MODE-CONTROLLED LASER SYSTEM
    1.
    发明申请
    MODE-CONTROLLED LASER SYSTEM 审中-公开
    模式控制激光系统

    公开(公告)号:US20160072256A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-10

    申请号:US14785419

    申请日:2013-06-20

    IPC分类号: H01S5/183 H01S5/022

    摘要: A mode-controlled laser system includes an active region to generate optical energy in response to an electric signal. The system also includes a mirror to resonate the optical energy in an optical cavity. The system also includes a HCG mode control reflector arranged in the optical cavity to control the resonated optical energy into a substantially non-Gaussian intensity profile. The resonated optical energy can be emitted as an optical signal having the substantially non-Gaussian intensity profile.

    摘要翻译: 模式控制的激光系统包括响应于电信号产生光能的有源区域。 该系统还包括用于共振光学腔中的光能的反射镜。 该系统还包括布置在光腔中的HCG模式控制反射器,以将共振的光能控制为基本上非高斯强度分布。 共振的光能可以作为具有基本上非高斯强度分布的光信号发射。

    Gas laser device
    2.
    发明授权
    Gas laser device 有权
    气体激光装置

    公开(公告)号:US08873599B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-28

    申请号:US13824432

    申请日:2011-08-26

    摘要: A tri-axially orthogonal gas laser device in which an optical axis of an optical resonator, a direction in which a laser gas is supplied into the optical resonator, and a direction of discharge for exciting the laser gas are mutually orthogonal to one another, the device including: an exciting unit including a blower supplying the laser gas in −X direction to the optical axis of the optical resonator, and a discharge electrode pair which is shifted on a gas upstream side with respect to the optical axis; and an exciting unit including a blower for supplying the laser gas in +X direction to the optical axis of the optical resonator, and a discharge electrode pair which is shifted on a gas upstream side with respect to the optical axis

    摘要翻译: 将光谐振器的光轴,向光谐振器供给激光气体的方向以及使激光气体激发的方向相互正交的三轴正交气体激光装置相互正交, 该装置包括:激励单元,其包括向所述光学谐振器的光轴向-X方向供给激光气体的鼓风机;以及在相对于所述光轴的气体上游侧移动的放电电极对; 以及激励单元,其包括用于将激光气体沿+ X方向供给到光谐振器的光轴的鼓风机,以及在相对于光轴的气体上游侧移动的放电电极对

    Solid-state laser
    3.
    发明授权
    Solid-state laser 有权
    固态激光器

    公开(公告)号:US08165182B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-04-24

    申请号:US12804574

    申请日:2010-07-23

    IPC分类号: H01S3/13 H01S3/07 H01S3/08

    摘要: In order to improve a solid-state laser, in particular a solid-state disc laser, comprising a resonator (40) that defines a resonator radiation field (30) and at least one solid-state disc (12) with the resonator radiation field (30) passing through it, in such a manner that the thermal lens effect can be at least substantially compensated, it is proposed that in reflection the resonator radiation field (30) strikes at least one first adaptive mirror unit (50, 70), with which a distortion of the resonator radiation field (30) as a result of a thermal lens effect of the at least one solid-state disc (12) can be substantially compensated. An adaptive mirror unit (50) can be configured by a heated (58a, 58b) glass sheet (54) with an HR layer (52), for example, or by a pressure-induced deformation by means a fluid (78) in a space (76), which is enclosed with the mirror (72, 74).

