouin Scattering Using Polarization Control with A Birefringent Delay Element

Номер: US20130063808A1
Автор: Joshua E. Rothenberg
Принадлежит: Northrop Grumman Systems Corp

A method and apparatus for suppression of stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) includes a master oscillator (MO) that generates a beam; a birefringent element that receives and transmits the beam, wherein the beam is transmitted with a transmission delay between two orthogonal axes; a polarization controller that receives the beam and transmits the beam with a desired polarization; a fiber amplifier that receives the beam, amplifies the beam, and transmits a beam; a compensating birefringent element that receives the beam, approximately removes the transmission delay between the two axes of the beam, and transmits an output beam; and a polarization detector that detects the output beam's polarization and provides feedback to the polarization controller to ensure that the polarization of the output beam is approximately equal to a desired output polarization, so as to reduce SBS.

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16-05-2013 дата публикации

Mode control waveguide-type laser device

Номер: US20130121355A1
Принадлежит: Mitsubishi Electric Corp

In a laser device, a control range of focal distance of a generated thermal lens is broadened and reliability is improved. A mode control waveguide-type laser device includes: a planar laser medium having a waveguide structure in a thickness direction of a cross section perpendicular to an optical axis, for generating gain with respect to laser light; a cladding bonded onto the laser medium; and a heat sink bonded onto the laser medium. The laser medium generates a lens effect, and the laser light oscillates in a waveguide mode in the thickness direction, and oscillates in a spatial mode due to the lens effect in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis and the thickness direction. The refractive index distribution within the laser medium is created by generating a temperature distribution in the laser medium depending on a junction area of the cladding and the heat sink.

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23-05-2013 дата публикации

Laser oscillation apparatus

Номер: US20130128906A1

Provided is a laser oscillation apparatus capable of stabilizing resonance even when finesse of an optical resonator is increased and generating stronger laser light than that of a traditional apparatus by accumulating laser light in the optical resonator. The laser oscillation apparatus includes a laser light source which generates laser light for excitation, a fiber amplifier which generates laser light with a desired wavelength when the laser light generated at the laser light source for excitation is supplied, an optical resonator, an optical isolator which is interposed between the optical resonator and the fiber amplifier and which guides the laser light from the fiber amplifier to one side of the optical resonator while blocking laser light in the opposite direction, a circulation optical path which accelerates resonance as introducing laser light emitted from the other side of the optical resonator and returning the laser light to the optical resonator via the fiber amplifier and the optical isolator, and a modulator which performs amplitude modulation on the laser light in the circulation optical path.

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13-06-2013 дата публикации

Fiber amplifier system including tapered fiber bundle and combined lens and sampling grating

Номер: US20130148193A1
Принадлежит: Northrop Grumman Systems Corp

A fiber laser amplifier system including a beam splitter that splits a feedback beam into a plurality of fiber beams where a separate fiber beam is sent to a fiber amplifier for amplifying the fiber beam. A tapered fiber bundle couples the output ends of all of the fiber amplifiers into a combined fiber providing a combined output beam. A beam sampler samples a portion of the output beam from the tapered fiber bundle and provides a sample beam. A single mode fiber receives the sample beam from the beam sampler and provides the feedback beam.

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04-07-2013 дата публикации

Optical coherence tomography using active mode-locking fiber laser

Номер: US20130169972A1

Discloses is an optical coherence tomography (OCT) which uses an active mode-locking fiber laser in order to obtain image information of a sample. An imaging device in accordance with an embodiment comprises: a light source unit; a light separation unit; a reference unit; a diagnostic unit; a light coupling unit; and a signal processing unit. The imaging device removes a high-priced variable filter which has mechanical restrictions by directly delivering a modulation signal to a light source unit, so it can overcome mechanical restrictions and reduce costs.

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11-07-2013 дата публикации

TWO PHASE REACTOR

Номер: US20130175715A1
Принадлежит: Neumann Systems Group, Inc.

A two phase reactor includes a source of liquid reactant and a source of gas reactant. A chamber has an inlet coupled to the source of gas reactant and a flat jet nozzle coupled to the source of the liquid reactant. 120-. (canceled)21. A gas liquid contacting system , comprising:an input;{'sup': −1', '−1, 'a chamber in communication with the input, wherein the chamber comprises a nozzle plate comprising a plurality of orifices configured to form a plurality of liquid jets having a high packing jet density and specific surface area in a range from about 10 cmto about 20 cm; and'}an output in communication with the chamber.22. The system of claim 21 , wherein one or more of the plurality of liquid jets comprises a jet length to jet width ratio of about 10:1.23. The system of claim 21 , wherein the plurality of liquid jets comprises a liquid reactant.24. The system of claim 21 , wherein one or more of the plurality of orifices includes an opening of about 600 μm or greater.25. The system of claim 21 , wherein the system comprises a co-flow system.26. The system of claim 21 , wherein the system comprises a counter-flow system.27. The system of claim 21 , wherein the system comprises a parallel flow system.28. The system of claim 21 , wherein the system comprises a gas scrubber.29. The system of claim 28 , wherein the gas scrubber is configured for scrubbing a gas comprising one or more of carbon dioxide claim 28 , acid claim 28 , hydrogen sulfide claim 28 , and sulfur dioxide.30. A gas liquid contacting system claim 28 , comprising:an input;{'sup': −1', '−1, 'a chamber in communication with the input, wherein the chamber comprises a nozzle plate comprising a plurality of orifices configured to form a plurality of liquid jets having a high packing jet density, a specific surface area in a range from about 10 cmto about 20 cm, and one or more of the liquid jets comprises a jet length to jet width ration of about 10:1; and'}an output in communication with the chamber.31. ...

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08-08-2013 дата публикации

GAS FILLED HOLLOW FIBER LASER

Номер: US20130202006A1
Принадлежит:

Apparatus, systems, and methods using an optically pumped gas filled hollow fiber laser can be implemented in a variety of applications. In various embodiments, operation of an optically pumped gas filled hollow fiber laser is based on population inversion in the gas. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. 1. An apparatus comprising:a hollow optical fiber;a gas filling the hollow optical fiber, the gas selected such that the hollow optical fiber filled with the gas is operable as a laser based on population inversion generated in the gas.2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the hollow optical fiber comprises a hollow core photonic crystal fiber.3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the gas includes one of acetylene (CH) claim 1 , hydrogen cyanide claim 1 , (HCN) claim 1 , carbon monoxide (CO) claim 1 , carbon dioxide (CO) claim 1 , hydrogen bromide (HBr) claim 1 , nitrous oxide (NO) claim 1 , hydrogen sulfide (HS) claim 1 , carbonyl sulfide (OCS) claim 1 , I claim 1 , DF claim 1 , HP claim 1 , IBr claim 1 , HCl claim 1 , HI claim 1 , or an isotopic equivalent thereof.3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus includes a pump laser arranged to direct a pump laser signal into the hollow optical fiber claim 1 , the pump laser signal having a wavelength corresponding to absorption by the gas to attain the population inversion or having a wavelength shifted by a nonlinear optical process to become resonant with the gas during propagation through the fiber.54. The apparatus of claim claim 1 , therein the wavelength of the pump laser signal differs from a wavelength of a laser output from the hollow optical fiber by about a factor of two claim 1 , when pumped by the pump laser.64. The apparatus of claim claim 1 , wherein the wavelength of the pump laser signal can be converted through nonlinear optical processes while radiation propagates through the fiber.74. The apparatus of claim claim 1 , wherein the pump laser includes an optical ...

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22-08-2013 дата публикации

Laser apparatus and laser materials processing apparatus provided with same

Номер: US20130215914A1
Автор: Hirofumi Imai, Koji Hirano
Принадлежит: Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp

A laser apparatus of the present invention has a first laser oscillator that emits a first laser beam; a passive fiber that is a double-clad fiber that transmits the first laser beam through a core; and a second laser oscillator that emits a second laser beam that is coupled into inner cladding of the passive fiber. Additionally, a laser materials processing apparatus of the present invention is provided with the laser apparatus; and an irradiation optical system having a collimating lens and a condenser lens.

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22-08-2013 дата публикации

Laser apparatus

Номер: US20130215916A1
Принадлежит: GIGAPHOTON INC

A laser apparatus includes a master oscillator capable of outputting a laser beam having a spectrum that includes at least three wavelength peaks, a multi-wavelength oscillation control mechanism capable of controlling energy of each of the wavelength peaks, a spectrum detecting unit that detects the spectrum of the above-mentioned laser beam, and a controller that controls the multi-wavelength oscillation control mechanism based on a detection result detected by the spectrum detecting unit.

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05-09-2013 дата публикации

Master oscillator system and laser apparatus

Номер: US20130230064A1
Принадлежит: GIGAPHOTON INC

A master oscillator system may include a grating configured to function as one resonator mirror in an optical resonator, a spectral bandwidth tuning unit configured to tune the spectral bandwidth of a laser beam transmitted within the optical resonator, a storage unit configured to store a control value of the spectral bandwidth tuning unit corresponding to a desired spectral bandwidth and a controller configured to control the spectral bandwidth tuning unit based on the control value stored in the storage unit.

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12-09-2013 дата публикации

OPTICAL AMPLIFIER ARRANGEMENT

Номер: US20130235448A1
Принадлежит:

The invention relates to an optical amplifier arrangement for amplifying ultra-short pulsed laser radiation comprising a mode-locked laser () and two or more optical amplifiers () arranged downstream of the laser () in the propagation direction of the laser radiation. Optical amplifier arrangements of this type are known in the prior art. Here the intention is to present an alternative to the known amplifier arrangements. The invention proposes arranging between the laser () and the optical amplifiers () at least one splitting element () which splits the pulsed laser radiation between a plurality of amplifier channels (), wherein each amplifier channel () has at least one optical amplifier (), and wherein at least one common combination element () is disposed downstream of the amplifier channels () and coherently superimposes the pulsed laser radiation amplified in the amplifier channels (). 1131. Optical amplifier arrangement for amplifying ultra-short pulsed laser radiation comprising a mode-locked laser () and two or more optical amplifiers () arranged downstream of the laser () in the propagation direction of the laser radiation ,wherein{'b': 2', '4', '1', '3', '4', '3', '5', '4', '4, 'at least one splitting element () which splits the pulsed laser radiation between a plurality of amplifier channels () is arranged between the laser () and the optical amplifiers (), wherein each amplifier channel () has at least one optical amplifier (), and wherein at least one common combination element () is disposed downstream of the amplifier channels () and coherently superimposes the pulsed laser radiation amplified in the amplifier channels ().'}2612. Optical amplifier arrangement as defined in claim 1 , wherein at least one overall pre-amplifier () is arranged between the laser () and the splitting element ().32. Optical amplifier arrangement as defined in claim 1 , wherein the splitting element () is a partly reflecting mirror claim 1 , a polarizing beam divider claim 1 ...

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12-09-2013 дата публикации

TRANSMISSIVE OPTICAL DEVICE, LASER CHAMBER, AMPLIFIER STAGE LASER DEVICE, OSCILLATION STAGE LASER DEVICE AND LASER APPARATUS

Номер: US20130235893A1
Принадлежит: Gigaphoton Inc.

A transmissive optical device includes a crystal part including a c-axis in a crystal structure. The crystal part is configured to include a surface to receive a laser beam. The c-axis is arranged to be inclined relative to an incident direction of the laser beam in a plane of incidence of the laser beam. 1. A transmissive optical device comprising:a crystal part including a c-axis in a crystal structure, the crystal part being configured to include a surface to receive a laser beam,wherein the c-axis is arranged to be inclined relative to an incident direction of the laser beam in a plane of incidence of the laser beam.2. The transmissive optical device as claimed in claim 1 ,{'sub': '2', 'wherein the crystal part is configured of a MgFcrystal.'}3. The transmissive optical device as claimed in claim 1 ,wherein a rotation angle of the c-axis relative to the plane of incidence in a plane parallel to the surface is in a range from 170 degrees to 190 degrees.4. The transmissive optical device as claimed in claim 1 ,wherein a rotation angle of the c-axis relative to the plane of incidence in a plane parallel to the surface is in a range from 175 degrees to 185 degrees.5. The transmissive optical device as claimed in claim 1 ,wherein a rotation angle of the c-axis relative to the plane of incidence in a plane parallel to the surface is in a range from 179 degrees to 181 degrees.6. The transmissive optical device as claimed in claim 1 ,wherein the crystal part is arranged so that the incident direction of the laser beam is inclined at Brewster's angle to a normal line of the surface.7. The transmissive optical device as claimed in claim 1 ,wherein the crystal part is configured to be one of a window, a beam splitter and a prism.8. A laser chamber comprising:a pair of electrodes to generate a discharge; and{'claim-ref': {'@idref': 'CLM-00001', 'claim 1'}, 'a window configured of the transmissive optical device as claimed in , the window being arranged on an beam path of a ...

