Laser effects and laser devices
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1. A Raman device comprising:
- couplant material anda plurality of regions of photon-emitting Raman material, each of saidplurality of regions of photon-emitting Raman material producing at least one of Strokes radiation and anti-Stokes radiation, whereinplurality of regions of photon-emitting Raman material are embedded within said couplant material.
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Abstract
A glass fiber (22) has a core (24) provided with Raman laser effect particles (28) embedded in a glass matrix (30), with glass cladding (26) around the core. The refractive index of the glass matrix (30) is matched to that of the Raman laser effect particles (28) so as to avoid scattering. It is not necessary to have a single crystal of Raman laser material to create a laser effect in the glass fiber. A length of fiber in the order of meters or tens of meters can produce optical laser light. It is possible to have a single fiber (22) emit laser light at different frequencies due to Stokes and Anti-Stokes emissions. A simple laser device can therefore produce several colors of laser beams.
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1. A Raman device comprising:
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couplant material and a plurality of regions of photon-emitting Raman material, each of said plurality of regions of photon-emitting Raman material producing at least one of Strokes radiation and anti-Stokes radiation, wherein plurality of regions of photon-emitting Raman material are embedded within said couplant material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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18. A method of producing laser radiation comprising the steps of;
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(i) taking at least one laser body comprising a plurality of Raman laser material regions embedded within a couplant material, and (ii) introducing laser light into said at least one laser body to cause Raman effect emission form the Raman laser material region. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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- 23. A method of manufacturing a laser device comprising the step of adding Raman laser material to a couplant material.
- 26. A method of manufacturing an optical parametric oscillator device comprising the step of adding optical parametric Raman material to a couplant material.
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