    摘要翻译: 为了改进固态激光器,特别是固态光盘激光器,其包括限定谐振器辐射场的谐振器(40)和至少一个具有谐振器辐射场的固态光盘(12) (30)通过它,使得至少可以基本上补偿热透镜效应的方式,提出在谐振器辐射场(30)反射至少一个第一自适应反射镜单元(50,70)的反射中, 由此可以基本上补偿作为至少一个固态盘(12)的热透镜效应的结果的谐振器辐射场(30)的失真。 自适应反射镜单元(50)可以由加热的(58a,58b)玻璃板(54)与HR层(52)构成,或者通过压力引起的变形,通过在 空间(76),其被反射镜(72,74)包围。

    Two-dimensional photonic crystal plane emission laser
    4.
    发明授权
    Two-dimensional photonic crystal plane emission laser 有权
    二维光子晶体发射激光器

    公开(公告)号:US07991036B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-02

    申请号:US12666389

    申请日:2008-06-16

    申请人: Mitsuru Yokoyama

    发明人: Mitsuru Yokoyama

    IPC分类号: H01S3/08

    摘要: A two-dimensional photonic crystal plane emission laser of the invention includes a two-dimensional photonic crystal which has a two-dimensional photonic crystal area and a light reflecting area, and which selects a wavelength of light to be generated in an active layer. The light reflecting area is formed in such a manner that when light leaking from the two-dimensional photonic crystal area and reflected on a reflecting surface of the light reflecting area is returned to the two-dimensional photonic crystal area, the reflection light is combined with a standing wave residing in a propagating direction of the reflection light without disturbing its resonant state.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的二维光子晶体发射激光器包括具有二维光子晶体区域和光反射区域的二维光子晶体,并且选择在有源层中产生的光的波长。 光反射区域形成为当从二维光子晶体区域泄漏并在光反射区域的反射面反射的光返回到二维光子晶体区域时,将反射光与 驻波在反射光的传播方向上的驻波而不干扰其谐振状态。

    Surface light emitting semiconductor laser element
    5.
    发明授权
    Surface light emitting semiconductor laser element 有权
    表面发光半导体激光元件

    公开(公告)号:US07684453B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-23

    申请号:US10847904

    申请日:2004-05-18

    IPC分类号: H01S5/00

    摘要: A surface light emitting semiconductor laser element, comprises a substrate, a lower reflector including a semiconductor multi-layer disposed on the substrate, an active layer disposed on the lower reflector, an upper reflector including a semiconductor multi-layer disposed on the active layer, a compound semiconductor layer having a first opening for exposing the upper reflector and extending over the upper reflector, and a metal film having a second opening for exposing the upper reflector disposed inside of the first opening and extending over the compound semiconductor layer, wherein the metal film and the compound semiconductor layer constitute a complex refractive index distribution structure where a complex refractive index is changed from the center of the second opening towards the outside. A method of emitting laser light in a single-peak transverse mode is also provided.

    摘要翻译: 一种表面发光半导体激光元件,包括基板,包括设置在基板上的半导体多层的下反射器,设置在下反射器上的有源层,包括设置在有源层上的半导体多层的上反射器, 化合物半导体层,具有用于暴露上反射体并在上反射体上方延伸的第一开口,以及具有第二开口的金属膜,用于暴露设置在第一开口内部并在化合物半导体层上方延伸的上反射体,其中金属 膜和化合物半导体层构成复合折射率分布结构,其中复数折射率从第二开口的中心朝向外部改变。 还提供了以单峰横向模式发射激光的方法。

    Intra-cavity non-degenerate laguerre mode generator
    6.
    发明授权
    Intra-cavity non-degenerate laguerre mode generator 有权
    腔内非退化Laguerre模式发生器

    公开(公告)号:US07675958B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-09

    申请号:US11497824

    申请日:2006-08-02

    IPC分类号: H01S3/08

    摘要: A lasing method including the steps of providing a laser resonator; utilizing birefringence compensation in said resonator whereby said resonator is induced to operate in a Laguerre-Gaussian higher order mode; and utilizing polarized outcoupling of lasing energy at said higher order mode from said resonator. In the illustrative application, the laser resonator is a high-power, solid-state laser resonator. In the specific embodiment, the inventive method further includes the step of changing an outcoupling preference for a non-degenerate high-order Laguerre-Gaussian mode. In one embodiment, the step of changing outcoupling preference includes the step of changing an outcoupling polarization. In another embodiment, the step of changing outcoupling preference includes the step of changing an orientation of a roof edge of a prism in the laser resonator. Lower order Laguerre modes are discouraged from appearing in an output of the resonator by adding loss at the center of the rod aperture of the resonator or detuning the orientation of a first or a second quarter-wave plate. In the illustrative embodiment, the gain lifetime of the resonator is longer than an interpulse period thereof.

