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1. 发明授权

US08953647B1 High-power laser using thulium-doped fiber amplifier and frequency quadrupling for blue output 有权
标题翻译：大功率激光器采用ium掺杂光纤放大器，频率四倍于蓝色输出
公开(公告)号：US08953647B1
公开(公告)日：2015-02-10
申请号：US12799982
申请日：2010-04-28
申请人： Roy D. Mead , John D. Minelly , Eric C. Honea
发明人： Roy D. Mead , John D. Minelly , Eric C. Honea
IPC分类号： H01S3/30
CPC分类号： G01S17/89 , G01B11/2518 , G01B11/28 , G01S7/4813 , H01S3/0078 , H01S3/0092 , H01S3/06754 , H01S3/06791 , H01S3/08027 , H01S3/094003 , H01S3/107 , H01S3/11 , H01S3/115 , H01S3/1616 , H04B10/80 , H04B10/808
摘要： An apparatus, method and associated fiber-laser architectures for high-power pulsed operation and pumping wavelength-conversion devices. Some embodiments generate blue laser light by frequency quadrupling infrared (IR) light from Tm-doped gain fiber using non-linear wavelength conversion. Some embodiments use a fiber MOPA configuration to amplify a seed signal from a semiconductor laser or ring fiber laser. Some embodiments use the frequency-quadrupled blue light for underwater communications, imaging, and/or object and anomaly detection. Some embodiments amplitude modulate the IR seed signal to encode communication data sent to or from a submarine once the modulated light has its wavelength quartered. Other embodiments transmit blue-light pulses in a scanned pattern and detect scattered light to measure distances to objects in a raster-scanned underwater volume, which in turn are used to generate a data structure representing a three-dimensional rendition of the underwater scene being imaged for viewing by a person or for other software analysis.
摘要翻译：一种用于高功率脉冲操作和泵浦波长转换器件的装置，方法和相关的光纤 - 激光器架构。一些实施例通过使用非线性波长转换从Tm掺杂的增益光纤的红外（IR）光的四倍频率产生蓝色激光。一些实施例使用光纤MOPA配置来放大来自半导体激光器或环形光纤激光器的种子信号。一些实施例使用频率四倍的蓝光用于水下通信，成像和/或对象和异常检测。一些实施例，一旦调制的光具有其波长四分之一，幅度调制IR种子信号以编码发送到潜艇或从潜艇发送的通信数据。其他实施例以扫描的图案传输蓝光脉冲，并且检测散射光以测量光栅扫描的水下体积中的物体的距离，其又被用于生成表示被成像的水下场景的三维再现的数据结构供人观看或进行其他软件分析。

2. 发明授权

US08363312B1 Pulse-energy-stabilization and first-pulse-suppression optical gain fiber apparatus and method 有权
标题翻译：脉冲能量稳定和第一脉冲抑制光增益光纤装置及方法
公开(公告)号：US08363312B1
公开(公告)日：2013-01-29
申请号：US13013754
申请日：2011-01-25
申请人： Eric C. Honea , Roy D. Mead , John D. Minelly
发明人： Eric C. Honea , Roy D. Mead , John D. Minelly
IPC分类号： H04B10/17 , H04B10/12
CPC分类号： H01S3/06758 , H01S3/06712 , H01S3/0675 , H01S3/09408 , H01S3/1003 , H01S3/1302 , H01S3/1618 , H01S3/2333 , H01S2301/02 , H01S2301/04 , H04B10/291
摘要： In some embodiments, the present invention provides an apparatus and process wherein excess stored optical energy is removed from one or more stages in a fiber-amplifier, in order to stabilize the gain and obtain a constant level of energy per pulse. In some embodiments, a method of the invention includes providing a gain fiber, optically pumping the gain fiber using pump light, amplifying seed-signal pulses having a signal wavelength using the gain fiber to obtain amplified output pulses, and automatically limiting a gain of the gain fiber. In some embodiments, an apparatus of the invention includes a gain fiber, a source of pump light coupled to the gain fiber, a source of seed-signal pulses having a signal wavelength coupled to the gain fiber, wherein the gain fiber outputs amplified signal pulses, and an automatic-gain-control mechanism configured to limit gain of the gain fiber.
摘要翻译：在一些实施例中，本发明提供了一种装置和方法，其中从光纤放大器中的一个或多个级中去除多余的存储的光能，以便稳定增益并获得每脉冲恒定的能量水平。在一些实施例中，本发明的方法包括提供增益光纤，使用泵浦光光学泵浦增益光纤，使用增益光纤放大具有信号波长的种子信号脉冲以获得放大的输出脉冲，并自动限制增益光纤的增益增益纤维。在一些实施例中，本发明的装置包括增益光纤，耦合到增益光纤的泵浦光源，具有耦合到增益光纤的信号波长的种子信号脉冲源，其中增益光纤输出放大的信号脉冲以及被配置为限制增益光纤的增益的自动增益控制机构。

