Patent classifications
G02F1/11
FIBER LASER LIGHT COHERENT COMBINATION SYSTEM
The present disclosure provides a fiber laser light coherent combination system, comprising: a modulator module configured to perform a phase modulation on sub-beams according to pseudo-random sequences orthogonally independent from each other, and perform a frequency shift on a reference beam according to a set frequency; a fiber laser light amplifier module configured to perform a power amplification on the modulated sub-beams; a laser light collimation emission module configured to collimate and output the sub-beams and the reference beam; a combination sampling module configured to perform a combination of the sub-beams and the reference beam which are collimated and outputted, and convert them into an electrical signal; a digital phase modulation and demodulation module configured to perform a demodulation on the electrical signal according to the shifted frequency and each of the pseudo-random sequences, and obtain a phase difference between each of the sub-beams and the reference beam.
CROSSTALK REDUCTION IN MULTI-CHANNEL ACOUSTO-OPTIC MODULATORS
Aspects of the present disclosure describe techniques for controlling coherent crosstalk errors that occur in multi-channel acousto-optic modulators (AOMs) by applying cancellation tones to reduce or eliminate the crosstalk errors. For example, a method and systems are described that include applying a first radio frequency (RF) tone to generate a first acoustic wave in a first channel of the multi-channel AOM, wherein a portion of the first acoustic wave interacts with a second channel to cause a crosstalk effect, and applying a second RF tone to generate a second acoustic wave in the second channel, wherein the second acoustic wave reduces or eliminates the crosstalk effect caused by the portion of the first acoustic wave.
Tunable acoustic gradient lens system with reflective configuration and increased power
A tunable acoustic gradient (TAG) lens includes a lens casing in which a controllable acoustic wave generating element is arranged and that surrounds a casing cavity in which an operational volume of a refractive fluid is contained. The lens casing includes a first case end portion comprising a window mounted along an optical path, and a second case end portion comprising a mirror mounted along the optical path. The TAG lens is configured to enable light to pass through the window of the TAG lens to enter the TAG lens and make a first pass through the operational volume of the refractive fluid and be reflected by the mirror of the TAG lens and make a second pass back through the operational volume of the refractive fluid and pass back out through the window of the TAG lens to exit the TAG lens and continue along the optical path.
TUNABLE ACOUSTIC GRADIENT LENS SYSTEM WITH REFLECTIVE CONFIGURATION AND INCREASED POWER
A tunable acoustic gradient (TAG) lens includes a lens casing in which a controllable acoustic wave generating element is arranged and that surrounds a casing cavity in which an operational volume of a refractive fluid is contained. The lens casing includes a first case end portion comprising a window mounted along an optical path, and a second case end portion comprising a mirror mounted along the optical path. The TAG lens is configured to enable light to pass through the window of the TAG lens to enter the TAG lens and make a first pass through the operational volume of the refractive fluid and be reflected by the mirror of the TAG lens and make a second pass back through the operational volume of the refractive fluid and pass back out through the window of the TAG lens to exit the TAG lens and continue along the optical path.
Method and signal generator for producing a control signal for an acousto-optical element
A method for generating a control signal for an acousto-optical element includes generating a raw signal using at least one correction term by an IQ modulation from a target I component and a target Q component, and amplifying the raw signal to become the control signal. The target I component and/or the target Q component are corrected using the at least one correction term. The at least one correction term is obtained from an analysis of the control signal.
Method and signal generator for producing a control signal for an acousto-optical element
A method for generating a control signal for an acousto-optical element includes generating a raw signal using at least one correction term by an IQ modulation from a target I component and a target Q component, and amplifying the raw signal to become the control signal. The target I component and/or the target Q component are corrected using the at least one correction term. The at least one correction term is obtained from an analysis of the control signal.
AOM SYSTEM WITH INTERFACE BOARD AND SIGNAL VIAS AND RELATED METHODS
A system may include a laser source, and an AOM coupled to the laser source. The AOM may include an acousto-optic medium, and transducer electrodes carried by the acousto-optic medium. The system may also include an interface board having a dielectric layer, and vertically extending signal vias within the dielectric layer. Each vertically extending signal via may have a lower end in contact with a respective transducer electrode. The interface board may have laterally extending signal traces carried by the dielectric layer. Each laterally extending signal trace may be in contact with an upper end of a respective vertically extending signal via.
ACOUSTO-OPTIC MODULATOR SYSTEM AND DEVICE WITH CONNECTIONS AND RELATED METHODS
An acousto-optic system may include a laser source, and an AOM coupled to the laser source and having an acousto-optic medium and transducer electrodes carried by the medium. The acousto-optic system may also include an interface board with a dielectric layer and signal contacts carried by the dielectric layer, and connections coupling respective signal contacts with respective transducer electrodes. Each connection may include a dielectric protrusion extending from the AOM, and an electrically conductive layer on the dielectric protrusion for coupling a respective transducer electrode to a respective signal contact.
ACOUSTO-OPTIC MODULATOR SYSTEM AND DEVICE WITH CONNECTIONS AND RELATED METHODS
An acousto-optic system may include a laser source, and an AOM coupled to the laser source and having an acousto-optic medium and transducer electrodes carried by the medium. The acousto-optic system may also include an interface board with a dielectric layer and signal contacts carried by the dielectric layer, and connections coupling respective signal contacts with respective transducer electrodes. Each connection may include a dielectric protrusion extending from the AOM, and an electrically conductive layer on the dielectric protrusion for coupling a respective transducer electrode to a respective signal contact.
ACOUSTICALLY COUPLED VIBRATION OF AN OPTICAL COMPONENT FOR REDUCING LASER COHERENCE EFFECTS INCLUDING SPECKLE
Systems and methods for reducing laser coherence effect within an optical system are disclosed. A system includes an acoustic device, a signal generator electrically coupled to the acoustic device, where the signal generator generates an electrical signal comprising a predefined frequency and a predefined amplitude for output by the acoustic device, and an optical system comprising a laser light source configured to produce a beam where one or more optical elements are disposed along the beam path that impinges or propagates through the one or more optical elements. The acoustic device is positioned at a distance from the one or more optical elements such that an acoustic signal emitted by the acoustic device causes one or more optical elements to vibrate such that laser coherence effects of the beam are reduced.