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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc, Livermore, CA (US);
Inventors:
Derrek R. Drachenberg, Livermore, CA (US);
Jay W. Dawson, Livermore, CA (US);
Michael J. Messerly, Danville, CA (US);
Paul H. Pax, Livermore, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/067 (2006.01); H01S 3/042 (2006.01); H01S 3/16 (2006.01); H01S 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/042 (2013.01); H01S 3/0672 (2013.01); H01S 3/06729 (2013.01); H01S 3/1603 (2013.01); H01S 3/0405 (2013.01); H01S 3/06704 (2013.01); H01S 3/06741 (2013.01); H01S 3/06754 (2013.01); H01S 3/1618 (2013.01);
Abstract
A uniform temperature profile is provided across the width of the core of a ribbon fiber laser or amplifier by the use of insulating elements at the core edges and a spatially variable gain in the fiber core. High average power ribbon fibers, enable a variety of applications such as practical laser cutting and beam combining.