3. 发明授权

US07876498B1 Pulse-energy-stabilization approach and first-pulse-suppression method using fiber amplifier 有权
标题翻译：脉冲能量稳定方法和使用光纤放大器的第一脉冲抑制方法
公开(公告)号：US07876498B1
公开(公告)日：2011-01-25
申请号：US12054375
申请日：2008-03-24
申请人： Eric C. Honea , Roy D. Mead , John D. Minelly
发明人： Eric C. Honea , Roy D. Mead , John D. Minelly
IPC分类号： H04B10/17 , H01S3/00
CPC分类号： H01S3/06758 , H01S3/06712 , H01S3/0675 , H01S3/09408 , H01S3/1003 , H01S3/1302 , H01S3/1618 , H01S3/2333 , H01S2301/02 , H01S2301/04 , H04B10/291
摘要： In some embodiments, the present invention provides an apparatus and process wherein excess stored optical energy is removed from one or more stages in a fiber-amplifier, in order to stabilize the gain and obtain a constant level of energy per pulse. In some embodiments, a method of the invention includes providing a gain fiber, optically pumping the gain fiber using pump light, amplifying seed-signal pulses having a signal wavelength using the gain fiber to obtain amplified output pulses, and automatically limiting a gain of the gain fiber. In some embodiments, an apparatus of the invention includes a gain fiber, a source of pump light coupled to the gain fiber, a source of seed-signal pulses having a signal wavelength coupled to the gain fiber, wherein the gain fiber outputs amplified signal pulses, and an automatic-gain-control mechanism configured to limit gain of the gain fiber.
摘要翻译：在一些实施例中，本发明提供了一种装置和方法，其中从光纤放大器中的一个或多个级中去除多余的存储的光能，以便稳定增益并获得每脉冲恒定的能量水平。在一些实施例中，本发明的方法包括提供增益光纤，使用泵浦光光学泵浦增益光纤，使用增益光纤放大具有信号波长的种子信号脉冲以获得放大的输出脉冲，并自动限制增益光纤的增益增益纤维。在一些实施例中，本发明的装置包括增益光纤，耦合到增益光纤的泵浦光源，具有耦合到增益光纤的信号波长的种子信号脉冲源，其中增益光纤输出放大的信号脉冲以及被配置为限制增益光纤的增益的自动增益控制机构。

4. 发明授权

US07535631B2 Method and apparatus for spectral-beam combining of fiber-amplified laser beams using high-efficiency dielectric diffractive gratings 有权
$Method and apparatus for spectral-beam combining of fiber-amplified laser beams using high-efficiency dielectric diffractive gratings$
标题翻译：使用高效介质衍射光栅的光纤放大激光束的光束组合的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US07535631B2
公开(公告)日：2009-05-19
申请号：US11751637
申请日：2007-05-22
申请人： Andrew J. W. Brown , Eric C. Honea , Thomas H. Loftus , Roy D. Mead , Charles E. Hamilton , Anping Liu , Charles A. Lemaire
发明人： Andrew J. W. Brown , Eric C. Honea , Thomas H. Loftus , Roy D. Mead , Charles E. Hamilton , Anping Liu , Charles A. Lemaire
IPC分类号： H04B10/17 , H01S3/00
CPC分类号： G02B27/1086 , G02B27/1006 , G02B27/108 , G02B27/123 , G02B27/144 , G02B27/145
摘要： Apparatus and method for spectral-beam combining light from a plurality of high-power fiber lasers that, in some embodiments, use two substantially identical diffraction gratings in a parallel, mutually compensating configuration to combine a plurality of separate parallel input beams each having a slightly different successively higher wavelength into a single output beam of high quality. In other embodiments, a single diffraction grating is used to combine a plurality of different wavelengths, wherein the input laser beams are obtained from very narrow linewidth sources to reduce chromatic dispersion. In some embodiments, diagnostics and adjustments of wavelengths and/or positions and angles are made dynamically in real time to maintain the combination of the plurality input beams into a single high-quality output beam.
摘要翻译：在多个高功率光纤激光器中对光束进行光束组合的装置和方法，其在一些实施例中使用两个基本相同的衍射光栅，并联的相互补偿的结构，以组合多个独立的并行输入光束，不同的连续更高的波长成为高质量的单个输出光束。在其他实施例中，使用单个衍射光栅来组合多个不同的波长，其中输入激光束从非常窄的线宽源获得以减少色散。在一些实施例中，实时动态地进行波长和/或位置和角度的诊断和调整，以将多个输入光束的组合保持为单个高质量输出光束。

