GB9325719D0 - Active fiber for optical signal transmission - Google Patents

Active fiber for optical signal transmission

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Publication number: GB9325719D0
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: optical signal; signal transmission; active fiber; fiber; active
Prior art date: 1989-02-21
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.): Granted

Application number

GB939325719A

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Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Sun Microsystems Inc

Original Assignee

Sun Microsystems Inc

Priority date (The priority date 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 date listed.)

1989-02-21

Filing date

1993-12-16

Publication date

1994-02-16

1989-02-21 Priority claimed from US07/312,907 external-priority patent/US4955685A/en

1993-09-21 Priority claimed from GB9319419A external-priority patent/GB2269933B/en

1993-12-16 Application filed by Sun Microsystems Inc filed Critical Sun Microsystems Inc

1994-02-16 Publication of GB9325719D0 publication Critical patent/GB9325719D0/en

1994-05-04 Publication of GB2272103A publication Critical patent/GB2272103A/en

1994-12-07 Application granted granted Critical

1994-12-07 Publication of GB2272103B publication Critical patent/GB2272103B/en

2013-09-21 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- 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)

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

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB9325719A Expired - Fee Related GB2272103B (en)	1989-02-21	1993-12-16	Active fiber for optical signal transmission

Country Status (1)

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GB (1)	GB2272103B (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* 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

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GB957235A (en) *	1961-04-13	1964-05-06	Hughes Aircraft Co	Optical radar system
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1993
- 1993-12-16 GB GB9325719A patent/GB2272103B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
GB2272103A (en)	1994-05-04
GB2272103B (en)	1994-12-07

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Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2004-06-23	PCNP	Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee	Effective date: 20031103