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03-10-2013 дата публикации

COMPACT CO2 SLAB-LASER

Номер: US20130259074A1
Принадлежит: Coherent, Inc.

A compact COslab-laser is contained in a fluid cooled housing having three compartments. One compartment houses discharge electrodes and a laser resonator. Another compartment houses a radio-frequency power supply (RFPS) assembled on a fluid-cooled chill plate and an impedance-matching network. The remaining compartment houses beam-conditioning optics including a spatial filter. The housing and RFPS chill-plate are on a common coolant-fluid circuit having a single input and a single output. The spatial filter is optionally fluid-coolable on the common coolant fluid circuit. 1. COradio frequency (RF) gas-discharge laser apparatus , comprising:a laser housing formed from an elongated metal extrusion, the extrusion configured to permit passage of coolant fluid therethrough for cooling the housing;first and second elongated discharge-electrodes located in the laser housing, spaced apart and parallel to each other defining a discharge gap therebetween, the first electrode functioning as a live-electrode and the second electrode functioning as a ground electrode the discharge-electrodes being configured to permit passage of coolant fluid therethrough for cooling the electrodes;first and second resonator mirrors defining a laser resonator extending though the discharge-gap between the discharge-electrodes; anda radio-frequency power-supply (RFPS) and an impedance-matching network located in the laser housing for supplying RF power to the electrodes for creating a RF discharge in the discharge gap for causing a laser beam to be generated in and delivered from the laser resonator, the RFPS being assembled on an elongated metal mounting-plate configured to permit passage of coolant fluid therethrough for cooling the RFPS assembled thereon.2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further including an arrangement for combining the coolant fluid passage through the metal extrusion claim 1 , the electrodes and the metal mounting plate of the RFPS into a coolant-circuit with a single coolant ...

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03-10-2013 дата публикации

Catalytic Generation of Metastable Singlet Oxygen

Номер: US20130259769A1
Принадлежит: Physical Sciences Corp

Singlet oxygen metastables can be formed. A catalytic coating is formed on an interior surface of a flow reactor, and an oxygen containing species is flowed into the flow reactor to produce singlet oxygen metastables by a chemical reaction in the presence of the catalytic coating.

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07-11-2013 дата публикации

Laser spark plug for an internal combustion engine and operating method for the same

Номер: US20130291818A1
Принадлежит: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

A laser spark plug for an internal combustion engine has a laser device including a plurality of surface emitting semiconductor lasers for generating laser pulses.

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07-11-2013 дата публикации

TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER FOR GAS LASER

Номер: US20130294470A1
Принадлежит:

A temperature controller for a gas laser which controls temperatures of a plurality of temperature-controlled apparatuses including a first temperature-controlled portion requiring a high-precision temperature-control and a second temperature-controlled portion requiring a low-precision temperature-control as compared with the first temperature-controlled portion and allowing a temperature-control with a low or high temperature as compared with the first temperature-controlled portion, comprises a first temperature control portion generating a cooling agent or a heating agent for adjusting a temperature of each first temperature-controlled portion, a second temperature control portion generating a cooling agent or a heating agent for adjusting a temperature of each second temperature-controlled portion, a first piping system connecting the first temperature control portion and each first temperature-controlled portion in parallel, and a second piping system connecting the second temperature control portion and each second temperature-controlled portion in parallel. 1. A temperature controller for a gas laser which controls temperatures of a plurality of temperature-controlled apparatuses including a first temperature-controlled portion requiring a high-precision temperature-control and a second temperature-controlled portion requiring a low-precision temperature-control as compared with the first temperature-controlled portion and allowing a temperature-control with a low or high temperature as compared with the first temperature-controlled portion , the temperature controller for a gas laser comprising:a first temperature control portion generating a cooling agent or a heating agent for adjusting a temperature of each first temperature-controlled portion;a second temperature control portion generating a cooling agent or a heating agent for adjusting a temperature of each second temperature-controlled portion;a first piping system connecting the first temperature ...

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14-11-2013 дата публикации

LUMINESCENT MATERIAL, AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, WAVELENGTH-CONVERTING LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT-CONVERTING LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, ORGANIC LASER DIODE LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, DYE LASER, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE USING SAME

Номер: US20130303776A1
Принадлежит: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

A luminescent material includes transition metal complex comprising a ligand in which an electron density of a p orbital of a highest occupied molecular orbital level is higher than 0.239 and lower than 0.711 when the electron density is calculated according to quantum chemical calculation (Gaussian09/DFT/RB3LYP/6-31G), the p orbital being in the outermost shell of an element coordinated to the metal. 1. A luminescent material comprising:a transition metal complex comprising a metal and a ligand, the ligand including an element coordinated to the metal,wherein the element has a p orbital having a highest occupied molecular orbital level in an outermost shell of the element,an electron density of the p orbital calculated according to quantum chemical calculation (Gaussian09/DFT/RB3LYP/6-31G).2. The luminescent material according to claim 1 ,wherein the metal of the transition metal complex is a metal selected from a group consisting of Ir, Os, Pt, Ru, Rh, and Pd.3. The luminescent material according to claim 1 ,wherein the ligand includes a structure selected from a group consisting of carbene, silylene, germylene, stannylene, borylene, plumbylene, and nitrene.4. The luminescent material according to claim 1 ,wherein the ligand includes an element selected from a group consisting of B, Al, Ga, In, and Tl in a structure thereof.5. The luminescent material according to claim 1 ,wherein the element coordinated to the metal is a carbon atom, andthe calculated electron density is a calculated electron density of a 2p orbital having the highest occupied molecular orbital level according to the quantum chemical calculation.6. The luminescent material according to claim 1 ,wherein the ligand includes a carbene structure.7. The luminescent material according to claim 1 ,wherein the ligand is a carbene ligand including a boron atom in a structure thereof.8. The luminescent material according to claim 6 ,wherein the carbene structure includes an aromatic position.9. The ...

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21-11-2013 дата публикации

SLAB LASER

Номер: US20130308673A1
Принадлежит: ROFIN-SINAR LASER GMBH

In a slab laser, a gas mixture containing carbon dioxide COis formed as a laser-active medium in a discharge space which is formed between two plate-shaped metal electrodes, the flat faces of which are located opposite one another. A resonator mirror is arranged on each of the mutually opposite end faces of the discharge space, the mirrors forming an unstable resonator parallel to the flat faces. At least one of the mutually facing flat faces is provided either on the entire flat face with a dielectric layer the thickness of which is greater on at least one sub-surface than in the remaining area of the flat face, or the at least one flat face is provided with a dielectric layer exclusively on at least one sub-surface. 1. A slab laser , comprising:two plate-type metallic electrodes having flat sides disposed opposite one another and defining a discharge space, and end sides disposed opposite one another;{'sub': '2', 'a gas mixture containing carbon dioxide COas a laser-active medium disposed between said two plate-type metallic electrodes;'}resonator mirrors, one of said resonator mirrors disposed at each of said end sides of said two plate-type metallic electrodes, said resonator mirrors forming an unstable resonator parallel to said flat sides; anda dielectric layer, wherein at least one of said flat sides facing one another either is provided with said dielectric layer on an entire area of said one flat side, a thickness of said dielectric layer being greater on at least one partial area than in a remaining region of said one flat side, or said at least one flat side is provided with said dielectric layer exclusively on said at least one partial area.2. The slab laser according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one partial area is situated at an end-side edge of said one flat side.3. The slab laser according to claim 2 , wherein said partial area extends as far as mutually opposite longitudinal sides of said plate-type metallic electrode.4. The slab laser ...

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28-11-2013 дата публикации

REGENERATIVE AMPLIFIER, LASER APPARATUS, AND EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT GENERATION SYSTEM

Номер: US20130315272A1
Принадлежит: Gigaphoton Inc.

A regenerative amplifier according to one aspect of this disclosure is used in combination with a laser device, and the regenerative amplifier may include: a pair of resonator mirrors constituting an optical resonator; a slab amplifier provided between the pair of the resonator mirrors for amplifying a laser beam with a predetermined wavelength outputted from the laser device; and an optical system disposed to configure a multipass optical path along which the laser beam is reciprocated inside the slab amplifier, the optical system transferring an optical image of the laser beam at a first position as an optical image of the laser beam at a second position. 115-. (canceled)16. A regenerative amplifier used in combination with a laser device , the regenerative amplifier comprising:a pair of resonator mirrors constituting an optical resonator;{'sub': '2', 'an amplifier containing COgas and provided between the pair of the resonator mirrors for amplifying a laser beam with a predetermined wavelength outputted from the laser device; and'}an optical system disposed to configure a multipass optical path along which the laser beam is reciprocated inside the amplifier, the optical system transferring an optical image of the laser beam at a first position as an optical image of the laser beam at a second position.17. The regenerative amplifier according to claim 16 , wherein a pair of mirrors, and', 'a reflective surface of at least one of the pair of the mirrors is spherical-concave., 'the optical system includes'}18. The regenerative amplifier according to claim 16 , wherein a pair of mirrors, and', 'a reflective surface of at least one of the pair of the mirrors is flat., 'the optical system includes'}19. The regenerative amplifier according to claim 18 , whereina spherical lens is disposed to face the reflective surface of the at least one of the pair of the mirrors.20. A regenerative amplifier used in combination with a laser device claim 18 , the regenerative amplifier ...

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05-12-2013 дата публикации

DRIVE LASER FOR EUV LIGHT SOURCE

Номер: US20130321901A1
Принадлежит: CYMER, LLC

A device comprising a laser source producing a continuous output on a beam path and an amplifier is disclosed. The device further includes a partially transmissive, partially reflective optic disposed on said beam path between said laser source and said amplifier. The device further includes a droplet generator positioned to deliver a droplet moving on a path intersecting said beam path, the droplet reflecting light to establish an optical cavity with said optic. 1. A device comprising:{'sub': 'o', 'an oscillator having an oscillator cavity length, L, and defining an oscillator path;'}{'sub': combined', 'combined', 'o, 'a multi-pass optical amplifier coupled with said oscillator to establish a combined optical cavity including the oscillator path, the combined cavity having a length, L, where L=(N+x)*L, where “N” is an integer and “x” is a number between 0.4 and 0.6.'}2. A device as recited in wherein said oscillator cavity comprises an optic defining an end of the oscillator cavity and the device comprises an electro-actuable element coupled to the optic and controllable to adjust the oscillator cavity length.3. A device as recited in wherein the amplifier comprises a polarization discriminating optic inputting light traveling along a first beam path from the oscillator and having substantially a first linear polarization into the amplifier and outputting light having substantially a linear polarization orthogonal to said first polarization out of said amplifier along a second beam path.4. A device as recited in wherein the oscillator comprises an oscillator output optic claim 1 , the amplifier comprises an amplifier input optic and the device further comprises at least one moveable optic to adjust a beam path length between said oscillator output optic and said amplifier input optic.5. A device as recited in wherein the oscillator comprises a cavity dumped oscillator.6. A device comprising:a target material;at least one optic establishing a beam path with the ...

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19-12-2013 дата публикации

Femtosecond laser apparatus and femtosecond laser system including the same

Номер: US20130336345A1

There is disclosed a femtosecond laser apparatus including a first laser material comprising Ng, Np and Nm axes spatially perpendicular to each other; a second laser material comprising Np axis, Nm axis and Ng axis; and a first laser diode and second laser diodes, wherein the traveling direction of laser beams generated from the first and second laser materials is substantially parallel to Ng axis of the first laser material and the polarizing direction of laser beams generated from the first and second laser materials is substantially parallel to Np axis of the first laser material, and the traveling direction of laser beams generated from the first and second laser materials is substantially parallel to Np axis of the second material and the polarizing direction of laser beams generated from the first and second laser materials is substantially parallel to Nm axis of the second laser material.

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26-12-2013 дата публикации

Method and laser oscillator for the generation of a laser beam

Номер: US20130342896A1

Method and laser oscillator for the generation of a laser beam—According to the invention with a view to adjusting, inside said laser oscillator ( 1 ), the phase of each of the N elementary laser beams (FLE. 1, FLE. 2, FLE.N) generated on the basis of said laser oscillator ( 1 ) in such a way that said elementary laser beams are in phase, the deviation between the phase of an individual elementary laser beam (FLE. 1 ) and the phases of the N−1 other elementary laser beams (FLE. 2, FLE.N) is converted into a level of luminous intensity by means of at least one optical filtering element to which at least a part of each elementary laser beam is directed.

