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29 results about "Semiconductor saturable absorber" patented technology

A semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) (or simply SAM = saturable absorber mirror) is a mirror structure with an incorporated saturable absorber, all made in semiconductor technology.

High-repetition-rate laser resonator with piezoelectric actuation and pulse locking

The application discloses a high-repetition-frequency laser resonant cavity with a piezoelectric driving function and a pulse locking device. In the resonant cavity, a stacked piezoelectric actuator is subjected to a first adhesion process with a first gasket and a second gasket at both ends, a first organic glass and a second organic glass are subjected to a second adhesion process with the other sides of the first gasket and the second gasket, and a combination based on the stacked piezoelectric actuator is formed; a dielectric film is arranged on the end face of a third plug; a gain optical fiber is inserted and passes through a first plug, the combination based on the stacked piezoelectric actuator and a second plug connected in sequence; the end face of the first plug is butted against a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror, and the end face of the second plug is butted against the dielectric film. The application overcomes the problem of repetition frequency drift in a centimeter-level resonant cavity.
Owner:SOUTH CHINA UNIV OF TECH

A solid-state laser semiconductor saturable absorber packaging device

This utility model relates to the field of semiconductor saturable absorber protection technology, specifically to a solid-state laser semiconductor saturable absorber packaging device, including a base, a SESAM body, a lens barrel, and a dustproof lens; one end of the lens barrel is sleeved on the outside of the dustproof lens, and the other end of the lens barrel is connected to the base; the SESAM body is disposed inside the lens barrel, and the SESAM body is connected to the upper end face of the base; by adding a lens barrel and a dustproof lens, the SESAM body is encapsulated and protected, isolated from the external environment, avoiding frictional contact between the SESAM body and external dust particles, preventing external environmental pollution, ensuring the service life of the SESAM body, and meeting practical application requirements.
Owner:SHAANXI NORMAL UNIV

Wavelength-tunable mode-locked fiber laser

The invention discloses a wavelength-tunable mode-locked fiber laser, which belongs to the technical field of lasers, and is characterized in that an angle-adjustable filter is introduced into a fiber resonant cavity taking a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror as a mode-locked device, and a fiber collimator is utilized to realize coupling of a space section and a fiber section. Compared with a traditional scheme, the whole structure is simple, the tuning range is wide, and the cost is low; while stable self-starting mode-locked pulse output is realized, tuning of the wavelength of an output light beam can be realized. The difficulty in the aspects of manufacturing process and actual operation is greatly reduced, and the system integration level and the flexible expansibility are high.
Owner:ZHEJIANG MOKE LASER INTELLIGENT EQUIP CO LTD

Tunable semiconductor saturable absorption mirror based on quantum stark effect

The utility model belongs to the technical field of semiconductors, and relates to a tunable semiconductor saturable absorption mirror based on the quantum stark effect. The semiconductor saturable absorption mirror comprises a back electrode layer; the substrate insulating layer is arranged on the back electrode layer; the substrate layer is arranged on the base insulating layer; the spectrum tuning unit array is arranged on the substrate layer; wherein the spectrum tuning unit array comprises a plurality of spectrum tuning units which are arranged at intervals, and each spectrum tuning unit comprises a Bragg reflection layer, a quantum well absorption layer, a transparent insulation layer and a transparent electrode layer which are sequentially arranged from bottom to top. According to the utility model, the wavelength-tunable semiconductor saturable absorber mirror can be realized through the quantum stark effect, the application scene of the semiconductor saturable absorber mirror is enriched, and the performance and reliability of the semiconductor saturable absorber mirror in the ultrafast laser technology are improved.
Owner:QINGDAO YICHENLEISHUO TECH CO LTD

Wavelength and pulse width dual-adjustment optical fiber seed laser for nonlinear microscopic imaging