5. 发明授权

US08472763B1 Spectral beam combination of laser beams 有权
标题翻译：激光束的光束组合
公开(公告)号：US08472763B1
公开(公告)日：2013-06-25
申请号：US13043342
申请日：2011-03-08
申请人： Anping Liu , Eric C. Honea , Charles A. Lemaire , Roy D. Mead , Christopher D. Brooks , Andrew J. W. Brown , Charles E. Hamilton , Thomas H. Loftus , Fabio Di Teodoro
发明人： Anping Liu , Eric C. Honea , Charles A. Lemaire , Roy D. Mead , Christopher D. Brooks , Andrew J. W. Brown , Charles E. Hamilton , Thomas H. Loftus , Fabio Di Teodoro
IPC分类号： G02B6/34 , G02B6/26 , G02B4/42
CPC分类号： G02B6/3853 , C03B37/10 , G02B6/02328 , G02B6/02347 , G02B6/02376 , G02B6/02385 , G02B6/3826 , H01S3/005 , H01S3/0064 , H01S3/0078 , H01S3/06704 , H01S3/06708 , H01S3/06729 , H01S3/06741 , H01S3/06745 , H01S3/06754 , H01S3/06758 , H01S3/094007
摘要： A method and apparatus use a photonic-crystal fiber having a very large core while maintaining a single transverse mode. In some fiber lasers and amplifiers having large cores problems exist related to energy being generated at multiple-modes (i.e., polygamy), and of mode hopping (i.e., promiscuity) due to limited control of energy levels and fluctuations. The problems of multiple-modes and mode hopping result from the use of large-diameter waveguides, and are addressed by the invention. This is especially true in lasers using large amounts of energy (i.e., lasers in the one-megawatt or more range). By using multiple small waveguides in parallel, large amounts of energy can be passed through a laser, but with better control such that the aforementioned problems can be reduced. An additional advantage is that the polarization of the light can be maintained better than by using a single fiber core.
摘要翻译：一种方法和装置使用具有非常大核心的光子晶体光纤，同时保持单个横向模式。在一些光纤激光器和具有大的核心问题的放大器存在与在多模式（即一夫多妻制）下产生的能量以及由于能量水平和波动的有限控制而导致的模式跳变（即，混乱）有关的问题。使用大直径波导导致多模和跳频的问题，并由本发明解决。在使用大量能量的激光器（即，1兆瓦或更大范围的激光器）中尤其如此。通过平行地使用多个小波导，可以将大量能量通过激光器，但是具有更好的控制，从而可以减少上述问题。另外的优点是可以比通过使用单个纤芯更好地保持光的偏振。

6. 发明授权

US07233442B1 Method and apparatus for spectral-beam combining of high-power fiber lasers 有权
标题翻译：高功率光纤激光器的光束组合方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US07233442B1
公开(公告)日：2007-06-19
申请号：US11342337
申请日：2006-01-26
申请人： Andrew J. W. Brown , Eric C. Honea , Thomas H. Loftus , Roy D. Mead , Charles E. Hamilton , Anping Liu , Charles A. Lemaire
发明人： Andrew J. W. Brown , Eric C. Honea , Thomas H. Loftus , Roy D. Mead , Charles E. Hamilton , Anping Liu , Charles A. Lemaire
IPC分类号： G02B27/64
CPC分类号： G02B27/1086 , G02B27/1006 , G02B27/108 , G02B27/123 , G02B27/144 , G02B27/145
摘要： Apparatus and method for spectral-beam combining light from a plurality of high-power fiber lasers that, in some embodiments, use two substantially identical diffraction gratings in a parallel, mutually compensating configuration to combine a plurality of separate parallel input beams each having a slightly different successively higher wavelength into a single output beam of high quality. In other embodiments, a single diffraction grating is used to combine a plurality of different wavelengths, wherein the input laser beams are obtained from very narrow linewidth sources to reduce chromatic dispersion. In some embodiments, diagnostics and adjustments of wavelengths and/or positions and angles are made dynamically in real time to maintain the combination of the plurality input beams into a single high-quality output beam.
摘要翻译：在多个高功率光纤激光器中对光束进行光束组合的装置和方法，其在一些实施例中使用两个基本相同的衍射光栅，并联的相互补偿的结构，以组合多个独立的并行输入光束，不同的连续更高的波长成为高质量的单个输出光束。在其他实施例中，使用单个衍射光栅来组合多个不同的波长，其中输入激光束从非常窄的线宽源获得以减少色散。在一些实施例中，实时动态地进行波长和/或位置和角度的诊断和调整，以将多个输入光束的组合保持为单个高质量输出光束。