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16-01-2014 дата публикации

Continuous wave directional emission liquid crystal structures and devices

Номер: US20140016064A1
Принадлежит: Alphamicron Inc

A light emitting photonic bandgap (PBG) material, and devices uses the same, having (a) a polymer network exhibiting a non-uniform pitch; (b) a small molecule liquid crystal material with a birefringence >0.04; and (c) one or more light emitting dyes having a low triplet state absorption. The light emitting PBG material has a defect-induced density of states enhancing feature at a wavelength that overlaps the emission spectrum of the light emitting dye. Excitation of the light emitting PBG material by a light source causes a directional electromagnetic emission from the light emitting material. The PBG material, and device, are capable of emitting continuous wave laser light as a result of excitation by a low-power incoherent light source.

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16-01-2014 дата публикации

HIGH-POWER OPTICAL FIBRE LASER

Номер: US20140016184A1

A high-power optical fibre laser includes: an oscillator (); a pumping laser () able to emit a high-power pumping optical radiation beam; and a signal-amplifying optical fibre () able to receive the optical source signal and the high-power pumping optical radiation beam so as to generate a high-power laser beam. The pumping laser includes a plurality of pumping multimode laser diodes (-) and a laser cavity, the laser cavity including a double-clad fibre () including: a neodymium-doped monomode waveguide; a fibre Bragg grating () forming one end of the laser cavity; and a fibre reflector () forming the other end of the laser cavity, the monomodefibre laser being able to generate a laser radiation beam when it is optically pumped by a pumping radiation beam originating from the plurality of pumping laser diodes in order for the laser cavity to emit a high-power pumping laser radiation beam. 1. A high-power optical fiber laser comprising:{'b': '1', 'an oscillator () adapted to emit a source optical signal to be amplified,'}{'b': '5', 'a pump laser () adapted to emit a high-power pump optical radiation,'}{'b': '3', 'a signal-amplifying optical fiber (), adapted to receive said source optical signal and said high-power pump optical radiation,'}characterized in that{'b': 5', '7', '7', '7', '7', '7', '7', '4', '9', '11', '4', '7', '7', '7', '7', '7', '7, 'i': a,', 'b,', 'c,', 'd,', 'e,', 'f', 'a,', 'b,', 'c,', 'd', 'e,', 'f, 'said pump laser () comprises a plurality of multimode pump laser diodes () and a laser cavity, said laser cavity comprising a double-clad fiber including a Neodymium-doped single-mode guide (), an optical fiber Bragg grating () forming an end of said laser cavity and a fiber reflector () forming the other end of said laser cavity, said single-mode laser fiber () being adapted to generate a laser radiation when it is optically pumped by a pump radiation coming from the plurality of pump laser diodes (, ) so that said laser cavity emits a high-power ...

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03-04-2014 дата публикации

Optical pulse apparatus and method

Номер: US20140092925A1
Принадлежит: Fianium Ltd

The invention can include an apparatus for producing optical pulses, comprising an oscillator for producing optical pulses at a first optical pulse repetition frequency, the optical pulses having a first wavelength and a first time duration; a pulse picker for receiving optical pulses having the first optical pulse repetition frequency, first wavelength and first time duration and operable to reduce the optical pulse repetition frequency to produce optical pulses having the first wavelength, first time duration and a reduced optical pulse repetition frequency that is less than the first optical pulse repetition frequency; an optical fiber receiving optical pulses at the reduced optical pulse repetition frequency and having the first wavelength and first time duration to produce, at the reduced optical pulse frequency, optical pulses that include one or more nonlinearly produced wavelengths different than the first wavelength.

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10-04-2014 дата публикации

WAVELENGTH-TUNABLE LIGHT SOURCE AND WAVELENGTH VARIATION METHOD

Номер: US20140098828A1
Принадлежит: FUJITSU LIMITED

A wavelength-tunable light source includes light sources having differing variable wavelength regions, where light sources having adjacent wavelength regions are distributed to different systems. The light sources are each set such that an end portion of the variable wavelength region of the light source overlaps an end portion of the variable wavelength region of another light source. A control unit selects and drives a first light source of a first system, varies a wavelength of the first light source, selects a second light source that is of a second system among the different systems and that has a wavelength region overlapping the variable wavelength region of the first light source, drives the second light source concurrently with the first light source and subsequently switches to the output light of the second light source, causing wavelength variation and executing continuous wavelength variation over a wide range. 1. A wavelength-tunable light source comprising:a plurality of light sources having differing variable wavelength regions, where light sources having adjacent wavelength regions are distributed to different systems;a first coupling device that couples light output by the light sources included in the same system;an optical switching device that transmits or blocks light included in the same system;a second coupling device that couples light of the different systems and outputs the coupled light; anda control unit that controls driving of each of the light sources and the optical switching device, whereinthe light sources are each set such that an end portion of the variable wavelength region of the light source overlaps an end portion of the variable wavelength region of another light source, andthe control unit selects and drives a first light source among the light sources of a first system that is among the different systems, varies a wavelength of the first light source, the control unit further selects a second light source that is of a ...

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04-01-2018 дата публикации

DEVICE FOR MEASURING CONCENTRATION OF SUBSTANCE IN BLOOD, AND METHOD FOR MEASURING CONCENTRATION OF SUBSTANCE IN BLOOD

Номер: US20180000386A1
Автор: YAMAKAWA Koichi

The concentration of substance in blood is measured non-invasively, with high accuracy and with simple configuration. Laser light generated by a light source is locally irradiated on the body epithelium F of a subject, and the resulting diffused reflected light is detected by a light detector The laser light has a wavelength of 9.26 μm. The laser light is generated by converting and amplifying pulsed excitation light from an excitation light source to a long wavelength. A plate-shaped window that is transparent to mid-infrared light is brought in close contact with the body epithelium F. The glucose concentration in interstitial fluid can be calculated using normalized light intensity calculated from a signal ratio of signals from a monitoring light detector and light detector 1. A device for measuring the concentration of substance in blood that measures the concentration of substance that is included in the blood of a body , comprising:a laser oscillator that oscillates a first laser light having a wavelength that is within the range 2.5 μm to 12 μm, and that is absorbed by the substance;a light-guiding unit that guides the first laser light to the body, and guides first diffused reflected light that is generated by the first laser light from the body; anda light-detection unit that detects the light intensity of the first diffused reflected light.2. The device for measuring the concentration of substance in blood according to claim 1 , whereinthe light-guiding unit comprises:an incident-side optical waveguide that guides the first laser light to the body; andan exit-side optical waveguide that guides the first diffused reflected light to the light-detection unit.3. The device for measuring the concentration of substance in blood according to claim 2 , whereinthe light-guiding unit guides the first laser light to the body at an incident angle of 35° to 85°.4. The device for measuring the concentration of substance in blood according to claim 2 , whereinthe laser ...

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07-01-2021 дата публикации

LASER DRILLING AND MACHINING ENHANCEMENT USING GATED CW AND SHORT PULSED LASERS

Номер: US20210001427A1

The present disclosure relates to a laser system for processing a material. The system may make use of a laser configured to intermittently generate a first laser pulse of a first duration and a first average power, at a spot on a surface of the material being processed, and a second laser pulse having a second duration and a second peak power. The second duration may be shorter than the first duration by a factor of at least 100, and directed at the spot. The second laser pulse is generated after the first laser pulse is generated. The first laser pulse is used to heat the spot on the surface of the material, while the second laser pulse induces a melt motion and material ejection of molten material from the melt pool. 1. A laser system for processing a material , the laser system comprising:a laser configured to intermittently generate a first laser pulse of a first duration and a first average power, at a spot on a surface of the material being processed, and a second laser pulse having a second duration and a second peak power, the second duration being shorter than the first duration by a factor of at least 1000, and directed at the spot, and the second laser pulse being generated after the first laser pulse is generated; andthe first laser pulse from the laser is configured to at least heat the spot on the surface of the material, while the second laser pulse induces material ejection from the spot.2. The laser system of claim 1 , wherein the laser comprises:a gated continuous wave (CW) laser; anda pulsed laser.3. The laser system of claim 1 , further comprising a controller for controlling the laser.4. The laser system of claim 2 , further comprising a controller for controlling the CW laser and the pulsed laser.5. The laser system of claim 1 , wherein the first laser pulse has a duration of about 10 μs to 500 μs.6. The laser system of claim 1 , wherein the second laser pulse has a duration of about 1 μs to 100 μs.7. The laser system of claim 1 , wherein the ...

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04-01-2018 дата публикации

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN LASER SHOCK PEENING

Номер: US20180001417A1
Принадлежит:

An apparatus may include a diode-pumped solid-state laser oscillator configured to output a pulsed laser beam, a modulator configured to modify an energy and a temporal profile of the pulsed laser beam, and an amplifier configured to amplify an energy of the pulse laser beam. A modified and amplified beam to laser peen a target part may have an energy of about 5J to about 10 J, an average power (defined as energy (J) x frequency (Hz)) of from about 25 W to about 200 W, with a flattop beam uniformity of less than about 0.2. The diode-pumped solid-state oscillator may be configured to output a beam having both a single longitudinal mode and a single transverse mode, and to produce and output beams at a frequency of about 20 Hz. 130-. (canceled)31. A system comprising:a diode-pumped solid-state laser (DPSSL) oscillator configured to generate a pulsed laser beam having a first set of laser beam characteristics;a modulator configured to modify the pulsed laser beam to generate a modulated pulsed laser beam, wherein the modulated pulsed laser beam has a second set of laser beam characteristics;a multi-stage amplifier configured to modify the modulated pulsed laser beam to generate a first pulsed laser beam, wherein the first pulsed laser beam has a third set of laser beam characteristics, and further configured to modify the first pulse laser beam to generate a second pulsed laser beam, wherein the second pulsed laser beam has a fourth set of laser beam characteristics; anda beam delivery system configured to deliver the second pulsed laser beam to a target part to laser shock peen the target part.32. The system of claim 31 ,wherein the first set of laser beam characteristics comprises a first energy, a first temporal profile, and a first spatial profile;wherein the second set of laser beam characteristics comprises a second energy, a second temporal profile, and the first spatial profile;wherein the third set of laser beam characteristics comprises a third energy, a ...

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02-01-2020 дата публикации

WEAPONS SYSTEM HAVING AT LEAST TWO HEL EFFECTORS

Номер: US20200003531A1
Принадлежит: RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION GMBH

A weapons system with at least two HEL effectors, which have at least one beam guidance system, the use of only one laser source or one pump source for the at least two HEL effectors is provided. The beam guidance systems of the HEL effectors resort to the common laser source or common pump source. An optical link of the common laser source or of the common pump source with the beam guidance system, be it direct or indirect, is implemented by means of at least one optical switching unit, and so at least one functional, complete HEL effector of the weapons system is provided to defend against threats. 1. A weapons system comprising:at least two HEL effectors, each of the at least two HEL effectors comprising at least one beam guidance system; andat least one jointly useable laser source or pump source for the at least two HEL effectors.2. The weapons system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one laser source is connectable to the at least two beam guidance systems via at least one optical switching unit installed between an output of the laser unit and an input of the beam guidance systems to form the HEL effectors.3. The weapons system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one pump source is connectable via at least one optical switching unit disposed between an output of the pump unit and an input of an oscillator of the respective HEL effectors to form the HEL effectors.4. The weapons system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one pump source is connectable via at least one optical switching unit disposed between an output of the pumping unit and an input of an amplifier of an MOPA of the respective HEL effector to create the HEL effectors.5. The weapons system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one pumping unit is connectable via at least one optical switching unit disposed between an output of the pump unit and an input of an amplifier of the respective HEL effector and at least one master oscillator is connectable via at ...

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02-01-2020 дата публикации

Lidar system and autonomous driving system using the same

Номер: US20200003902A1
Автор: Jejong LEE
Принадлежит: LG ELECTRONICS INC

A lidar system includes: light sources generating light of a linear light source type; a light emission unit including a diffractive optical element disposed ahead of the light sources and separating incident light from the light sources into point light sources, and a scanner moving the light separated by the diffractive optical element, and radiating light of a point light source to an object; and a reception sensor converting light received after reflection by the object into an electrical signal. Spectrum angles of point light sources that have passed through the diffractive optical element may be different according to a position of the diffractive optical element. According to the lidar system, an autonomous vehicle, AI device, and/or external device may be linked with an artificial intelligence module, drone ((Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, UAV), robot, AR (Augmented Reality) device, VR (Virtual Reality) device, a device associated with 5G services, etc.