The invention discloses a wavelength and pulse width dual-adjustment optical fiber seed laser for nonlinear microscopic imaging, which comprises a full polarization-maintaining linear cavity, the full polarization-maintaining linear cavity further comprises a reflection type semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (1), an optical fiber coupler (2), a wavelength division multiplexer (3), a 980 nm pumping laser diode (4), a polarization-maintaining gain optical fiber (5), a variable-focus collimator (6), a transmission diffraction grating (7) and an electric control galvanometer (8). All the devices form the full polarization-maintaining linear cavity between the reflection type semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (1) and the electric control galvanometer (8). The output wavelength of the seed light is tuned within the range of 1010-1090 nm by controlling the angle of the electric control galvanometer (8), the spectral width is tuned within the range of 0.1-5 nm by controlling the variable-focus collimator (6), and then the pulse time domain width is tunable within 2-50 ps. According to the invention, an ideal excitation light source can be provided in a nonlinear imaging system.
Owner:TIANJIN UNIV

System for supercontinuum generation

A system (12) for generating supercontinuum pulsed emission having a substantially flat spectrum, the system comprising: a fiber mode-locked oscillator (1) comprising a laser cavity (2); an amplifier (10); a non-linear optical fiber (11); the laser cavity comprises a Fiber Bragg Grating element (5) and a Semiconductor Saturable Absorber Mirror (8) configured to act as first and second mirrors respectively, the Fiber Bragg Grating element (5) having: a bandwidth between 3 nm and 15 nm, a reflectivity between 10 – 50%, and a dispersion value such that the total dispersion of the laser cavity is in the anomalous dispersion regime.
Owner:FYLA LASER SL

High repetition rate crosstalk-free dual-comb fiber laser based on mechanical sharing

The application discloses a high-repetition-frequency crosstalk-free dual-comb fiber laser based on mechanical sharing, which comprises a pump source, an optical coupler, a tunable optical attenuator, a first wave division multiplexer and a second wave division multiplexer. The pump end of the first wave division multiplexer is connected with the output end of the tunable optical attenuator, and the pump end of the second wave division multiplexer is connected with the third port of the optical coupler. The first resonant cavity comprises a dielectric film, a first doped optical fiber, a first single-mode optical fiber and a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror which are sequentially connected, and the first doped optical fiber is connected with the common end of the first wave division multiplexer. The second resonant cavity comprises a dielectric film, a second doped optical fiber, a second single-mode optical fiber and a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror which are sequentially connected, and the second doped optical fiber is connected with the common end of the second wave division multiplexer. The fiber part of the first resonant cavity and the fiber part of the second resonant cavity are closely arranged at the same position to realize mechanical sharing. The laser of the application can obtain crosstalk-free dual-comb output with higher repetition frequency.
Owner:NANJING UNIV OF AERONAUTICS & ASTRONAUTICS

Laser element and electronic device

PendingUS20260254199A1Optical axisMiniaturization
The present disclosure can generate laser light having an ultrashort pulse and high peak power, be miniaturized, and improve light-pulse light conversion efficiency. A laser element includes: a laminated semiconductor layer that includes a first reflection layer for a first wavelength and an active layer that performs surface light emission at the first wavelength; a laser medium that is disposed on a rear side of an optical axis of the laminated semiconductor layer, and includes a second reflection layer for a second wavelength on a first surface facing the laminated semiconductor layer and a third reflection layer for the first wavelength on a second surface on an opposite side to the first surface; a fourth reflection layer for the second wavelength that is disposed further toward the rear side of the optical axis than the second surface; a first resonator that resonates light of the first wavelength between the first reflection layer and the third reflection layer; a second resonator that resonates light of the second wavelength between the second reflection layer and the fourth reflection layer; and a semiconductor saturable absorber that is disposed between the third reflection layer and the fourth reflection layer and generates the light of the second wavelength by mode-locking, and the optical axis of the laminated semiconductor layer and an optical axis of the laser medium are uniaxially arranged.
Owner:SONY GROUP CORP

A full solid-state mode-locked laser dual optical comb generating device

The application provides a full solid-state mode-locked laser double optical comb generating device, and relates to the technical field of optical frequency, and comprises a lens group (1), a dichroic mirror (2), a gain crystal (3), a first birefringent crystal (4), a second birefringent crystal (5) and a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (6), wherein the pump source generates pump light which passes through the lens group (1) to converge a light spot, and passes through the dichroic mirror (2) and is connected with the gain crystal (3), the front and back sides of the gain crystal (3) are connected with the first birefringent crystal (4) and the second birefringent crystal (5) through optical connection respectively, and the second birefringent crystal (5) is connected with the semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (6); the pump light is divided into two polarized lights which are orthogonal to each other by the birefringent crystal, and the gain medium is directly pumped, so that the full solid-state mode-locked laser double optical comb with compact structure, large range of repetition frequency difference tuning and high mutual coherence is realized.
Owner:NORTHWEST UNIV

