Systems and methods for controlling a pulsed laser by combining laser signals
First Claim
1. An ultra-short pulsed laser system, comprising:
- an optical combiner configured to combine a primary optical pulse with a secondary optical signal to generate a combined optical signal, the primary optical pulse and the secondary optical signal having a distinguishable characteristic;
an optical amplifier configured to optically amplify the combined optical signal to generate an optically amplified combined optical signal;
an optical pulse compressor configured to compress at least the primary optical pulse contained within the optically amplified combined optical signal and output a compressed combined optical signal; and
an optical separator configured to separate the compressed combined optical signal into an output primary optical pulse and an output secondary optical signal according to the distinguishable characteristic.
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Abstract
An ultra-short pulsed laser system comprises an optical combiner, optical amplifier, optical pulse compressor, and optical separator. The optical combiner is configured to combine a primary optical pulse with a secondary optical signal to generate a combined optical signal. The primary optical pulse and the secondary optical signal have a distinguishable characteristic. The optical amplifier is configured to optically amplify the combined optical signal. The optical pulse compressor is configured to compress at least the primary optical pulse contained within the optically amplified combined optical signal and output a compressed combined optical signal. The optical separator is configured to separate the compressed combined optical signal into an output primary optical pulse and an output secondary optical signal according to the distinguishable characteristic.
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31 Claims
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1. An ultra-short pulsed laser system, comprising:
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an optical combiner configured to combine a primary optical pulse with a secondary optical signal to generate a combined optical signal, the primary optical pulse and the secondary optical signal having a distinguishable characteristic; an optical amplifier configured to optically amplify the combined optical signal to generate an optically amplified combined optical signal; an optical pulse compressor configured to compress at least the primary optical pulse contained within the optically amplified combined optical signal and output a compressed combined optical signal; and an optical separator configured to separate the compressed combined optical signal into an output primary optical pulse and an output secondary optical signal according to the distinguishable characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method comprising:
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combining a primary optical pulse with a secondary optical pulse into a combined optical signal, the primary optical pulse and the secondary optical pulse having a distinguishable characteristic, and either the primary optical pulse or the secondary optical pulse being present within a single time window out of a sequence of time windows of approximately equal duration; optically amplifying the combined optical signal using an optical fiber amplifier; and separating the amplified combined optical signal into an amplified primary optical pulse and an amplified secondary optical pulse according to the distinguishable characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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