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05-01-2017 дата публикации

APPARATUS

Номер: US20170005450A1
Автор: Yamamoto Hiroshi
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Provided is an apparatus for acquiring object information, the apparatus including: first and second laser output unit outputting first and second pulsed laser; a laser controlling unit configured to control each laser output unit; a first or second detecting unit configured to detect an emission timing of laser and output a first or second detection signal; a probe configured to receive an acoustic wave from an object being irradiated with the laser; and a signal processing unit configured to acquire specific information of the object, based on the acoustic wave. The laser controlling unit controls output of at least one of the laser output units so as to decrease a time difference between subsequent first and second pulsed lasers to be output. 1. An apparatus , comprising:a first and a second laser output unit configured to output a first and a second pulsed laser respectively;a laser controlling unit configured to control the first and the second laser output unit;a first detecting unit configured to detect an emission timing of the first pulsed laser and output a first detection signal; anda second detecting unit configured to detect an emission timing of the second pulsed laser and output a second detection signal, whereinthe laser controlling unit controls output of at least one of the first and the second laser output unit, based on a time difference between the first and the second detection signals.2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe laser controlling unit controls output of at least one of the first and the second laser output unit so as to decrease a time difference between subsequent first and second pulsed lasers to be irradiated to the object.3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe laser controlling unit controls a temperature of a laser medium of the first laser output unit or the second laser output unit.4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe laser controlling unit controls the emission timings of the first and ...

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07-01-2016 дата публикации

Self-automatic gain control distributed raman fiber amplifier and automatic gain control method

Номер: US20160006206A1
Принадлежит: LICOMM CO Ltd

Disclosed is a self-automatic gain control distributed Raman fiber amplifier, in which a signal is transmitted to a self-AGC monitor and a PD via a pump/signal combiner through a transmission fiber and passes through an RFA control circuit, a self-AGC firmware, and an ASCII communication unit and an Raman pump laser module communicates with the RFA control circuit and transmits the signal to the pump/signal combiner.

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04-01-2018 дата публикации

ONLINE CALIBRATION FOR REPETITION RATE DEPENDENT PERFORMANCE VARIABLES

Номер: US20180006425A1
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Online calibration of laser performance as a function of the repetition rate at which the laser is operated is disclosed. The calibration can be periodic and carried out during a scheduled during a non-exposure period. Various criteria can be used to automatically select the repetition rates that result in reliable in-spec performance. The reliable values of repetition rates are then made available to the scanner as allowed values and the laser/scanner system is then permitted to use those allowed repetition rates. 1. A system comprising:a laser;a laser control unit operatively connected to the laser for controlling the laser to scan through a plurality of scanned repetition rates;a measurement unit arranged to measure an output from the laser for measuring at least one operating parameter of the laser for at least some of the scanned repetition rates, the operating parameter being laser gain or laser efficiency; andan evaluation unit operatively connected to the measurement unit for making a determination of whether a measured value for the operating parameter is within a predetermined range of values for the operating parameter for the at least some of the scanned repetition rates and providing an indication of the result of the determination,the laser control unit being operatively connected to the evaluation unit and configured to permit or recommend operation of the laser at one of the scanned repetition rates only if the value stored in association with the scanned repetition rate indicates that the operating parameter was measured to be within the predetermined range for that scanned repetition rate.2. A system as claimed in wherein the laser control unit operatively connected to the laser for driving the laser to scan through a plurality of repetition rates is configured to step the laser through a series of repetition rates where the difference in repetition rate between steps is maintained substantially constant.3. A system as claimed in wherein the laser ...

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07-01-2021 дата публикации

Folded Slab Laser

Номер: US20210006031A1
Принадлежит: KERN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

A folded slab waveguide laser having a hybrid waveguide-unstable resonator cavity. Multiple slab waveguides of thickness ‘t’ supporting vertical waveguide modes are physically arranged above one another in a stack and optically arranged in series through one or more cavity folding assemblies with curved mirrors. A gain medium such as a gas is arranged in each slab. Each cavity folding assembly is designed to redirect the radiation beam emitted from one slab waveguide into the next waveguide and also at the same time to provide a focus for the radiation beam so that a selected vertical waveguide mode (or modes) is (or are) coupled efficiently into the next slab. 121-. (canceled)22. A laser comprising:a resonator cavity;a plurality of slab waveguides within the resonator cavity each providing a volume for accommodating a gain medium; andat least one cavity folding assembly configured to direct a radiation beam emitted from one of the slab waveguides into another of the slab waveguides,wherein the slab waveguides are physically arranged above one another in a stack and optically arranged in series through the or each cavity folding assembly,wherein each slab waveguide has a thickness sized to support at least one waveguide mode vertically in the slab waveguide and a width sized to support free space modes horizontally across the slab waveguide, andwherein the or each cavity folding assembly is configured to focus the radiation beam emitted from said one of the slab waveguides by an amount selected to couple at least one of the waveguide modes into said other of the slab waveguides,wherein the resonator cavity is bounded by first and second cavity end mirrors, and wherein the first and second cavity end mirrors and the or each cavity folding assembly are jointly configured such that the free space modes come to a focus part way along one of the slab waveguides.231. The laser of claim , wherein said at least one of the waveguide modes includes an EH11 mode.241. The laser ...

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03-01-2019 дата публикации

LASER SYSTEM

Номер: US20190006815A1
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A laser system includes a first laser source with a laser resonator for generating a first pulsed laser beam. The resonator has a back mirror, an outcoupling mirror and an active lasing medium in between. The system includes a second laser source for generating a second pulsed laser beam and an optical block. The optical block includes a coupling polarizer and a first polarization rotator. The optical block is movable back and forth between an active position and a passive position. In its active position the optical block is located between the outcoupling mirror and the active lasing medium such that the coupling polarizer couples the second beam into the laser resonator of the first laser source while the first rotator is positioned between the outcoupling mirror and the coupling polarizer. In the active position of the optical block a second polarization rotator is between it and the back mirror. 1. A laser system comprising:a first laser source having a laser resonator for generating a first pulsed laser beam;said laser resonator having a back mirror, an outcoupling mirror and an active lasing medium disposed between said back mirror and said outcoupling mirror;a second laser source for generating a second pulsed laser beam;a first optical block including a coupling polarizer and a first polarization rotator;said first optical block being movable back and forth between an active position and a passive position;said first optical block, in said active position, being disposed between said outcoupling mirror and said active lasing medium such that said coupling polarizer couples said second pulsed laser beam into said laser resonator of said first laser source while said first polarization rotator is positioned between said outcoupling mirror and said coupling polarizer;said first optical block, in said passive position, being disposed such that said first optical block is not interfering with said laser resonator; and,a second polarization rotator configured to ...

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03-01-2019 дата публикации

SOLID-STATE LASER DEVICE, SOLID-STATE LASER SYSTEM, AND LASER DEVICE FOR EXPOSURE DEVICE

Номер: US20190006817A1
Принадлежит: Gigaphoton Inc.

A solid state laser device includes a seed laser that outputs continuous wave laser seed light, a light intensity changeable unit that changes a light intensity thereof and outputs seed pulse light, a CW excitation laser that outputs continuous wave excitation light, an amplifier that amplifies the seed pulse light and outputs amplified light based on an amplification gain increased by the excitation light, a wavelength conversion unit that converts a wavelength of the amplified light and outputs harmonic light, and a light intensity control unit that allows the light intensity changeable unit to output the seed pulse light after a certain time elapsed from an input of an external trigger signal each time the signal is input and output suppression light that suppresses an increase of the amplification gain in a period after an output of the seed pulse light until an input of a next external trigger signal. 1. A solid state laser device comprising:a seed laser configured to output seed light that is continuous wave laser light;a light intensity changeable unit configured to change a light intensity of the seed light to make the seed light pulsed and output the pulsed seed light as seed pulse light;a CW excitation laser configured to output continuous wave excitation light;an amplifier configured to amplify the seed pulse light and output the amplified seed pulse light as amplified light, based on an amplification gain increased by light excitation by the continuous wave excitation light;a wavelength conversion unit configured to convert a wavelength of the amplified light and output harmonic light; anda light intensity control unit configured to control the light intensity changeable unit according to an input of an external trigger signal, the light intensity control unit allowing the light intensity changeable unit to output the seed pulse light after a certain time elapsed from an input of the external trigger signal each time the external trigger signal is input, ...

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02-01-2020 дата публикации

AN OPTICAL PLURAL-COMB GENERATOR, A METHOD OF GENERATING AN OPTICAL PLURAL COMB, AND A PLURALITY OF MODE LOCKED LASERS THAT ARE MECHANICALLY COUPLED AND OPTICALLY INDEPENDENT

Номер: US20200006912A1
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An optical plural-comb generator comprising a plurality of mode-locked lasers that are mechanically coupled and optically independent. The optical plural-comb generator comprises an optical combiner optically coupled to an output of each of the plurality of mode-locked lasers for combining a plurality of optical combs when generated by the plurality of mode-locked lasers. 1. An optical plural-comb generator comprising:a plurality of mode-locked lasers that are mechanically coupled and optically independent; andan optical combiner optically coupled to an output of each of the plurality of mode-locked lasers for combining a plurality of optical combs when generated by the plurality of mode-locked lasers.2. An optical plural-comb generator defined by wherein the plurality of mode-locked lasers are cooperatively configured for externally generated mechanical perturbations to be synchronous for the plurality of mode-locked laser.3. An optical plural-comb generator defined by claim 1 , wherein the plurality of mode-locked lasers are cooperatively arranged for externally generated vibrations to be synchronous for the plurality of mode-locked lasers.4. An optical plural-comb generator defined by claim 1 , wherein the plurality of mode-locked lasers are cooperatively arranged such that the length of an optical resonator of each of the plurality of mode-locked lasers change at the same time and by the same amount in response to an externally generated vibration.5. An optical plural-comb generator defined by claim 1 , configured to eschew coupling of the optical comb from one the plurality of mode locked lasers to another of one of the plurality of mode locked lasers.6. An optical plural-comb generator defined by claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of mode-locked lasers comprise a waveguide formed in a piece of solid-state laser gain material common to the plurality of mode-locked lasers.7. An optical plural-comb generator defined by wherein the effective length of an ...

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10-01-2019 дата публикации

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING IN METALS WITH A FIBER ARRAY LASER SOURCE AND ADAPTIVE MULTI-BEAM SHAPING

Номер: US20190009358A1
Автор: Vorontsov Mikhail A.
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A system for LAM that uses a scalable array of individually controllable laser beams that are generated by a fiber array system to process materials into an object using a powder bed, wire feed, or direct deposition. The adaptive control of individual beams may include beam power, focal spot width, centroid position, scanning orientation, amplitude and frequency, piston phase and polarization states of individual beams. These characteristics can be independently adjusted to control LAM characteristics including microstructure, mechanical and surface quality characteristics. The system may also have a set of material sensors that gather information on a material and environment immediately before, during, and immediately after processing. This information can be used to adapt the material processing routine to improve LAM productivity and parts quality. The system also supports a variety of beam shaping methods that improve the quality of produced objects or mitigate processing issues. 1. An additive manufacturing system comprising:(a) a manufacturing surface comprising a material and a target object; (i) a fiber array laser head comprising a set of fiber-based laser transmitters, and', '(ii) a multi-channel optical power amplifier system comprising one or more controllers, the multi-channel optical power amplifier system operable to provide laser power to each of the set of fiber-based laser transmitters, and to provide control signals to generate and modify spatiotemporal laser power distribution formed by the set of laser beams at the material;, '(b) a laser transmitter module operable to produce a set of laser beams to heat the material, comprising(c) a beam rastering system operable to position the set of laser beams relative to the target object;(d) a beam rastering controller, wherein the beam rastering controller is communicatively coupled with the laser transmitter module and the beam rastering system; (i) receive a target object definition, the target ...

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14-01-2021 дата публикации

SPECTRAL FEATURE CONTROL APPARATUS

Номер: US20210011302A1
Автор: Mason Eric Anders
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A spectral feature selection apparatus includes a dispersive optical element arranged to interact with a pulsed light beam; three or more refractive optical elements arranged in a path of the pulsed light beam between the dispersive optical element and a pulsed optical source; and one or more actuation systems, each actuation system associated with a refractive optical element and configured to rotate the associated refractive optical element to thereby adjust a spectral feature of the pulsed light beam. At least one of the actuation systems is a rapid actuation system that includes a rapid actuator configured to rotate its associated refractive optical element about a rotation axis. The rapid actuator includes a rotary stepper motor having a rotation shaft that rotates about a shaft axis that is parallel with the rotation axis of the associated refractive optical element. 1. A spectral feature selection apparatus comprising:a dispersive optical element;a beam expander including a plurality of prisms arranged in a path between the dispersive optical element and an aperture; andat least one actuation system comprising a rapid actuator including a rotatable shaft to which a prism in the beam expander is fixed; the dispersive optical element and the beam expander are arranged such that a light beam interacts with the aperture, the beam expander, and the dispersive optical element along an optical path that lies in an XY plane of the apparatus;', 'the rotatable shaft is configured to rotate about a shaft axis that is perpendicular to the XY plane and thereby causing the prism to rotate about a prism axis that is parallel with the shaft axis; and', 'the rapid actuator lacks mechanical memory and lacks an energy ground state., 'wherein2. The spectral feature selection apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a control system connected to the actuation system claim 1 , and configured to send a signal to the actuation system instructing the rapid actuator to rotate the ...

