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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2018
Teraxion Inc., Québec, CA;
François Trépanier, Québec, CA;
Pascal Deladurantaye, Québec, CA;
Axel Saumier-Verret, Québec, CA;
Sylvain Boudreau, Québec, CA;
René Dionne, Québec, CA;
Mathieu Demers, Québec, CA;
Jean-Thomas Landry, Québec, CA;
TERAXION INC., Québec, CA;
Abstract
A bulk compressor for use in a chirped pulse amplification system (CPA) comprising a tunable pulse stretcher and an amplifier is provided. The bulk compressor includes a mounting block formed as a monolithic structure and made of solid material. The mounting block may define a plurality of mounting surfaces each forming a collar surrounding a light passage. Optical components are mounted on the mounting block in a fixed mutual spatial relationship, each optical component having a front face having a peripheral portion mounted in direct contact with the collar formed by a respective one of the mounting surfaces. The bulk compressor may be provided as a stand-alone component, a part of a stretcher-compressor pair or a full CPA system, and may be used in a method for amplifying input optical pulses.