Linear cavity space-time mode locking all-fiber laser

The utility model relates to a linear cavity space-time mode locking all-fiber laser, which comprises a first semiconductor saturable absorber mirror, a first optical fiber section, a gain optical fiber, a second optical fiber section and a second semiconductor saturable absorber mirror which are sequentially connected from left to right, the first optical fiber section comprises a first optical coupler and a first polarization controller which are sequentially connected from left to right; the second optical fiber section comprises a beam combiner and a second polarization controller which are sequentially connected from left to right; the core diameter of the optical fiber in the first optical fiber section is larger than that of the gain optical fiber; the gain optical fiber is welded with the first optical fiber section; the core diameter of the optical fiber in the second optical fiber section is the same as that of the gain optical fiber; the absorptivity, the modulation depth and the relaxation time of the first semiconductor saturable absorber mirror are the same as those of the second semiconductor saturable absorber mirror; the technical problems that a traditional space-time mode-locked fiber laser is poor in pulse adjustability and unstable in space-time mode locking are solved.
Owner:GUANGZHOU INST OF RAILWAY TECH

Mid-infrared semiconductor saturable absorber mirror based on INAS / GASB superlattice and preparation method thereof

A mid-infrared semiconductor saturable absorber mirror based on InAs / GaSb superlattice comprises a GaSb substrate with an anti-reflection film coated on the lower surface of the GaSb substrate; InAs / GaSb superlattice which has a specific structure and thickness and is arranged on the GaSb substrate; and Bragg reflection film which is arranged on the InAs / GaSb superlattice, wherein Bragg reflection film is composed of multiple pairs of ZnS and YbF3 film layers with a thickness of ¼ wavelength, and the YbF3 film layer is connected with the InAs / GaSb superlattice. The device not only has a mid-infrared working range with a broadband operation bandwidth, but also has the advantages of designable parameters, outstanding robustness, high damage threshold and the like, and sets a foundation for the development of mid-infrared ultrafast mode-locked lasers.
Owner:SHANGHAI JIAOTONG UNIV +1

1030 nanosecond soliton-like pulse f-p cavity fiber oscillator

This invention discloses a 1030 nm soliton-type pulsed F-P cavity femtosecond fiber oscillator, comprising: a mode-locked oscillator cavity, a pump source, a moving mechanism, and a seed source control module; the mode-locked oscillator cavity includes a chirped fiber Bragg grating, a ytterbium-doped fiber, a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) synthesizer, a beam splitter, and a semiconductor saturable absorber (SESAM); the pump source is connected to the pump port of the WDM synthesizer, the signal port of the WDM synthesizer is connected to the ytterbium-doped fiber and the first end of the beam splitter respectively, and the ytterbium-doped fiber is connected to the chirped fiber Bragg grating; the second end of the beam splitter is connected to the semiconductor saturable absorber (SESAM); by changing the optical path layout of each device in the oscillator, the pump light coupling direction is reversed to avoid interference of the pump light to the SESAM; the mode-locked feedback signal is analyzed in real time by an FPGA, and the pump current adjustment and SESAM switching action are dynamically coordinated to ensure the power stability of the pump source and the synergistic optimization of the SESAM operating point, so that the seed source is in the optimal mode-locked state during long-term operation.
Owner:GUANGDONG HANYING LASER TECH CO LTD

GHz high-repetition 9-shaped cavity mode-locked fiber laser and starting method thereof