7. 发明授权

US07199924B1 Apparatus and method for spectral-beam combining of high-power fiber lasers 有权
标题翻译：大功率光纤激光器的光束组合装置及方法
公开(公告)号：US07199924B1
公开(公告)日：2007-04-03
申请号：US11342336
申请日：2006-01-26
申请人： Andrew J. W. Brown , Eric C. Honea , Thomas H. Loftus , Roy D. Mead , Charles E. Hamilton , Anping Liu , Charles A. Lemaire
发明人： Andrew J. W. Brown , Eric C. Honea , Thomas H. Loftus , Roy D. Mead , Charles E. Hamilton , Anping Liu , Charles A. Lemaire
IPC分类号： H04J14/02 , G02B27/64
CPC分类号： H01S3/2383 , G02B6/2931 , G02B27/1006 , G02B27/108 , G02B27/1086 , G02B27/123 , G02B27/144 , G02B27/145 , H01S3/005 , H01S3/0675 , H01S3/08009 , H01S3/2308 , H01S3/2391
摘要： Apparatus and method for spectral-beam combining light from a plurality of high-power fiber lasers that, in some embodiments, use two substantially identical diffraction gratings in a parallel, mutually compensating configuration to combine a plurality of separate parallel input beams each having a slightly different successively higher wavelength into a single output beam of high quality. In other embodiments, a single diffraction grating is used to combine a plurality of different wavelengths, wherein the input laser beams are obtained from very narrow linewidth sources to reduce chromatic dispersion. In some embodiments, diagnostics and adjustments of wavelengths and/or positions and angles are made dynamically in real time to maintain the combination of the plurality input beams into a single high-quality output beam.
摘要翻译：在多个高功率光纤激光器中对光束进行光束组合的装置和方法，其在一些实施例中使用两个基本相同的衍射光栅，并联的相互补偿的结构，以组合多个独立的并行输入光束，不同的连续更高的波长成为高质量的单个输出光束。在其他实施例中，使用单个衍射光栅来组合多个不同的波长，其中输入激光束从非常窄的线宽源获得以减少色散。在一些实施例中，实时动态地进行波长和/或位置和角度的诊断和调整，以将多个输入光束的组合保持为单个高质量输出光束。

8. 发明申请

US20110249692A1 BEAM DIAGNOSTICS AND FEEDBACK SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPECTRALLY BEAM-COMBINED LASERS 有权
标题翻译：光束诊断和反馈系统及其光束激光组合方法
公开(公告)号：US20110249692A1
公开(公告)日：2011-10-13
申请号：US13085465
申请日：2011-04-12
申请人： Eric C. Honea , Donald R. Jander , Pratheepan Madasamy , Tolga Yilmaz
发明人： Eric C. Honea , Donald R. Jander , Pratheepan Madasamy , Tolga Yilmaz
IPC分类号： H01S3/13
CPC分类号： H01S3/0064 , G02B6/02347 , G02B6/02366 , G02B6/02371 , G02B6/32 , H01S3/06754 , H01S3/06783 , H01S3/10015 , H01S3/1305
摘要： Apparatus and method for control of lasers (which use an array of optical gain fibers) in order to improve spectrally beam-combined (SBC) laser beam quality along the plane of the SBC fiber array via spectral-to-spatial mapping of a portion of the spectrally beam-combined laser beams, detection of optical power in each of the spatially dispersed beams and feedback control of the lasers for wavelength-drift correction. The apparatus includes a diffractive element; a source of a plurality of substantially monochromatic light beams directed from different angles to a single location on the diffractive element, wherein the diffractive element spectrally combines the plurality of light beams into a single beam. A controller adjusts characteristics of the light beams if one of the light beams has become misadjusted. In some embodiments, the controller adjusts the wavelength tuning of the respective fiber laser.
摘要翻译：用于控制激光器的装置和方法（其使用光学增益光纤阵列），以便沿着SBC光纤阵列的平面通过一部分的光谱到空间映射来改善沿着SBC光纤阵列的平面的光谱束组合（SBC）激光束质量光谱束组合激光束，每个空间分散光束中的光功率的检测和用于波长漂移校正的激光器的反馈控制。该装置包括衍射元件; 多个基本上单色的光束的源，其从不同的角度引导到衍射元件上的单个位置，其中所述衍射元件将所述多个光束光谱地组合成单个光束。如果光束中的一个已经被不正确地调节，则控制器调整光束的特性。在一些实施例中，控制器调节各个光纤激光器的波长调谐。

