CA2194821A1 - Rare-earth doped lithium niobate dbr laser - Google Patents

Rare-earth doped lithium niobate dbr laser

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CA2194821A1
CA2194821A1 CA002194821A CA2194821A CA2194821A1 CA 2194821 A1 CA2194821 A1 CA 2194821A1 CA 002194821 A CA002194821 A CA 002194821A CA 2194821 A CA2194821 A CA 2194821A CA 2194821 A1 CA2194821 A1 CA 2194821A1
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Raffaele Corsini
Dietmar Hiller
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Corning OTI SRL
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    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/06—Construction or shape of active medium
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    • H01S3/022—Constructional details of liquid lasers
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    • H01S3/04—Arrangements for thermal management
    • H01S3/042—Arrangements for thermal management for solid state lasers
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    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/06—Construction or shape of active medium
    • H01S3/063—Waveguide lasers, i.e. whereby the dimensions of the waveguide are of the order of the light wavelength
    • H01S3/0632—Thin film lasers in which light propagates in the plane of the thin film
    • H01S3/0637—Integrated lateral waveguide, e.g. the active waveguide is integrated on a substrate made by Si on insulator technology (Si/SiO2)
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    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/06—Construction or shape of active medium
    • H01S3/063—Waveguide lasers, i.e. whereby the dimensions of the waveguide are of the order of the light wavelength
    • H01S3/067—Fibre lasers
    • H01S3/0675—Resonators including a grating structure, e.g. distributed Bragg reflectors [DBR] or distributed feedback [DFB] fibre lasers
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    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/10—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
    • H01S3/106—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling devices placed within the cavity
    • H01S3/108—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling devices placed within the cavity using non-linear optical devices, e.g. exhibiting Brillouin or Raman scattering
    • H01S3/1083—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling devices placed within the cavity using non-linear optical devices, e.g. exhibiting Brillouin or Raman scattering using parametric generation
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/10—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
    • H01S3/11—Mode locking; Q-switching; Other giant-pulse techniques, e.g. cavity dumping
    • H01S3/1106—Mode locking
    • H01S3/1109—Active mode locking

Abstract

A rare-earth doped, lithium niobate, diffusion Bragg reflector laser having a simplified structure and improved efficiency is disclosed. The laser has a pumpsource, a wavelength division multiplexer, a substrate of lithium niobate doped with at least one rare earth element and having a feedback element, and a grating reflector. The grating reflector is formed from portions of an optical fibre and abuts one end of the doped substrate, such that the grating reflector and the feedbackelement of the doped substrate form a cavity for the laser. The doped substratemay include phase or amplitude modulators for FM or AM mode-locking operation.
CA002194821A 1996-01-12 1997-01-10 Rare-earth doped lithium niobate dbr laser Expired - Fee Related CA2194821C (en)

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EP96830008.7 1996-01-12
EP96830008A EP0784362B1 (en) 1996-01-12 1996-01-12 Rare-earth doped lithium niobate DBR laser

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AU (1) AU734315B2 (en)
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