The application discloses a GHz high-repetition 9-shaped cavity mode-locked fiber laser and a starting method thereof, and particularly relates to the technical field of ultrafast laser, a nonlinear amplification ring mirror, and an auxiliary starting light path arranged outside the nonlinear amplification ring mirror and used in a mode-locked starting stage; the auxiliary starting light path comprises a second reflector, a focusing lens and a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror. The GHz high-repetition 9-shaped cavity mode-locked fiber laser and the starting method thereof have the advantages that by introducing an external and separable auxiliary starting light path, seed light with high peak power is formed in the starting stage, the problem that a nonlinear phase shift difference of an extremely short cavity length is insufficient to cause mode-locked difficulty is effectively solved, stable mode locking of GHz-level repetition frequency pulse output is realized, in a steady-state operation stage, the laser completely relies on the nonlinear amplification ring mirror with low noise and high stability to realize mode locking, and high-stability, low-noise and repetition frequency ≥1GHz pulse output is obtained.
Owner:SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIV

High repetition rate fiber laser based on active multi-core fiber

The application discloses a high-repetition-frequency fiber laser based on an active multi-core optical fiber, which comprises a pump source, a wavelength division multiplexer, an optical circulator, an optical combiner, an optical isolator, a dichroic mirror and an ultra-short resonant cavity based on the active multi-core optical fiber, wherein the ultra-short resonant cavity based on the active multi-core optical fiber comprises a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror, a first coreless optical fiber, a second coreless optical fiber, an active multi-core optical fiber, a ferrule and a dielectric film. The application adopts the active multi-core optical fiber as a gain medium, and provides tens of times of the gain of a common active optical fiber under the same cavity length, so that a high-energy pulse output of the order of 10 nJ can be obtained under a GHz repetition frequency; the application has a stable supermode selection effect, has a simple structure, and has an output mode field far field distribution which is approximately a Gaussian distribution.
Owner:SHANGHAI INST OF OPTICS & FINE MECHANICS CHINESE ACAD OF SCI

All-solid-state common-cavity double-optical-comb mode-locked laser without cross coupling

The invention discloses an all-solid-state common-cavity double-optical-comb mode-locked laser without cross coupling. The all-solid-state common-cavity double-optical-comb mode-locked laser comprises a pumping source, a beam expanding and collimating system, a birefringent crystal, a dichroscope, a gain crystal, a first output coupling mirror, a second output coupling mirror, a first semiconductor saturable absorption mirror and a second semiconductor saturable absorption mirror. The birefringent crystal is added behind the pump light, the pump light can be directly divided into polarized light in two directions perpendicular to each other, the pump light can be pumped in the two beams of polarized light in the cavity so as to eliminate gain competition between the two beams, operation is easy, and the structure is compact. A confocal cavity type design is adopted, and the gain crystal is placed at the waist position of a laser beam in the cavity, so that pump light at the position can be optimally matched with a laser mode in the cavity, and the power of output laser and the light-to-light conversion efficiency are greatly improved.
Owner:NORTHWEST UNIV

Hybrid semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) output coupler

A hybrid semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) output coupler for mode-locking and coupling an output of a laser system. The hybrid SESAM output coupler includes a curved base substrate. The hybrid SESAM output coupler further includes a dielectric mirror deposited onto the curved base substrate such that a curvature of the dielectric mirror matches a curvature of the curved base substrate. The hybrid SESAM output coupler further includes a semiconductor saturable absorber bonded to the dielectric mirror such that a curvature of the semiconductor saturable absorber matches the curvature of the curved base substrate. The hybrid SESAM output coupler may be configured to mode-lock one or more laser beams generated by the laser system and simultaneously optically couple each of the mode-locked laser beams into a mode-locked laser output.
Owner:THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIV OF ARIZONA +4

High repetition frequency all-fiber passive mode-locked laser

The invention belongs to the technical field of lasers, and particularly relates to a high repetition frequency all-fiber passive mode-locked laser, which is characterized in that a composite wavelength division multiplexer and a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror form a laser resonant cavity, a pumping source provides pumping energy through the composite wavelength division multiplexer, and a gain fiber completes population inversion. And finally, mode locking is realized by the semiconductor saturable absorption mirror. The whole structure is simple, the number of devices in the cavity is small, and stable high-repetition-frequency mode-locked pulse output can be achieved in a relatively simple and convenient mode; while the overall cost is reduced, passive mode-locking pulse light output with high repetition frequency can be obtained more easily; the implementation difficulty is lower, the process is simpler, the operation difficulty can be effectively reduced in industrial application, and the technology feasibility is improved.
Owner:ZHEJIANG MOKE LASER INTELLIGENT EQUIP CO LTD

