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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2010
Jian Liu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Lihmei Yang, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jian Liu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Lihmei Yang, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
Methods and systems for generating ultra-short fiber laser pulses are disclosed, including generating a signal laser pulse from a seed fiber laser; using a pulse stretcher comprising an input and an output, wherein the signal laser pulse is coupled into the input of the pulse stretcher; using a Tm:ZBLAN fiber comprising an input and an output, wherein the stretched signal laser pulse from the output of the pulse stretcher is coupled into the input of the Tm:ZBLAN fiber; using a pump laser coupled to either the output or the input of the Tm:ZBLAN fiber to amplify the stretched signal laser pulse; and using a compressor comprising an input and an output, wherein the output of the Tm:ZBLAN fiber is coupled to the input of the compressor and the output of the compressor emits the amplified signal laser pulse. Other embodiments are described and claimed.