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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2013
Rafael R. Gattass, Washington, DC (US);
Leslie Brandon Shaw, Woodbridge, VA (US);
Jasbinder S. Sanghera, Ashburn, VA (US);
Ishwar D. Aggarwal, Charlotte, NC (US);
Lynda E Busse, Alexandria, VA (US);
Rafael R. Gattass, Washington, DC (US);
Leslie Brandon Shaw, Woodbridge, VA (US);
Jasbinder S. Sanghera, Ashburn, VA (US);
Ishwar D. Aggarwal, Charlotte, NC (US);
Lynda E Busse, Alexandria, VA (US);
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An infrared laser source system that combines laser emitters through an optical waveguide. Each emitter is coupled to a port of the optical waveguide and the waveguided signal is combined to provide a spatially combined laser source with a single common exit aperture. The materials used for waveguiding allow the propagation of wavelengths in the infrared. The system can be used for combining multiple laser emitters to increase the total output power and/or for combination of multiple emitters with different wavelength for increased spectral coverage out of the laser system.