A compact high-repetition-rate passively mode-locked resonator structure and fiber laser

The application discloses a compact high-repetition-frequency passively mode-locked resonant cavity structure and a fiber laser. The resonant cavity comprises a first ferrule, a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror, a first sleeve, a graded-index lens, a second sleeve, a gain fiber, a second ferrule and a dielectric film. The semiconductor saturable absorber mirror is arranged on the end face of the first ferrule, the first ferrule is connected to one end of the graded-index lens through the first sleeve, the other end of the graded-index lens is connected to the second ferrule through the second sleeve, the dielectric film is arranged on the other end face of the second ferrule, and the gain fiber is located in the second ferrule. By arranging the graded-index lens between the gain fiber and the semiconductor saturable absorber mirror, direct contact between the semiconductor saturable absorber mirror and the end face of the fiber is avoided, good heat dissipation of the resonant cavity can be realized while high-repetition-frequency mode-locked pulse output is obtained, and damage of the fiber laser caused by long-time mode-locked operation is avoided.
Owner:SOUTH CHINA UNIV OF TECH

In-situ preparation method and application of metastructure surface device on D-type optical fiber

The invention relates to the field of metamaterial technology and optical fiber integrated devices, and discloses an in-situ preparation method and application of a metastructure surface device on a D-type optical fiber. Carrying out integration and planar integration on the optical fiber and a standard quartz substrate by utilizing a grinding process to obtain a quartz substrate which is embedded with the D-type optical fiber and is compatible with a standard electron beam exposure system; the designed super-structure surface structure is prepared on the D-shaped surface of the optical fiber in situ by using standard electron beam exposure, coating and stripping processes, and the super-structure surface device integrated on the side surface of the optical fiber is obtained. According to the method, the gold nanorod metasurface mode locker is prepared on the D-type optical fiber, and the device is welded in an all-optical-fiber ring cavity laser to realize femtosecond pulse laser output. The invention provides a brand-new optical fiber integration application platform and a preparation method for the metasurface. The D-type optical fiber upper metasurface mode locker prepared by the method is a novel all-optical fiber mode locking device and is expected to become a substitute of a commercial semiconductor saturable absorber mirror mode locking device.
Owner:NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIV +1

Fast tuning ultrashort pulse seed source of all-fiber nonlinear spectrometer with ultra-stable repetition frequency

The invention discloses an ultra-stable repetition frequency all-fiber nonlinear spectrometer fast tuning ultra-short pulse seed source which comprises an all-polarization-maintaining linear cavity. The all-polarization-maintaining linear cavity further comprises a pump laser diode (1), a wavelength division multiplexer (2), a polarization-maintaining gain fiber (3), a polarization-maintaining fiber Fabry-Perot electrically tuned filter (4), a reflective semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (5) and a polarization-maintaining fiber linear chirp grating (6) which form the all-polarization-maintaining linear cavity. The wavelength-independent linear laser resonant cavity length is realized through the polarization-maintaining optical fiber linear chirp grating, and rapid electric tuning is realized through the polarization-maintaining optical fiber Fabry-Perot electric tuning filter. The problem that the pulse repetition frequency output by the ultrashort pulse seed source cannot be stably kept in the fast wide wavelength tuning range is solved.
Owner:TIANJIN UNIV

A high repetition rate single-cavity dual-optical comb based on multimode interference spectral filtering

The present invention discloses a high-repetition-rate single-cavity dual-optical comb based on multimode interference spectral filtering, comprising a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror, a dielectric film, a single-mode passive optical fiber, a few-mode gain optical fiber, a pump source, an isolator, a wavelength division multiplexer, and the like. The semiconductor saturable absorber mirror is connected to the single-mode passive optical fiber, the dielectric film is connected to the few-mode gain optical fiber, and the single-mode passive optical fiber and the few-mode gain optical fiber are fused in an ultrashort linear cavity to construct a multimode interference spectral filtering structure equivalent to a single-mode passive optical fiber-few-mode gain optical fiber-single-mode passive optical fiber, which excites and generates high-repetition-rate asynchronous dual-wavelength mode-locked pulses. Two wavelength components are separated by a filter-type wavelength division multiplexer, the short wavelength component is amplified by a first amplifier and spectrally broadened by a first high-nonlinear optical fiber, the long wavelength component is amplified by a second amplifier and spectrally broadened by a second high-nonlinear optical fiber, and finally the two wavelength components are combined and beat by an optical coupler to obtain a single-cavity dual-optical comb.
Owner:SOUTH CHINA UNIV OF TECH

