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GB2272103B - Active fiber for optical signal transmission - Google Patents

Active fiber for optical signal transmission

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Publication number
GB2272103B
GB2272103B GB9325719A GB9325719A GB2272103B GB 2272103 B GB2272103 B GB 2272103B GB 9325719 A GB9325719 A GB 9325719A GB 9325719 A GB9325719 A GB 9325719A GB 2272103 B GB2272103 B GB 2272103B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
optical signal
signal transmission
active fiber
fiber
active
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB9325719A
Other versions
GB9325719D0 (en
GB2272103A (en
Inventor
Jonathan D Garman
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Sun Microsystems Inc
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Sun Microsystems Inc
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Publication date
Priority claimed from US07/312,907 external-priority patent/US4955685A/en
Priority claimed from GB9319419A external-priority patent/GB2269933B/en
Application filed by Sun Microsystems Inc filed Critical Sun Microsystems Inc
Publication of GB9325719D0 publication Critical patent/GB9325719D0/en
Publication of GB2272103A publication Critical patent/GB2272103A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2272103B publication Critical patent/GB2272103B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/09—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping
    • H01S3/091—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping
    • H01S3/094—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light
    • H01S3/094003—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light the pumped medium being a fibre
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/06—Construction or shape of active medium
    • H01S3/063—Waveguide lasers, i.e. whereby the dimensions of the waveguide are of the order of the light wavelength
    • H01S3/067—Fibre lasers
    • H01S3/06708—Constructional details of the fibre, e.g. compositions, cross-section, shape or tapering
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/06—Construction or shape of active medium
    • H01S3/063—Waveguide lasers, i.e. whereby the dimensions of the waveguide are of the order of the light wavelength
    • H01S3/067—Fibre lasers
    • H01S3/06708—Constructional details of the fibre, e.g. compositions, cross-section, shape or tapering
    • H01S3/0672—Non-uniform radial doping
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/06—Construction or shape of active medium
    • H01S3/063—Waveguide lasers, i.e. whereby the dimensions of the waveguide are of the order of the light wavelength
    • H01S3/067—Fibre lasers
    • H01S3/06754—Fibre amplifiers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/09—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping
    • H01S3/091—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping
    • H01S3/0915—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by incoherent light
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/09—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping
    • H01S3/091—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping
    • H01S3/094—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light
    • H01S3/094069—Multi-mode pumping

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
GB9325719A 1989-02-21 1993-12-16 Active fiber for optical signal transmission Expired - Fee Related GB2272103B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US07/312,907 US4955685A (en) 1989-02-21 1989-02-21 Active fiber for optical signal transmission
GB9319419A GB2269933B (en) 1989-02-21 1993-09-21 Active fiber for optical signal transmission

Publications (3)

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GB9325719D0 GB9325719D0 (en) 1994-02-16
GB2272103A GB2272103A (en) 1994-05-04
GB2272103B true GB2272103B (en) 1994-12-07

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE4447356A1 (en) * 1994-12-20 1996-06-27 Max Born Inst Fuer Nichtlinear Optical fibre laser beam generator for esp. optical telecommunications system

Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB957235A (en) * 1961-04-13 1964-05-06 Hughes Aircraft Co Optical radar system
GB1015431A (en) * 1961-07-31 1965-12-31 Litton Industries Inc Improvements in or relating to optical maser apparatus
GB1269101A (en) * 1968-07-06 1972-04-06 Nippon Selfoc Company Ltd A solid-state laser element
US3999145A (en) * 1974-07-02 1976-12-21 Allied Chemical Corporation Optical convertor for laser systems
US4875215A (en) * 1986-01-31 1989-10-17 Australian Electro Optics Pty. Ltd. Fibre communication laser system

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB957235A (en) * 1961-04-13 1964-05-06 Hughes Aircraft Co Optical radar system
GB1015431A (en) * 1961-07-31 1965-12-31 Litton Industries Inc Improvements in or relating to optical maser apparatus
GB1269101A (en) * 1968-07-06 1972-04-06 Nippon Selfoc Company Ltd A solid-state laser element
US3999145A (en) * 1974-07-02 1976-12-21 Allied Chemical Corporation Optical convertor for laser systems
US4875215A (en) * 1986-01-31 1989-10-17 Australian Electro Optics Pty. Ltd. Fibre communication laser system

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