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12-01-2017 дата публикации

LASER LIGHT-SOURCE APPARATUS AND LASER PULSE LIGHT GENERATING METHOD

Номер: US20170012402A1
Автор: OKADA Joji, ORII Yosuke
Принадлежит: SPECTRONIX CORPORATION

A laser light-source apparatus includes: fiber amplifiers and a solid state amplifier configured to amplify pulse light output from a seed light source based on gain switching; nonlinear optical elements configured to perform wavelength conversion on the pulse light output from the solid state amplifier; an optical switching element configured to permit or stop propagation of pulse light from the fiber amplifier to the solid state amplifier; and a control unit configured to control the optical switching element in such a manner that the propagation of the light is stopped in an output period of the pulse light from the seed light source, and permitted in a period other than the output period of the pulse light from the seed light source. 19.-. (canceled)10. A laser light-source apparatus comprising:a seed light source configured to output pulse light based on gain switching;a fiber amplifier configured to amplify the pulse light output from the seed light source;a solid state amplifier configured to amplify the pulse light output from the fiber amplifier;a nonlinear optical element configured to perform wavelength conversion on the pulse light output from the solid state amplifier and output the resultant pulse light;an optical switching element that is disposed between the fiber amplifier and the solid state amplifier, and is configured to permit or stop propagation of light from the fiber amplifier to the solid state amplifier; anda control unit configured to control the optical switching element in such a manner that the propagation of the light is stopped in an output period of the pulse light from the seed light source, and permitted in a period other than the output period of the pulse light from the seed light source to achieve an output stopped state in which the output of the pulse light from the nonlinear optical element is stopped.11. The laser light-source apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the control unit is configured to periodically or ...

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03-02-2022 дата публикации

Systems and Methods for Performing an Intraocular Procedure for Treating an Eye Condition

Номер: US20220031513A1
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The invention provides an excimer laser system including a means for calibrating laser output to compensate for increased variation in laser optical fibers. 114-. (canceled)15. A method for performing an intraocular procedure for treating an eye condition , said method comprising: the data is indicative of at least a diameter of a fiber optic core of the one of the plurality of excimer laser probes,', 'the excimer laser source is configured to generate laser energy to be provided to each of the plurality of excimer laser probes, and', 'the plurality of excimer laser probes are single use and disposable, such that the plurality of excimer laser probes are each coupleable, one at a time, to said excimer laser source; and, 'upon each instance of connecting one of a plurality of excimer laser probes to an excimer laser source, automatically receiving, by a processor in communication with the excimer laser source, data from the one of the plurality of excimer laser probes coupled to the excimer laser source, whereinautomatically fine tuning and adjusting, by the processor, laser energy output from the excimer laser source to the one of the plurality of excimer laser probes based on the diameter of the fiber optic core such that the laser energy output from the one of the plurality of excimer laser probes is maintained at a desired level.16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising analyzing claim 15 , by the processor. the data by correlating the data with calibration data stored in a database.17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the calibration data is associated with the laser energy output from the excimer laser source.18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the calibration data is stored in a local database.19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the calibration data is stored in a remote database.20. The method of claim 16 , further comprising determining claim 16 , by the processor claim 16 , the laser energy output based on the correlation of the data with the ...

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15-01-2015 дата публикации

CO2 LASER WITH RAPID POWER CONTROL

Номер: US20150014286A1
Автор: Staupendahl Gisbert
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Subject matter of the invention is a COlaser that permits a rapid power modulation, particularly a highly efficient Q-switching. The key concept is the sub-division of the resonator into a high-power branch, containing inter alia the active medium (), and a low-power feedback branch (), in which the power-sensitive beam-shaping elements, particularly the modulators, are arranged. This is made possible by a suitable arrangement of a polarisation beam splitter () and a λ/4-phase shifter (). The free adjustability of an angle φ between said two components permits the extremely flexible realisation of various operating modes, particularly the optimisation of the feedback degree during pulse generation. 1. A COlaser comprising:a resonator closed at both ends by resonator end mirrors and containing an active medium, and comprising electrodes for a pump energy supply,wherein the resonator is sub-divided along a resonator axis extending perpendicularly to the resonator end mirrors, between the resonator end mirrors into a high-power branch and a feedback path,wherein the high-power branch and the feedback branch are separated from one another by a polarisation beam splitter for coupling out part of a laser beam generated in the resonator,wherein in the high-power branch between a first of the resonator end mirrors and the polarisation beam splitter the active medium and a λ/4-phase shifter is disposed,wherein in the feedback branch between a second of the resonator end mirrors and the polarisation beam splitter elements for beam-shaping are disposed,wherein the λ/4-phase shifter and the polarisation beam splitter are arranged to be turned with respect to one another by an angle φ, and that about an axis of rotation having at least one component of rotation in parallel to the resonator axis or about the resonator axis,wherein the resonator axis extends either in a straight line or in a bent line through the polarisation beam splitter, andwherein the second resonator end ...

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14-01-2016 дата публикации

GAS LASER OSCILLATOR CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING GAS PRESSURE AND GAS CONSUMPTION AMOUNT

Номер: US20160013606A1
Принадлежит: FANUC Corporation

A gas laser oscillator includes a first control valve for controlling an amount of laser gas supplied into a gas container, a second control valve for controlling an amount of laser gas exhausted from the gas container, and a controller for controlling openings of the first and second control valves. The controller includes a storage unit for storing data indicating a relationship between the laser gas pressure in the gas container, the opening of the second control valve, and the exhaust amount of laser gas, a gas pressure control unit for controlling the openings of the first and second control valves, respectively, such that the laser gas pressure becomes closer to a reference gas pressure, and a gas consumption amount control unit for controlling the openings of the first and second control valves, respectively, such that the exhaust amount of laser gas becomes closer to a target consumption amount. 1. A gas laser oscillator , comprising:a gas container for containing a laser gas;a first sensor for detecting a laser gas pressure in the gas container;a gas supply source for supplying the laser gas into the gas container;a vacuum pump for exhausting the laser gas from the gas container;a first control valve capable of controlling a supply amount of laser gas supplied into the gas container by adjusting an opening of the first control valve;a second control valve capable of controlling an exhaust amount of the laser gas exhausted from the gas container by adjusting an opening of the second control valve; anda controller for controlling the openings of the first control valve and the second control valve, respectively,the controller comprising:a first storage unit for storing data that indicates a relationship between the laser gas pressure in the gas container, the opening of the second control valve, and the exhaust amount of the laser gas;a gas pressure control unit for controlling the openings of the first control valve and the second control valve, respectively ...

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14-01-2016 дата публикации

Ultraviolet Triply-Optically-Pumped Atomic Lasers (TOPAL)

Номер: US20160013608A1
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A continuous-wave (CW), ultraviolet triply-optically-pumped atomic laser (TOPAL) is disclosed. The inventive laser device includes a laser active media comprising a mixture of a neutral atomic vapor and one or more buffer gases. The gain mixture is placed within a segmented gain cell, allowing for periodic, selected spectral filtering of deleterious ASE transitions; the segmented gain cell, in turn, is placed within an optical cavity with a high Q at a specified ultraviolet wavelength, and is successively, resonantly excited by three drive pump lasers, in three energy-contiguous visible/IR electric-dipole allowed transitions, producing a steady-state electron population inversion density between a high-lying electronic energy level and the ground electronic level, and producing laser emission on a UV transition (within the spectral range ˜230 to ˜370 nm) terminating on the ground electronic level. 1. A triply-optically-pumped atomic laser (TOPAL) , comprising:an optical cavity that has a resonance at a predetermined wavelength within a range from ˜230 nm to ˜370 nm;a gain medium within said optical cavity, said gain medium comprising a mixture of at least one buffer gas and an atomic vapor;wherein said gain medium has at least one ultraviolet (UV), parity allowed, electric dipole transition in said range that terminates on the ground level of said atomic vapor,{'sup': 2', '2, 'sub': 1', '1, 'wherein said predetermined wavelength is resonant with said UV, parity allowed, electric dipole transition wherein said buffer as collisionally rapidly transfers pump-excited electron population between excited n Por n Dspin-orbit pair levels of atoms of said atomic vapor;'}an oven configured to maintain said gain medium at as predetermined temperature;{'sub': pump1', '1/2', '3/2', '1/2', '1/2, 'sup': 2', '2', '2', '2, 'a continuous wave (CW) first pump laser configured for emitting a first pump beam having a wavelength λ, that is fully resonant with a first parity allowed, ...

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11-01-2018 дата публикации

HIGH-GAIN SINGLE PLANAR WAVEGUIDE (PWG) AMPLIFIER LASER SYSTEM

Номер: US20180013256A1
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A system includes a master oscillator configured to generate a low-power optical beam. The system also includes a planar waveguide (PWG) amplifier configured to receive the low-power optical beam and generate a high-power optical beam having a power of at least about ten kilowatts. The PWG amplifier includes a single laser gain medium configured to generate the high-power optical beam. The single laser gain medium can reside within a single amplifier beamline of the system. The master oscillator and the PWG amplifier can be coupled to an optical bench assembly, and the optical bench assembly can include optics configured to route the low-power optical beam to the PWG amplifier and to route the high-power optical beam from the PWG amplifier. The PWG amplifier could include a cartridge that contains the single laser gain medium and a pumphead housing that retains the cartridge. 1. A method comprising:generating a low-power optical beam using a master oscillator; andamplifying the low-power optical beam to generate a high-power optical beam using a planar waveguide (PWG) amplifier;wherein the high-power optical beam has a power of at least about ten kilowatts and is generated using a single laser gain medium in the PWG amplifier.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the single laser gain medium lies within a single amplifier beamline of a laser system.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the master oscillator and the PWG amplifier are coupled to an optical bench assembly claim 1 , the optical bench assembly further comprising optics configured to route the low-power optical beam to the PWG amplifier and to route the high-power optical beam from the PWG amplifier.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:the PWG amplifier comprises (i) a cartridge that contains the single laser gain medium and (ii) a pumphead housing that retains the cartridge; andthe pumphead housing is coupled to input and output optics assemblies in order to maintain optical alignment.5. The method of claim 1 , ...

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11-01-2018 дата публикации

LASER SYSTEM

Номер: US20180013258A1
Принадлежит: Gigaphoton Inc.

The laser system may include a delay circuit unit, first and second trigger-correction units, and a clock generator. The delay circuit unit may receive a trigger signal, output a first delay signal obtained by delaying the trigger signal by a first delay time, and output a second delay signal obtained by delaying the trigger signal by a second delay time. The first trigger-correction unit may receive the first delay signal and output a first switch signal obtained by delaying the first delay signal by a first correction time. The second trigger-correction unit may receive the second delay signal and output a second switch signal obtained by delaying the second delay signal by a second correction time. The clock generator may generate a clock signal that is common to the delay circuit unit and the first and second trigger-correction units. 1. A laser system comprising:laser apparatuses configured to emit respective pulse laser beams;a beam bundling device configured to bundle the pulse laser beams each emitted from a corresponding laser apparatus of the laser apparatuses and to emit a bundled laser beam to an exposure apparatus; and receive target energy of the bundled laser beam and target pulse waveform of the bundled laser beam from the exposure apparatus,', 'calculate target pulse energy for each of the pulse laser beams emitted from the corresponding laser apparatus based on the target energy of the bundled laser beam,', 'calculate target delay time for each of the pulse laser beams emitted from the corresponding laser apparatus based on the target pulse waveform of the bundled laser beam, and', 'send, to the corresponding laser apparatus, the target pulse energy for a corresponding pulse laser beam of the pulse laser beams emitted from the corresponding laser apparatus and the target delay time for the corresponding pulse laser beam emitted from the corresponding laser apparatus., 'a laser system controller configured to'}2. The laser system according to claim ...