A high frequency high energy pulse single frequency laser

The application provides a high-frequency high-energy pulse single-frequency laser, a seed source unit, a semiconductor optical amplification unit arranged on an output light path and a passive modulation device unit arranged on a modulation light path, and the passive modulation device unit comprises a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror. The application adopts a single-frequency semiconductor seed source and MOPA amplification, and then utilizes a saturable absorber to realize a hybrid high-energy pulse single-frequency laser of passive self-mode locking, and is particularly applicable to quantum navigation and high-spectral resolution radar.
Owner:HUAZHONG PHOTOELECTRIC TECH INST (CHINA SHIPBUILDING IND CORP THE NO 717 INST)

Parameter intelligent detection device and method for femtosecond laser

This invention discloses an intelligent parameter detection device and method for femtosecond lasers. It utilizes the detection light output from the optical path splitter for real-time repetition rate detection, intelligently adjusting the laser's pump power and the temperature of the semiconductor saturable absorber (SAM) to ensure stable SAM operation in saturation. It automatically detects the laser's start-up current and operating current range, sets the optimal start-up and operating current parameters through an algorithm, and saves the parameters in the internal memory, completing the electrical control parameter tuning process for the laser. The entire parameter tuning process does not require additional external instruments, greatly simplifying the operation process, improving work efficiency, reducing production costs, and protecting human safety.
Owner:QINGDAO QINGYUANFENGDA TERAHERTZ TECH CO LTD

Laser with microfluidic heat dissipation cooperative mode-locking mechanism

The invention discloses a laser with a microfluidic heat dissipation cooperative mode locking mechanism, and relates to the technical field of laser. The laser comprises a mode-locked laser resonant cavity, an optical fiber beam splitter connected with the mode-locked laser resonant cavity, an optical fiber Bragg grating sensor, an online spectrum analyzer, a cooperative control processor, a precise microfluid pump and an intracavity electro-optical modulator, the mode-locked laser resonant cavity comprises a gain optical fiber, a semiconductor saturable absorber and an intracavity electro-optical modulator, the gain optical fiber is thermally coupled with the micro-fluidic heat dissipation channel, and the micro-fluidic heat dissipation channel is communicated with a fluid loop of the precise micro-fluid pump. According to the method, the cooperative control model is constructed, the heat dissipation state and the mode locking quality are correlated, and the thermal state prediction model is utilized to carry out feedforward type active adjustment, so that the inherent limitation of traditional separated hysteresis control is overcome, and precise closed-loop control of the mode locking state of the laser is realized; and the stability, the reliability and the environmental adaptability of the laser under complex working conditions are remarkably improved.
Owner:QILU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Optically pumped microchip laser and a method for generating electromagnetic laser radiation

The present invention relates to an optically pumped microchip laser comprising: a pump lens; a gain element, wherein the gain element comprises a first end facet and a second end facet, wherein the gain element comprises a gain section, and wherein the gain section during operation of the microchip laser generates electromagnetic laser radiation; an output coupling reflective structure on the first end facet, wherein the output coupling reflective structure has a first reflectivity for the laser radiation; and a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror at the second end facet, wherein the semiconductor saturable absorber mirror comprises a saturable absorber section and a mirror section, and wherein the mirror section has a second reflectivity for the laser radiation, wherein the second reflectivity is larger than the first reflectivity; wherein the pump lens is arranged and positioned such that during operation of the microchip laser electromagnetic pump radiation is focused by the pump lens through the output coupling reflective structure into the gain element. According to the present invention the pump lens is a cylindrical Gradient Index lens comprising a cylinder axis, a first end surface and a second end surface, wherein the Gradient Index lens is arranged and positioned such that during operation of the microchip laser the pump radiation exits the Gradient Index lens through the second end surface, wherein the second end surface forms an angle with the cylinder axis different from 90 degrees, and wherein the gain element and the Gradient Index lens are positioned relative to each other such that the laser radiation exiting the gain element through the output coupling reflective structure is reflected at the second end surface such that the laser radiation bypasses the gain element.
Owner:PICOPHOTONICS LTD

