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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2008
Michael J. Munroe, Eugene, OR (US);
David A. Dutton, Corvallis, OR (US);
Joseph G. Lachapelle, Philomath, OR (US);
Michael J. Munroe, Eugene, OR (US);
David A. Dutton, Corvallis, OR (US);
Joseph G. LaChapelle, Philomath, OR (US);
Deep Photonics Corporation, Corvallis, OR (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for producing coherent pulsed light with a fiber-based master oscillator/fiber amplifier architecture includes a fiber-coupled mode-locked laser source. The fiber-coupled mode-locked laser source is configured to provide pulses having a pulse duration of less than 1 ns. The apparatus also includes a fiber-coupled amplitude modulator optically coupled to the fiber-coupled mode-locked laser source. The fiber-coupled amplitude modulator is capable of gate durations greater than 1 ns. The apparatus further includes a saturated fiber power amplifier optically coupled to the fiber-coupled amplitude modulator.