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10-01-2019 дата публикации

OPTICAL ARRANGEMENT

Номер: US20190013637A1
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The invention relates to an optical arrangement having 2. Optical arrangement according to claim 1 , characterized by two or more spatially separated optical elements claim 1 , wherein one of the partial beams each propagates through each of the optical elements.3. Optical arrangement according to claim 2 , characterized in that the optical elements are optical fibers claim 2 , wherein each of the fibers conducts one of the partial beams each.4. Optical arrangement according to claim 1 , characterized in that the at least one optical element is an optical amplifier claim 1 , a nonlinear optical element for spectral broadening claim 1 , a mirror claim 1 , a light modulator or a lens.5. Optical arrangement according to claim 1 , characterized by at least one phase matching element arranged in beam direction upstream or downstream of the optical element claim 1 , said phase matching element influencing the phase of the radiation from at least one partial beam.6. Optical arrangement according to claim 5 , characterized in that the phase matching element is a phase modulator which varies the phase of pulses from light pulse to light pulse.7. Optical arrangement according to claim 1 , characterized in that the combination element comprises two or more beam splitters arranged one behind the other in beam direction.8. Optical arrangement according to claim 7 , characterized in that the light pulses pass through delay sections between the beam splitters.9. Optical arrangement according to claim 8 , characterized in that log(N) delay sections are provided for N pulses.10. Optical arrangement according to claim 8 , characterized in that the delay sections have different lengths.11. Optical arrangement according to claim 8 , characterized by at least one adjusting element suitable for adjusting the length of a delay section allocated to this adjusting element.12. Optical arrangement according to claim 7 , characterized in that the beam splitters are polarization beam splitters ...

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10-01-2019 дата публикации

POLARIZED FIBER-LASER

Номер: US20190013638A1
Автор: CAPRARA Andrea, SHU Qi-Ze
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A fiber-laser includes a gain-fiber in a laser-resonator. A polarizer is located in the laser-resonator at an end thereof, causing the output of the fiber-laser to be linearly polarized. A wavelength-selective element is also included in the laser-resonator for selecting an output wavelength of the fiber-laser from within a gain-bandwidth of the gain-fiber. 1. Fiber-laser apparatus , comprising:a laser-resonator including a gain-fiber, the laser-resonator terminated at first and second ends thereof by respectively first and second reflectors;a pump-radiation source arranged to provide pump-radiation to the gain-fiber and cause the resonator to deliver laser-radiation;a polarizer located between one of the reflectors and the gain-fiber, the polarizer arranged to cause the laser-radiation delivered from the laser-resonator to be linearly-polarized; anda wavelength-selective device located in the laser-resonator for selecting the wavelength of the delivered radiation from within a gain-bandwidth of the gain-fiber.2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further including a waveplate located between the polarizer and the gain-fiber.3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the waveplate has a retardance greater than or equal to a quarter wave.4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the waveplate is a half-waveplate.5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the polarizer selects an eigen polarization of the resonator.6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the polarizer is a cube-prism polarizer.7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the gain-fiber is not polarization maintaining.8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the gain-fiber is a single-mode gain-fiber.9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the gain-fiber is a ytterbium-doped fiber.10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein one of the reflectors is a fiber Bragg grating.1105. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the fiber Bragg grating has a reflection bandwidth of about . nm or less.12. The apparatus of claim 1 , further including an ...

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09-01-2020 дата публикации

Line narrowing module

Номер: US20200014168A1
Принадлежит: GIGAPHOTON INC

A line narrowing module includes a prism that refracts laser light in a first plane, a grating that disperses the laser light in the first plane, first to fourth elements, and a rotation mechanism and narrows the linewidth of the laser light. The second element is supported between the first and fourth elements by the first element. The rotation mechanism rotates the second element relative to the first element around an axis intersecting the first plane. The prism is located between the second and fourth elements and so supported by the second element that the rotation mechanism rotates the prism and the second element. The third element has elasticity and is compressed and located between the prism and the fourth element. The fourth element receives reaction force from the compressed third element. The second element is mechanically independent of the fourth element in the rotational direction of the rotation mechanism.

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15-01-2015 дата публикации

Laser processing apparatus and laser processing method

Номер: US20150017817A1
Принадлежит: Aisin Seiki Co Ltd, Toyota Motor Corp

A laser processing apparatus includes a laser beam generating device that generates a first pulse laser beam for temporarily increasing a light absorptance in a predetermined region of a processing object, and a second pulse laser beam to be absorbed in the predetermined region in which the light absorptance has temporarily increased, and a support portion that is provided on a downstream of the first pulse laser beam and the second laser beam generated by the laser beam generating device and has a placement surface for placing the processing object. The laser beam generating device emits the second pulse laser beam with a delay with respect to the first pulse laser beam by a delay time within a predetermined period of time before the light absorptance that has temporarily increased in the predetermined region returns to an original value.

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03-02-2022 дата публикации

Optical fiber for a fiber laser, fiber laser, and production method for optical fiber for a fiber laser

Номер: US20220037847A1
Принадлежит: FANUC Corp

An optical fiber for a fiber laser includes a core to which a rare-earth element is added, a first cladding formed around the core; and a second cladding formed around the first cladding, and excitation light is guided from at least one end of the first cladding to excite the rare-earth element to output a laser oscillation light. An addition concentration of the rare-earth element to the core is different in a longitudinal direction of the optical fiber for a fiber laser, and a core diameter and a numerical aperture of the optical fiber for a fiber laser are constant in the longitudinal direction of the optical fiber for a fiber laser.

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21-01-2021 дата публикации

PHASED ARRAY LIDAR TRANSMITTING CHIP OF MIXED MATERIALS, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND LIDAR DEVICE

Номер: US20210018597A1
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The present disclosure provides a phased array LiDAR transmitting chip of mixed materials, a manufacturing method thereof, and a LiDAR device. The phased array LiDAR transmitting chip of mixed materials includes: a first material structure layer and an SOI silicon waveguide structure layer, the first material structure layer is optically connected to the SOI silicon waveguide structure layer through a coupling connection structure; the first material structure layer is configured to couple input light into the chip; the coupling connection structure is configured to split a light wave coupled to the chip, and couple each of split light waves into a corresponding silicon waveguide in the SOI silicon waveguide structure layer; where a non-linear refractive index of the first material in the first material structure layer is lower than a non-linear refractive index of silicon material. 1. A phased array light detection and ranging (LiDAR) transmitting chip of mixed materials , comprising: a first material structure layer and an SOI silicon waveguide structure layer , wherein an overlapping region of a rear end of the first material structure layer and a front end of the SOI silicon waveguide structure layer forms a coupling connection structure;the first material structure layer is optically connected to the SOI silicon waveguide structure layer through the coupling connection structure;the first material structure layer is configured to couple input light to the chip;the coupling connection structure is configured to split a light wave coupled into the chip, and couple each of split light waves into a corresponding silicon waveguide in the SOI silicon waveguide structure layer; anda non-linear refractive index of a first material in the first material structure layer is lower than a non-linear refractive index of a silicon material.2. The phased array LiDAR transmitting chip of mixed materials according to claim 1 , wherein the SOI silicon waveguide structure layer ...

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18-01-2018 дата публикации

CO2 Laser

Номер: US20180019567A1
Автор: Robert Neil Campbell
Принадлежит: Individual

Efficient laser diode excited Thulium (Tm) doped solid state systems, directly matched to a combination band pump transition of Carbon Dioxide (CO 2 ), have matured to the point that utilization of such in combination with CO 2 admits effectively a laser diode pumped CO 2 laser. The laser diode excited Tm solid state pump permits Continuous Wave (CW) or pulsed energy application. Appropriate optical pumping admits catalyzer free near indefinite gas lifetime courtesy of the absence of significant discharge driven dissociation and contamination. As a direct consequence of the preceding arbitrary multi isotopologue CO 2 , symmetric and asymmetric, gas mixes may be utilized without significant degradation or departure from initial mix specifications. This would admit, at raised pressure, a system continuously tunable from ˜9 μm to ˜1.5 μm, or sub picosecond amplification. This methodology offers advantages in regards scalability, pulse energy and power over alternative non linear conversion techniques in access to this spectral region.

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21-01-2021 дата публикации

SPECTRAL FEATURE SELECTION AND PULSE TIMING CONTROL OF A PULSED LIGHT BEAM

Номер: US20210018846A1
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A method includes driving, while producing a burst of pulses at a pulse repetition rate, a spectral feature adjuster among a set of discrete states at a frequency correlated with the pulse repetition rate; and in between the production of the bursts of pulses (while no pulses are being produced), driving the spectral feature adjuster according to a driving signal defined by a set of parameters. Each discrete state corresponds to a discrete value of a spectral feature. The method includes ensuring that the spectral feature adjuster is in one of the discrete states that corresponds to a discrete value of the spectral feature of the amplified light beam when a pulse in the next burst is produced by adjusting one or more of: an instruction to the lithography exposure apparatus, the driving signal to the spectral feature adjuster, and/or the instruction to the optical source. 1. A method comprising:producing a burst of pulses of an amplified light beam at a pulse repetition rate and directing the pulses to a lithography exposure apparatus;while producing the pulse burst, driving a spectral feature adjuster among a set of discrete states at a frequency correlated with the pulse repetition rate, with each discrete state corresponding to a discrete value of the spectral feature of the amplified light beam out of a plurality of pre-set discrete values of the spectral feature, such that, each time a pulse in the burst is being produced, the spectral feature adjuster is in one of the discrete states and the amplified light beam pulse has a spectral feature that corresponds to that discrete state;in between the production of the bursts of pulses and while no pulses are being produced, driving the spectral feature adjuster in a manner that is related to information received from the lithography exposure apparatus; andensuring that the spectral feature adjuster is in one of the discrete states that corresponds to a discrete value of the spectral feature of the amplified light ...

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19-01-2017 дата публикации

Novel solution for euv power increment at wafer level

Номер: US20170019981A1
Автор: En-Chao Shen, Yiming Chiu

The present disclosure relates to a photolithography radiation source having an angled primary laser, and an associated method of formation. In some embodiments, the photolithography radiation source has a fuel droplet generator that provides fuel droplets to a source vessel along a first trajectory. A primary laser is configured to generate a primary laser beam along a second trajectory that intersects the first trajectory. The primary laser beam is configured to ignite a plasma from the plurality of fuel droplets that emits radiation. A collector mirror is configured to focus the radiation to an exit aperture of the source vessel. The primary laser beam does not intersect the exit aperture.

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19-01-2017 дата публикации

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT

Номер: US20170019983A1
Принадлежит: Gigaphoton Inc.

A system includes a chamber, a laser beam apparatus configured to generate a laser beam to be introduced into the chamber, a laser controller for the laser beam apparatus to control at least a beam intensity and an output timing of the laser beam, and a target supply unit configured to supply a target material into the chamber, the target material being irradiated with the laser beam for generating extreme ultraviolet light. 1. A system comprising:a laser system configured to generate a pre-pulse laser beam with a pulse duration of less than 1 ns, and a main pulse laser beam;a target supply unit configured to supply a target material to be irradiated with the pre-pulse laser beam and the main pulse laser beam for generating extreme ultraviolet light; anda laser controller configured to control the laser system such that a fluence of the pre-pulse laser beam is lower than a fluence of the main pulse laser beam and a beam intensity of the pre-pulse laser beam is higher than a beam intensity of the main pulse laser beam.2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control the laser system such that a pulse energy of the pre-pulse laser beam is 0.25 mJ or higher and 2 mJ or lower.3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control the laser system such that a delay time from irradiation of the target material with the pre-pulse laser beam to irradiation of the target material with the main pulse laser beam is 0.5 μs or longer and 1.8 μs or shorter.4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control the laser system such that a delay time from irradiation of the target material with the pre-pulse laser beam to irradiation of the target material with the main pulse laser beam is 0.7 μs or longer and 1.6 μs or shorter.5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control the laser system such that a delay time from irradiation of the target ...

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17-01-2019 дата публикации

High Energy Broadband Laser System, Methods, and Applications

Номер: US20190020166A1

The present invention demonstrates a technique for achieving milli-joule level and higher energy, broad bandwidth laser pulses centered around 2.4 micrometer with a kilohertz and other repetition rate. The key to such technique is to start with a broadband micro-joule level seed laser at around 2.4 micrometer, which could be generated through difference frequency generation, four-wave mixing process and other methods. This micro-joule level seed laser could then be amplified to above one milli-joule through chirped pulse amplification in a Cr2+:ZnSe or Cr2+:ZnS crystal pumped by a commercially available Ho:YAG or other appropriate suitable lasers. Due to the high seed energy, fewer gain passes are needed to achieve a milli-joule level output thus significantly simplifies laser architectures. Furthermore, gain narrowing effect in a typical chirped pulse amplifier is also mitigated and thus enable a broadband output. 1. A method for creating broadband high energy laser pulses centered around 2.4 μm , comprising:a. generating broadband laser seed pulses having a bandwidth of at least 350 nm centered around 2.4 μm and an energy level of at least 10 μJ;b. amplifying the laser seed pulses to an energy greater than one milli-joule; andc. producing laser output pulses having a bandwidth as close as the input and with an energy of at least one milli-joule.2. The method of claim 1 , comprising amplifying the micro-joule level laser seed pulses to an energy of at least one milli-joule by chirped pulse amplification in a Cr:ZnSe or Cr:ZnS crystal.3. The method of claim 2 , comprising pumping the Cr:ZnSe or Cr:ZnS crystal by a pump laser having a spectral output from 1.3 μm to 2.2 μm.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the pump laser is a Ho:YAG pump laser.5. The method of claim 1 , comprising amplifying the laser seed pulses in a single amplifier stage having a gain equal to or less than 10.6. The method of claim 1 , comprising generating the broadband laser seed pulses by one ...

