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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2013
Applicant:
The Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Xiushan Zhu, Tucson, AZ (US);
Nasser N. Peyghambarian, Tucson, AZ (US);
Robert A. Norwood, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/30 (2006.01); H01S 3/067 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/06716 (2013.01);
Abstract
Mid-IR supercontinuum laser source in the 3-12 micron region generating at least tens of watts of optical power and based on non-silica optical fiber pumped by a ZBLAN fiber laser generating light at about 2.7 microns. The zero-dispersion wavelength of the non-silica fiber substantially coincides with the lasing wavelength. The proportion of the SC output above 3 microns exceeds 40 percent of the overall power output.