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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Imra America, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Donald J. Harter, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
IMRA AMERICA, INC., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/30 (2006.01); H01S 3/00 (2006.01); H01S 3/067 (2006.01); H01S 3/094 (2006.01); H01S 3/11 (2006.01); H01S 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/0057 (2013.01); H01S 3/0675 (2013.01); H01S 3/06708 (2013.01); H01S 3/06725 (2013.01); H01S 3/06754 (2013.01); H01S 3/094003 (2013.01); H01S 3/094076 (2013.01); H01S 3/1106 (2013.01); H01S 3/1608 (2013.01); H01S 3/1618 (2013.01);
Abstract
System for converting relatively long pulses from rep-rate variable ultrafast optical sources to shorter, high-energy pulses suitable for sources in high-energy ultrafast lasers. Fibers with positive group velocity dispersion (GVD) and self phase modulation are advantageously employed with the optical sources. These systems take advantage of the need for higher pulse energies at lower repetition rates so that such sources can be cost effective.