Hybrid semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) output coupler

A hybrid semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) output coupler for mode-locking and coupling an output of a laser system. The hybrid SESAM output coupler includes a curved base substrate. The hybrid SESAM output coupler further includes a dielectric mirror deposited onto the curved base substrate such that a curvature of the dielectric mirror matches a curvature of the curved base substrate. The hybrid SESAM output coupler further includes a semiconductor saturable absorber bonded to the dielectric mirror such that a curvature of the semiconductor saturable absorber matches the curvature of the curved base substrate. The hybrid SESAM output coupler may be configured to mode-lock one or more laser beams generated by the laser system and simultaneously optically couple each of the mode-locked laser beams into a mode-locked laser output.
Owner:THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIV OF ARIZONA +4

Semiconductor saturable absorber mirror packaging structure and method of integrated optical limiting material

PendingCN120527748ALaser detailsNon-linear opticsNonlinear absorptionOptical limiting
The invention discloses a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror packaging structure and method integrated with an optical limiting material. Comprising a heat sink, a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror and an optical limiting material composite layer, a step-shaped groove is formed in the top surface of the heat sink, a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror and an optical limiting material composite layer are sequentially arranged in the step-shaped groove from bottom to top, and the top surface of the optical limiting material composite layer is flush with the top surface of the heat sink; the optical limiting material composite layer comprises a transparent substrate and an optical limiting material film layer, and the optical limiting material film layer is in contact with the top surface of the semiconductor saturable absorption mirror; the stepped groove is formed by two orthogonal grooves, and the two grooves are respectively a first groove used for arranging a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror and a second groove used for arranging an optical limiting material composite layer. By integrating the optical amplitude limiting material with the nonlinear absorption characteristic, high-intensity laser is effectively limited, and damage to the semiconductor saturable absorber mirror is reduced.
Owner:ZHEJIANG MOKE LASER INTELLIGENT EQUIP CO LTD

An ultrashort resonant cavity high repetition rate fiber laser with adjustable repetition rate

The present invention discloses a high-repetition-rate fiber laser with an ultrashort resonant cavity and adjustable repetition rate. The laser comprises a pump source, a wavelength division multiplexer (WDM), an optical isolator, and an ultrashort resonant cavity with adjustable repetition rate. The WDM couples pump light generated by the pump source into the ultrashort resonant cavity with adjustable repetition rate and outputs the generated signal light outside the ultrashort resonant cavity. The optical isolator is connected to the WDM. The ultrashort resonant cavity with adjustable repetition rate comprises a first gradient-index lens, a second gradient-index lens, a ferrule, a sleeve, a gain fiber, a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror, and a dielectric film. The present invention achieves high-repetition-rate passively mode-locked laser pulse output with adjustable repetition rate by adjusting the distance between the first and second gradient-index lenses to change the cavity length of the ultrashort resonant cavity.
Owner:SOUTH CHINA UNIV OF TECH

Semiconductor saturable absorber package structure

This invention provides a semiconductor saturable absorber packaging structure, relating to the field of laser technology. The semiconductor saturable absorber packaging structure includes a shell, a base, a semiconductor saturable absorber, a fixing member, and an optical fiber; the base is rotatably connected to one end of the shell; the semiconductor saturable absorber is located inside the shell and disposed on the base, with the rotation axis of the semiconductor saturable absorber coinciding with the rotation axis of the base; the fixing member is movably disposed at the other end of the shell along a direction close to or away from the rotation axis of the base, and the fixing member has a through hole; the optical fiber is disposed within the through hole, and the axis of the optical fiber located inside the shell is parallel to and offset from the rotation axis of the semiconductor saturable absorber. The above-described semiconductor saturable absorber packaging structure can greatly maximize the utilization rate of the semiconductor saturable absorber, thereby increasing its service life several times over.
Owner:SHENZHEN JPT OPTO ELECTRONICS CO LTD