    摘要翻译: 一种激光方法,包括提供激光谐振器的步骤; 在所述谐振器中利用双折射补偿,由此所述谐振器被诱导以拉格尔 - 高斯高阶模式工作; 并且利用来自所述谐振器的所述高阶模式的激光能量的极化输出耦合。 在说明性应用中,激光谐振器是大功率固态激光谐振器。 在具体实施例中,本发明的方法还包括改变非退化高阶Laguerre-Gaussian模式的输出偏好的步骤。 在一个实施例中,改变输出耦合偏好的步骤包括改变输出耦合极化的步骤。 在另一个实施例中,改变输出耦合偏好的步骤包括改变激光谐振器中的棱镜的顶部边缘的方向的步骤。 不希望通过在谐振器的杆孔的中心处增加损耗或使第一或第二四分之一波片的取向失谐来降低低阶Laguerre模式出现在谐振器的输出中。 在说明性实施例中,谐振器的增益寿命长于其脉冲间隔。

    Optical resonators with orthogonally polarized modes
    7.
    发明申请
    Optical resonators with orthogonally polarized modes 失效
    具有正交偏振模式的光学谐振器

    公开(公告)号:US20020154672A1

    公开(公告)日:2002-10-24

    申请号:US10099473

    申请日:2002-03-15

    IPC分类号: H01S003/08

    摘要: An optical resonator supporting two sets of simultaneously co-existent oscillation modes (30 and 31), having polarizations orthogonal to each other. Mode control elements (28 and 29), such as apertures and phase elements, are introduced into the resonator to allow only preferred modes to exist. The placement and orientation of the sets are designed such that the high intensity zones of one set fall on the nodes or low intensity zones of the other set in an interlaced pattern. Thus, in a laser resonator, better utilization of the gain medium (24) is achieved and the beam quality and brightness over multimode lasing are improved. This configuration improves the performance of high Fresnel number resonators, in both pulsed and continuous lasers, for applications such as scribing, drilling, cutting, target designation and rangefinding. An application of the intra-cavity coherent summation of orthogonally polarized modes is described, whereby azimuthally or radially polarized beams may be obtained.

    摘要翻译: 支持两组同时共存的振荡模式(30和31)的光学谐振器,具有彼此正交的极化。 将模式控制元件(28和29)(诸如孔径和相位元件)引入到谐振器中,以仅允许存在优选的模式。 这些组的放置和取向被设计成使得一组的高强度区域以交错图案落在另一组的节点或低强度区域上。 因此,在激光谐振器中,实现了增益介质(24)的更好的利用,并提高了多模激光的光束质量和亮度。 这种配置提高了脉冲和连续激光器中高菲涅尔数谐振器的性能,适用于诸如划线,钻孔,切割,目标指定和测距等应用。 描述了正交偏振模式的腔内相干求和的应用,由此可以获得方位角或径向偏振光束。

    Annular waveguide vertical cavity surface emitting laser array and
method of fabrication
    8.
    发明授权
    Annular waveguide vertical cavity surface emitting laser array and method of fabrication 失效
    环形波导垂直腔表面发射激光器阵列及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US6084900A