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17-01-2019 дата публикации

GAS LASER APPARATUS

Номер: US20190020167A1
Принадлежит: Gigaphoton Inc.

A gas laser apparatus may include: a laser chamber connected through a first control valve to a first laser gas supply source that supplies a first laser gas containing a halogen gas and connected through a second control valve to a second laser gas supply source that supplies a second laser gas having a lower halogen gas concentration than the first laser gas; a purification column that removes at least a part of the halogen gas and a halogen compound from at least a part of a gas exhausted from the laser chamber; a booster pump, connected through a third control valve to the laser chamber, which raises a pressure of a gas having passed through the purification column to a gas pressure that is higher than an operating gas pressure of the laser chamber; and a controller that calculates, on a basis of a first amount of a gas supplied from the booster pump through the third control valve to the laser chamber, a second amount of the first laser gas that is to be supplied to the laser chamber and controls the first control valve on a basis of a result of the calculation of the second amount. 1. A gas laser apparatus comprising:a laser chamber connected through a first control valve to a first laser gas supply source that supplies a first laser gas containing a halogen gas and connected through a second control valve to a second laser gas supply source that supplies a second laser gas having a lower halogen gas concentration than the first laser gas;a purification column that removes at least a part of the halogen gas and a halogen compound from at least a part of a gas exhausted from the laser chamber;a booster pump, connected through a third control valve to the laser chamber, which raises a pressure of a gas having passed through the purification column to a gas pressure that is higher than an operating gas pressure of the laser chamber; anda controller that calculates, on a basis of a first amount of a gas supplied from the booster pump through the third control ...

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17-01-2019 дата публикации

MULTILAYER ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY

Номер: US20190020168A1
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Systems and techniques for multilayer electrode assemblies are generally described. In some examples, a multilayer electrode assembly may comprise a first dielectric material. In some examples, the first dielectric material may be shaped so as to form a channel defined by an interior surface. In various examples the multilayer electrode assemblies may comprise a first metal layer disposed adjacent to a first portion of the exterior surface of the first dielectric material. In various further examples, the multilayer electrode assemblies may comprise a second metal layer disposed adjacent to a second portion of the exterior surface of the first dielectric material. In some examples, the first metal layer may be disposed in a first spaced relationship with the second metal layer. In various examples, a substantially uniform electric field may be generated in the channel of the first dielectric material when a voltage is applied to the multilayer electrode assembly. 1. A multilayer electrode assembly comprising:a first dielectric material having an exterior surface and an interior surface, wherein the first dielectric material is shaped so as to form a channel defined by the interior surface;a first metal layer disposed adjacent to a first portion of the exterior surface of the first dielectric material; anda second metal layer disposed adjacent to a second portion of the exterior surface of the first dielectric material, wherein the first metal layer is disposed in a first spaced relationship with the second metal layer;wherein an electric field is generated in the channel of the first dielectric material when a voltage is applied to the multilayer electrode assembly by a drive electrode.2. The multilayer electrode assembly of claim 1 , wherein the electric field generated in the channel of the first dielectric material when the voltage is applied to the multilayer electrode assembly by the drive electrode has a uniformity of at least 80%.3. The multilayer electrode ...

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16-01-2020 дата публикации

BURST-MODE CHIRPED PULSE AMPLIFICATION METHOD

Номер: US20200020459A1

A method for increasing the MeV hot electron yield and secondary radiation produced by short-pulse laser-target interactions with an appropriately high or low atomic number (Z) target. Secondary radiation, such as MeV x-rays, gamma-rays, protons, ions, neutrons, positrons and electromagnetic radiation in the microwave to sub-mm region, can be used, e.g., for the flash radiography of dense objects. 1. A burst-mode chirped pulse amplification method , comprising:providing a burst generator;utilizing said burst generator to produce a series of amplified stretched-duration pulses from a single short-duration pulse; anddirecting said series of amplified stretched-duration pulses through a pulse compressor to produce a series of amplified short-duration output pulses, wherein each amplified stretched-duration output pulse of said series of amplified stretched-duration pulses is delayed from its immediately preceding amplified stretched-duration output pulse by a delay time that is sufficiently long such that the total optical fluence of said series of amplified stretched-duration pulses that can pass through and not damage said pulse compressor is greater than the minimum optical fluence of a single pulse that would damage said pulse compressor.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of utilizing a burst generator comprises:providing said single short-duration pulse;directing said single short-duration pulse through said burst generator to produce a series of short-duration pulses, wherein each short-duration pulse of said series of short-duration pulses is delayed from its immediately preceding short-duration pulse by said delay time;directing said series of short-duration pulses through a pulse stretcher to produce a series of stretched-duration pulses; anddirecting said series of stretched-duration pulses through an optical amplifier, all during the same gain lifetime of said optical amplifier, to produce said series of amplified stretched-duration pulses, wherein ...

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16-01-2020 дата публикации

LASER MODULE AND LASER SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME

Номер: US20200021075A1
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Provided is a laser module that receives a first laser beam and outputs a second laser beam different from the first laser beam, the laser module including an optical system configured to modulate the first laser beam into the second laser beam and output the second laser beam, a first mirror disposed on an optical path of the first or second laser beam defined in the laser module, the first mirror reflecting the first laser beam to the optical system, a first sensor disposed adjacent to the first mirror and configured to sense the first laser beam incident to the first mirror, a second mirror disposed on the optical path to reflect the second laser beam to an outside of the laser module, and a first driver connected to the second mirror and configured to rotate the second mirror. 1. A laser module , which receives a first laser beam and outputs a second laser beam different from the first laser beam , the laser module comprising:an optical system configured to modulate the first laser beam into the second laser beam and output the second laser beam;a first mirror disposed on an optical path of the first or second laser beam defined in the laser module, the first mirror reflecting the first laser beam to the optical system;a first sensor disposed adjacent to the first mirror and configured to sense the first laser beam incident to the first mirror;a second mirror disposed on the optical path to reflect the second laser beam to an outside of the laser module; anda first driver connected to the second mirror and configured to rotate the second mirror.2. The laser module of claim 1 , wherein the optical system includes at least one among a pulse stretcher claim 1 , an amplifier claim 1 , or a pulse compressor.3. The laser module of claim 1 , wherein the second laser beam is different from the first laser module in at least one among a pulse width claim 1 , a pulse spectrum claim 1 , intensity claim 1 , or a polarization direction.4. The laser module of claim 1 , ...

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21-01-2021 дата публикации

LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM BANDWIDTH CONTROL

Номер: US20210021094A1
Автор: Aggarwal Tanuj
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Methods and apparatus for controlling laser firing timing and hence bandwidth in a laser capable of operating at any one of multiple repetition rates. 1. Apparatus comprising:a laser configured to operate at a first repetition rate selected from a plurality of repetition rates at which the laser is capable of operating;a comparison module adapted to determine if the first repetition rate is substantially the same as a second repetition rate used immediately prior by the laser; anda control module adapted to alter a control parameter of the laser if the comparison module determines that the first repetition rate is not substantially the same as the second repetition rate.2. Apparatus as claimed in wherein the laser has a first chamber and a second chamber and wherein the control parameter is a timing parameter DtMOPA relating to a timing of firing in the second chamber relative to a timing of firing in the first chamber.3. Apparatus as claimed in wherein the laser has a first chamber and a second chamber and wherein the control parameter is a moving average of a timing parameter DtMOPA relating to a timing of firing in the second chamber relative to a timing of firing in the first chamber.4. Apparatus as claimed in further comprising a timing module adapted to determine an amount of elapsed time since the second repetition rate used was substantially the same as the first repetition rate; and wherein the control module is additionally adapted to alter the control parameter at least partially on the basis of the amount of elapsed time as determined by the timing module.5. Apparatus as claimed in wherein the control module is further adapted to alter the control parameter at least partially on the basis of the amount of elapsed time by altering a feedforward gain.6. Apparatus as claimed in further comprising a correlator including a memory claim 1 , the memory being adapted to store feedforward correlation data correlating a value of the control signal to each of the ...

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21-01-2021 дата публикации

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPECTRAL LINE SHAPE OPTIMIZATION FOR SPECTRAL BEAM COMBINING OF FIBER LASERS

Номер: US20210021095A1
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A system includes at least one controller configured to determine an optical phase modulation pattern for suppression of stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) in a combined beam that emerges off a diffractive grating in a spectral beam combining (SBC) system and maximization of an output power of the combined beam. The system also includes multiple master oscillators configured to generate multiple beams in the SBC system. The system also includes multiple phase modulators configured to phase modulate the multiple beams according to the determined optical phase modulation pattern. The system also includes multiple fiber amplifier chains configured to receive the phase modulated beams and output the beams from the master oscillators to multiple delivery fibers for subsequent combining into the combined beam at the diffractive grating. 1. A system comprising:at least one controller configured to determine an optical phase modulation pattern for suppression of stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) in a combined beam that emerges off a diffractive grating in a spectral beam combining (SBC) system and maximization of an output power of the combined beam;multiple master oscillators configured to generate multiple beams in the SBC system;multiple phase modulators configured to phase modulate the multiple beams according to the determined optical phase modulation pattern; andmultiple fiber amplifier chains configured to receive the phase modulated beams from the master oscillators and output the beams to multiple delivery fibers for subsequent combining into the combined beam at the diffractive grating.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one controller is further configured to determine the optical phase modulation pattern for maximization of a beam quality factor of the combined beam that emerges off the diffractive grating.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein to phase modulate the multiple beams claim 1 , the multiple phase modulators are configured to produce ...

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26-01-2017 дата публикации

Raman Pump Laser Control Apparatus And Control Method Therefor

Номер: US20170025814A1
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A Raman pump laser control apparatus comprises a wavelength division multiplexer, a tap coupler, a photoelectric detector, an analogue amplification processing circuit, an analogue-to-digital converter, a fast Raman pump control unit, an digital-analog converter, and a Raman pump laser. The fast Raman pump control unit, after having known anticipated output light power of the Raman pump laser, based on a direct relationship between a current anticipated output light power of the Raman pump laser and input digital quantity that is needed by the digital-analog converter, uses a feedforward control mechanism so that actual output light power of the Raman pump laser fastly approximates the anticipated output light power thereof, and then synchronously combines with a feedback control mechanism so that the actual output light power of the Raman pump laser is precisely locked on the anticipated output light power, thereby achieving fast and precise control of the Raman pump laser. 1. A control device of Raman pump laser , comprising a wavelength division multiplexer , a tap coupler , a photoelectric detector , an analog amplifier processing circuit , an analog-digital converter , a fast Raman pump control unit , a digital-analog converter , and a Raman pump laser ,wherein the wavelength division multiplexer couples the pump light output from the tap coupler with signal light;the tap coupler splits the pump light, one part of light energy of the split light is coupled into the wavelength division multiplexer, and another part enters into the photoelectric detector,the photoelectric detector detects the split light output from the tap coupler,the analog amplifier processing circuit performs amplification processing on the analog signal detected by the photoelectric detector,the analog-digital converter converts the analog signal processed by the analog amplifier processing circuit into digital signal,the fast Raman pump control unit performs data processing on digital ...

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28-01-2016 дата публикации

Optical amplifier and control method thereof

Номер: US20160028209A1
Автор: Motoyoshi Kawai
Принадлежит: NEC Corp

In an optical amplifier, the excitation light level of an excited laser diode decreases, or, when the output of an excitation light is stopped, a backup excited laser diode is operated, and therefore the current consumption increases. [Solution] This optical amplifier is provided with multiple excitation laser diodes, a first current control element, a second current control element, and control means. The excitation laser diodes oscillate excitation light, the excitation light being inputted to an optical fiber amplifier. The first current control element controls a current flowing in the excitation laser diodes. The second current control element controls a current flowing in at least one of the excitation laser diodes. The control means controls the first current control element and the second current control element.

