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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2017
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of Colorado, Denver, CO (US);
Inventor:
Thomas R Schibli, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body, Denver, CO (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/06 (2006.01); H01S 3/081 (2006.01); H01S 3/083 (2006.01); H01S 3/11 (2006.01); H01S 3/13 (2006.01); H01S 3/137 (2006.01); H01S 3/139 (2006.01); H01S 3/16 (2006.01); H01S 3/042 (2006.01); H01S 3/0941 (2006.01); H01S 3/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/0627 (2013.01); H01S 3/042 (2013.01); H01S 3/083 (2013.01); H01S 3/0811 (2013.01); H01S 3/0941 (2013.01); H01S 3/1118 (2013.01); H01S 3/1304 (2013.01); H01S 3/1305 (2013.01); H01S 3/1307 (2013.01); H01S 3/137 (2013.01); H01S 3/139 (2013.01); H01S 3/1608 (2013.01); H01S 3/1618 (2013.01); H01S 3/17 (2013.01); H01S 3/0612 (2013.01); H01S 3/0621 (2013.01); H01S 3/09415 (2013.01); H01S 3/173 (2013.01);
Abstract
A monolithic laser cavity () for generating an output series of pulses () based on an input pump signal. This is achieved by a novel cavity design that utilizes a transparent, low-loss, and near zero-dispersion spacer () to form an optical resonator without the use of wave-guiding effects. The pulse forming material (), optical elements (-), and the laser gain medium () are in direct contact with the spacer and/or each other without any free-space sections between them. Therefore, the light inside the laser cavity never travels through free space.