    公开(公告)日:2000-07-04

    申请号:US998365

    申请日:1997-12-24

    摘要: An array of annular waveguide VCSELs for achieving a stable single high order mode light source characterized as emitting a plurality of emission beams of varying wavelengths. The device array including a first mirror stack with mirror pairs in a Al.sub.x Ga.sub.1-x As/Al.sub.y Ga.sub.1-y As material system lattice matched to an active region. The active region includes an active structure sandwiched between a first cladding region adjacent the first mirror stack and a second cladding region, the active structure having at least one quantum well. The VCSEL further includes a second mirror stack lattice matched to the second cladding region and having mirror pairs in a Al.sub.x Ga.sub.1-x As/Al.sub.y Ga.sub.1-y As material system. The second mirror stack is etched to define a first VCSEL and at least one additional VCSEL, each VCSEL including an etched region, thereby defining an annular emission region through which light generated by the annular waveguide VCSEL is emitted.

    摘要翻译: 用于实现稳定的单个高阶模式光源的环形波导VCSEL的阵列,其特征在于发射多个不同波长的发射光束。 该器件阵列包括在与有源区匹配的Al x Ga 1-x As / Al y Ga 1-y As材料体系晶格中具有镜对的第一反射镜叠层。 有源区包括夹在邻近第一反射镜叠层的第一包层区域和第二包层区域之间的有源结构,该有源结构具有至少一个量子阱。 VCSEL还包括与第二包层区域匹配的第二反射镜堆叠晶格并且在Al x Ga 1-x As / Al y Ga 1-y As材料体系中具有镜对。 蚀刻第二反射镜叠层以限定第一VCSEL和至少一个附加VCSEL,每个VCSEL包括蚀刻区域,由此限定环形发射区域,通过该环形发射区域发射由环形波导VCSEL产生的光。

    Laser beam converter for converting a laser beam with a single
high-order transverse mode into a laser beam with a desired intensity
distribution and laser resonator for producing a laser beam with a
single high-order transverse mode
    9.
    发明授权
    Laser beam converter for converting a laser beam with a single high-order transverse mode into a laser beam with a desired intensity distribution and laser resonator for producing a laser beam with a single high-order transverse mode 失效
    用于将具有单个高阶横模的激光束转换为具有期望强度分布的激光束的激光束转换器和用于产生具有单个高阶横向模式的激光束的激光谐振器

    公开(公告)号:US5982806A

    公开(公告)日:1999-11-09

    申请号:US854096

    申请日:1997-05-09

    IPC分类号: H01S3/00 H01S3/10

    摘要: In order to obtain a high-power laser beam with a high beam quality with use of a small-sized and low-cost apparatus, there has been disclosed a laser resonator which is constructed so as to produce a single high-order transverse mode laser beam, and a technique for converting the laser beam with a single high-order transverse mode into a laser beam with a high beam quality. The laser resonator is provided with a regulating plate of a high-order transverse mode which is constructed so as to produce a laser beam in a single high-order transverse mode. A phase adjusting plate inverts a phase for each region of the laser beam divided depending upon a lateral mode thereof to match the phase for each region of the laser beam, and subsequently, a traveling direction of the laser beam is changed for each position thereof by means of the first binary optics element, and further, the laser beam is converted into a parallel beam by means of the second binary optical element. The first binary optics element changes the traveling direction of the ray of the laser beam for each region thereof so that the laser beam has a desired intensity distribution on the second binary optics element.

    摘要翻译: 为了通过使用小型和低成本的装置获得具有高光束质量的高功率激光束,已经公开了一种激光谐振器,其被构造成产生单个高阶横模激光器 光束,以及用于将具有单个高阶横向模式的激光束转换成具有高光束质量的激光束的技术。 激光谐振器设置有高阶横模的调节板,其被构造成在单个高阶横模中产生激光束。 相位调整板使根据其横向模式分割的激光束的每个区域的相位反转,以匹配激光束的每个区域的相位,随后激光束的行进方向的每个位置被改变, 第一二元光学元件的装置,此外,激光束通过第二二进制光学元件转换成平行光束。 第一二元光学元件改变激光束的每个区域的光线的行进方向,使得激光束在第二二进制光学元件上具有期望的强度分布。