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28-01-2016 дата публикации

Compact, thermally stable multi-laser engine

Номер: US20160028210A1
Принадлежит: CVI LASER LLC

Various embodiments of a multi-laser system are disclosed. In some embodiments, the multi-laser system includes a plurality of lasers, a plurality of laser beams, a beam positioning system, a thermally stable enclosure, and a temperature controller. The thermally stable enclosure is substantially made of a material with high thermal conductivity such as at least 5 W/(m K). The thermally stable enclosure can help maintain alignment of the laser beams to a target object over a range of ambient temperatures. Various embodiments of an optical system for directing light for optical measurements such laser-induced fluorescence and spectroscopic analysis are disclosed. In some embodiments, the optical system includes a thermally conductive housing and a thermoelectric controller, a plurality of optical fibers, and one or more optical elements to direct light emitted by the optical fibers to illuminate a flow cell. The housing is configured to attach to a flow cell.

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29-01-2015 дата публикации

LASER APPARATUS

Номер: US20150028231A1
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A laser apparatus may include a master oscillator configured to output a laser beam, at least one amplifier provided in a beam path of the laser beam, at least one saturable absorber gas cell provided downstream from the at least one amplifier and configured to contain a saturable absorber gas for absorbing a part of the laser beam, the part of the laser beam having a beam intensity equal to or lower than a predetermined beam intensity, a fan provided in the saturable absorber gas cell and configured to cause the saturable absorber gas to circulate, and a heat exchanger provided in the saturable absorber gas cell and configured to cool the saturable absorber gas. 1. A laser apparatus , comprising:a master oscillator configured to output a laser beam;at least one amplifier provided in a beam path of the laser beam;at least one saturable absorber gas cell provided downstream from the at least one amplifier and configured to contain a saturable absorber gas for absorbing a part of the laser beam, the part of the laser beam having a beam intensity equal to or lower than a predetermined beam intensity;a fan provided in the saturable absorber gas cell and configured to cause the saturable absorber gas to circulate; anda heat exchanger provided in the saturable absorber gas cell and configured to cool the saturable absorber gas.2. The laser apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the fan is provided such that a rotation shaft thereof is substantially parallel to a beam path of the laser beam and such that a circulation flow of the saturable absorber gas generated by the fan is contained in the beam path of the laser beam.3. The laser apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the heat exchanger extends substantially parallel to the beam path of the laser beam and is arranged in the circulation flow of the saturable absorber gas generated by the fan.4. The laser apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the fan is a cross flow fan.5. The laser apparatus according to claim 1 , ...

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25-01-2018 дата публикации

LASER UNIT AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

Номер: US20180026414A1
Принадлежит: Gigaphoton Inc.

There may be provided a laser unit including a display configured to display one or both of electric power consumed by the laser unit and electric energy consumed by the laser unit. 1. A laser unit comprising:a pair of electrodes;a fan configured to make flow of gas fed to a clearance between the electrodes;a motor configured to rotate the fan; anda display configured to display one or both of electric power consumed by the laser unit and electric energy consumed by the laser unit,the electric power consumed by the laser unit including electric power consumed by the motor,the electric energy consumed by the laser unit including electric energy consumed by the motor,the electric power consumed by the motor being calculated based on pressure of the gas fed to the clearance between the electrodes, andthe electric energy consumed by the motor being calculated based on the pressure of the gas fed to the clearance between the electrodes.2. The laser unit according to claim 1 , further comprising a charger configured to apply a voltage between the electrodes claim 1 , whereinthe electric power consumed by the laser unit includes one or more of electric power consumed by the charger, the electric power consumed by the motor, and a sum of the electric power consumed by the charger and the electric power consumed by the motor, andthe electric energy consumed by the laser unit includes one or more of electric energy consumed by the charger, the electric energy consumed by the motor, and a sum of the electric energy consumed by the charger and the electric energy consumed by the motor.3. The laser unit according to claim 2 , wherein the electric energy consumed by the charger is obtained by integrating the electric energy consumed through applying the voltage to the pair of electrodes.4. The laser unit according to claim 2 , further comprising a standby-power supply configured to supply the laser unit with standby electric power claim 2 , whereinthe electric power consumed by ...

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24-04-2014 дата публикации

Deep ultra-violet light sources for wafer and reticle inspection systems

Номер: US20140111799A1
Автор: Damon F. Kvamme, Gang Lei
Принадлежит: KLA Tencor Corp

Disclosed are methods and apparatus for generating a sub-208 nm laser. A laser apparatus includes one or more seed radiation sources for generating a first radiation beam having a first fundamental wavelength on a first optical path and a second radiation beam having a second fundamental wavelength on a second optical path, a first amplifier for amplifying the first radiation beam, a second amplifier for amplifying the second radiation beam, and a wavelength conversion module comprising a plurality of crystals for frequency multiplying and mixing the amplified first and second radiation beams to produce an output beam at a fifth harmonic that is less than about 208 nm.

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26-01-2017 дата публикации

EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT GENERATION SYSTEM

Номер: US20170027047A1
Принадлежит: Gigaphoton Inc.

An extreme ultraviolet light (EUV) generation system is configured to improve conversion efficiency of energy of a laser system to EUV energy by improving the efficiency of plasma generation. The EUV generation system includes a target generation unit configured to output a target toward a plasma generation region in a chamber. The laser system is configured to generate a first pre-pulse laser beam, a second pre-pulse laser beam, and a main pulse laser beam so that the target is irradiated with the first pre-pulse laser beam, the second pre-pulse laser beam, and the main pulse laser beam in this order. In addition, the EUV generation system includes a controller configured to control the laser system so that a fluence of the second pre-pulse laser beam is equal to or higher than 1 J/cmand equal to or lower than a fluence of the main pulse laser beam. 1. An extreme ultraviolet light generation system comprising:a chamber;a target generation unit configured to output a target toward a plasma generation region in the chamber;a laser system configured to generate a first pre-pulse laser beam, a second pre-pulse laser beam, and a main pulse laser beam so that the target is irradiated with the first pre-pulse laser beam, the second pre-pulse laser beam, and the main pulse laser beam in this order; anda controller configured to control the laser system so that time lag between a timing of irradiation with the first pre-pulse laser beam and a timing of irradiation with the main pulse laser beam is 0.5 μs or longer and 1.6 μs or shorter, and that time lag between a timing of irradiation with the second pre-pulse laser beam and the timing of irradiation with the main pulse laser beam is 0.03 μs or longer and 0.37 μs or shorter.2. The extreme ultraviolet light generation system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control the laser system so that the time lag between the timing of irradiation with the first pre-pulse laser beam and the timing of ...

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23-01-2020 дата публикации

Comb laser arrays for dwdm interconnects

Номер: US20200026011A1

A photonic integrated circuit package includes two arrays or sets of integrated comb laser modules that are bonded to a silicon interposer. Each comb laser of an array has a common or overlapping spectral range, with each laser in the array being optically coupled to a local optical bus. The effective spectral range of the lasers in each array are different, or distinct, as to each array. An optical coupler is disposed within the silicon interposer and is optically coupled to each of the local optical buses. An ASIC (application specific integrated circuit) is bonded to the silicon interposer and provides control and operation of the comb laser modules.

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28-01-2021 дата публикации

RFOG RESONANCE HOPPING

Номер: US20210025708A1
Принадлежит: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.

Systems and methods for performing resonator fiber optic gyroscope (RFOG) resonance hopping are described herein. For example, an RFOG includes a fiber optic resonator. The RFOG also includes a plurality of laser sources that each launch a respective laser for propagation within the fiber optic resonator. Further, the RFOG includes a threshold detector that determines when the operation of at least one laser source in the plurality of laser sources exceeds a threshold associated with the operational range of an aspect of the at least one laser source. Additionally, the RFOG includes a hop control logic that adjusts the frequency of at least one laser produced by the at least one laser source one or more resonant modes of the fiber optic resonator such that the aspect of the at least one laser moves away from the threshold towards a nominal value within the operational range. 1. A resonator fiber optic gyroscope (RFOG) comprising:a fiber optic resonator;a plurality of laser sources that each launch a respective laser for propagation within the fiber optic resonator;a threshold detector that determines when the operation of at least one laser source in the plurality of laser sources exceeds a threshold associated with the operational range of an aspect of the at least one laser source; anda hop control logic that adjusts the frequency of at least one laser produced by the at least one laser source one or more resonant modes of the fiber optic resonator such that the aspect of the at least one laser moves away from the threshold towards a nominal value within the operational range.2. The RFOG of claim 1 , wherein the hop control logic further:directs one or more control loops for the at least one laser to open when the frequency of the at least one laser is adjusted; anddirects the one or more control loops to close when frequency of the at least one laser is associated with the operational range of the aspect of the at least one laser.3. The RFOG of claim 2 , wherein ...

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29-01-2015 дата публикации

LASER DEVICE

Номер: US20150029515A1
Принадлежит: NKT Photonics A/S

The invention relates to a laser device, comprising a laser configured to generate laser light and a laser control module configured to receive at least a portion of the laser light generated by the laser, to generate a control signal and to feed the control signal back to the laser for stabilizing the frequency, wherein the laser control module comprises a tunable frequency discriminating element which is preferably continuously frequency tunable, and where the laser control module is placed outside the laser cavity. 139.-. (canceled)40. A sensor comprising a laser device , comprising:a tunable laser configured to generate laser light and a laser control module configured to receive at least a portion of the laser light generated by the laser to generate a control signal and to feed the control signal back to the laser for stabilizing the frequency,wherein the laser comprises a laser cavity and the laser control module comprises a tunable frequency discriminating element which is preferably continuously frequency tunable, and where the laser control module is placed outside the laser cavity,wherein the laser control module is encapsulated inside a hermetically sealed housing.41. The sensor according claim 40 , wherein the tunable laser operates in a single longitudinal mode42. The sensor according to claim 40 , wherein the tunable laser is a fiber laser claim 40 , a diode laser or a solid-state laser43. The sensor according to claim 40 , wherein the frequency discriminating element comprises solid silica44. The sensor according to claim 40 , wherein the laser control module is fiber coupled to the tunable laser.45. The sensor according to claim 40 , wherein the laser control module is temperature controlled46. The sensor according to claim 40 , wherein the frequency discriminating element is an interferometer.47. The sensor according to claim 46 , wherein the interferometer is a Fabry-Perot interferometer.48. The sensor according to claim 46 , wherein the ...

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29-01-2015 дата публикации

Cooling Laser Gas

Номер: US20150030043A1
Принадлежит:

A cooling arrangement for cooling laser gas for a gas laser includes a first cooling circuit having a first cooling assembly and a first heat exchanger for cooling laser gas which flows from a fan to a resonator of the gas laser, and a second cooling circuit which is independent of the first and which has a second cooling assembly and a second heat exchanger for cooling laser gas which flows from the resonator to the fan. The second cooling circuit has at least one additional heat exchanger for additionally cooling the laser gas which flows from the fan to the resonator.

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24-01-2019 дата публикации

Apparatus and Method For Optical Isolation

Номер: US20190027888A1
Автор: Durkin Michael Kevan
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Apparatus for optical isolation, which apparatus comprises a laser (), a beam delivery system (), and an output port (), wherein: the beam delivery system () comprises an optical isolator () and an optical fibre (); the laser () is defined by a peak power (); the laser () emits laser radiation () at a signal wavelength (); the laser radiation () is coupled from the laser () to the output port () via the beam delivery system (); and the optical fibre () comprises an optical waveguide () defined by a core (), a cladding (), a mode field area () at the signal wavelength (), a length (), and a Raman wavelength (); and the apparatus being characterised in that: the Raman wavelength () is longer than the signal wavelength (); the beam delivery system () attenuates the laser radiation () at the signal wavelength () such that the power of the laser radiation () emitted by the laser () is more than the power of the laser radiation () at the output port (); the apparatus does not include a pump for pumping the laser radiation () at the signal wavelength () as the laser radiation () propagates along the optical fibre (); the optical isolator () has greater backward optical isolation () and greater forward transmission () at the signal wavelength () compared to the Raman wavelength (); and the optical fibre () comprises a suppressing means () for suppressing stimulated Raman scattering. 2. Apparatus according to wherein the suppressing means is distributed over the length of the optical fibre.3. Apparatus according to wherein the suppressing means comprises high refractive index features which surround the core and which are configured to increase coupling of light into leaky modes at the Raman wavelength compared to coupling of light into leaky modes at the signal wavelength.4. Apparatus according to wherein the suppressing means comprises at least one blazed grating.5. Apparatus according to wherein the suppressing means comprises at least one long-period grating.6. Apparatus ...

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