9. 发明授权

US08411712B2 Beam diagnostics and feedback system and method for spectrally beam-combined lasers 有权
标题翻译：光束组合激光束的光束诊断和反馈系统及方法
公开(公告)号：US08411712B2
公开(公告)日：2013-04-02
申请号：US13085465
申请日：2011-04-12
申请人： Eric C. Honea , Donald R. Jander , Pratheepan Madasamy , Tolga Yilmaz
发明人： Eric C. Honea , Donald R. Jander , Pratheepan Madasamy , Tolga Yilmaz
IPC分类号： H01S3/13
CPC分类号： H01S3/0064 , G02B6/02347 , G02B6/02366 , G02B6/02371 , G02B6/32 , H01S3/06754 , H01S3/06783 , H01S3/10015 , H01S3/1305
摘要： Apparatus and method for control of lasers (which use an array of optical gain fibers) in order to improve spectrally beam-combined (SBC) laser beam quality along the plane of the SBC fiber array via spectral-to-spatial mapping of a portion of the spectrally beam-combined laser beams, detection of optical power in each of the spatially dispersed beams and feedback control of the lasers for wavelength-drift correction. The apparatus includes a diffractive element; a source of a plurality of substantially monochromatic light beams directed from different angles to a single location on the diffractive element, wherein the diffractive element spectrally combines the plurality of light beams into a single beam. A controller adjusts characteristics of the light beams if one of the light beams has become misadjusted. In some embodiments, the controller adjusts the wavelength tuning of the respective fiber laser.
摘要翻译：用于控制激光器的装置和方法（其使用光学增益光纤阵列），以便沿着SBC光纤阵列的平面通过一部分的光谱 - 空间映射来改善沿着SBC光纤阵列的平面的光谱束组合（SBC）激光束质量光谱束组合激光束，每个空间分散光束中的光功率的检测和用于波长漂移校正的激光器的反馈控制。该装置包括衍射元件; 多个基本上单色的光束的源，其从不同的角度引导到衍射元件上的单个位置，其中所述衍射元件将所述多个光束光谱地组合成单个光束。如果光束中的一个已经被不正确地调节，则控制器调整光束的特性。在一些实施例中，控制器调节各个光纤激光器的波长调谐。

10. 发明授权

US06904069B2 Parasitic oscillation suppression in solid state lasers using optical coatings 失效
标题翻译：使用光学涂层的固态激光器中的寄生振荡抑制
公开(公告)号：US06904069B2
公开(公告)日：2005-06-07
申请号：US09752848
申请日：2000-12-29
申请人： Eric C. Honea , Raymond J. Beach
发明人： Eric C. Honea , Raymond J. Beach
IPC分类号： H01S3/06 , H01S3/0941 , H01S3/13
CPC分类号： H01S3/0606 , H01S3/0617 , H01S3/0621 , H01S3/0625 , H01S3/08095 , H01S3/094057 , H01S3/094084 , H01S3/09415 , H01S3/2333
摘要： A laser gain medium having a layered coating on at least certain surfaces of the laser gain medium. The layered coating having a reflective inner material and an absorptive scattering outside material.
摘要翻译：一种在激光增益介质的至少某些表面上具有层状涂层的激光增益介质。分层涂层具有反射内部材料和吸收散射外部材料。

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