Yb: and Nd: mode-locked oscillators and fiber systems incorporated in solid-state short pulse laser systems
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1. A pulse source, comprising:
- a seed source emitting seed pulses;
at least one fiber amplifier receiving said seed pulses;
a monitor for one or more parameters of said pulse source, said monitor being operatively coupled to at least said seed source and responsive to one or more parameters of said seed source;
one or more pump laser diodes for pumping said seed source and said at least one fiber amplifier; and
a bulk optical amplifier receiving amplified pulses from said at least one amplifier and producing output pulses,wherein said bulk optical amplifier comprises a regenerative amplifier, a rod, slab, or thin disk, and said monitor is operatively coupled to at least one of said seed source, said bulk optical amplifier, or said one or more pump diodes.
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Abstract
The invention describes classes of robust fiber laser systems usable as pulse sources for Nd: or Yb: based regenerative amplifiers intended for industrial settings. The invention modifies adapts and incorporates several recent advances in FCPA systems to use as the input source for this new class of regenerative amplifier.
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33 Claims
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1. A pulse source, comprising:
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a seed source emitting seed pulses; at least one fiber amplifier receiving said seed pulses; a monitor for one or more parameters of said pulse source, said monitor being operatively coupled to at least said seed source and responsive to one or more parameters of said seed source; one or more pump laser diodes for pumping said seed source and said at least one fiber amplifier; and a bulk optical amplifier receiving amplified pulses from said at least one amplifier and producing output pulses, wherein said bulk optical amplifier comprises a regenerative amplifier, a rod, slab, or thin disk, and said monitor is operatively coupled to at least one of said seed source, said bulk optical amplifier, or said one or more pump diodes. - 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, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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