H01S3/139

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MULTIPLE FREQUENCY COMB GENERATION AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF

A multiple frequency comb source apparatus (100) for simultaneously creating a first laser pulse sequence representing a first frequency comb (1) and at least one further laser pulse sequence representing at least one further frequency comb (2), wherein at least two of the first and at least one further pulse sequences have different repetition frequencies, comprises a laser resonator device (10) comprising multiple resonator mirrors including first end mirrors EM.sub.1,OC.sub.1 providing a first laser resonator (11), a laser gain medium (21, 22) being arranged in the laser resonator device (10), and a pump device (30) being arranged for pumping the laser gain medium (21), wherein the laser resonator device (10) is configured for creating the first and at least one further laser pulse sequences by pumping and passively mode-locking the laser gain medium (21), the resonator minors of the laser resonator device (10) include further end minors EM.sub.2, OC.sub.2 providing at least one further laser resonator (12), the first laser resonator (11) and the at least one further laser resonator (12) share the laser gain medium (21), resonator modes of the first laser resonator (11) and the at least one further laser resonator (12) are displaced relative to each other, wherein the resonator modes are located in the laser gain medium (21) at separate beam path spots, and at least one of the first and further end minors EM.sub.1, EM.sub.2, OC.sub.1, OC.sub.2 is adjustable so that the repetition frequency of at least one of the first and at least one further laser pulse sequences can be set independently from the repetition frequency of the other one of the first and at least one further laser pulse sequences. Furthermore, a spectroscopic measuring method, a spectroscopy apparatus and a multiple frequency comb generation method are described.

LASER FREQUENCY MODULATION METHOD AND DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND LASER DEVICE
20220200230 · 2022-06-23 · ·

Embodiments of this application disclose a laser frequency modulation method and device, a storage medium, and a laser device. The method includes: obtaining the current sweep mode of the laser device in a timing manner; when the current sweep mode is the single-band sweep mode, controlling the laser device to perform continuous sweeping on the preset band; and when the current sweep mode is the multi-band switching mode, obtaining the next band for the laser device to perform sweeping, and controlling the laser device to switch from the band to the next band.

LASER FREQUENCY MODULATION METHOD AND DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND LASER DEVICE
20220200230 · 2022-06-23 · ·

Embodiments of this application disclose a laser frequency modulation method and device, a storage medium, and a laser device. The method includes: obtaining the current sweep mode of the laser device in a timing manner; when the current sweep mode is the single-band sweep mode, controlling the laser device to perform continuous sweeping on the preset band; and when the current sweep mode is the multi-band switching mode, obtaining the next band for the laser device to perform sweeping, and controlling the laser device to switch from the band to the next band.

Methods and Apparatuses for Laser Stabilization
20230275394 · 2023-08-31 ·

The present disclosure provides embodiments for stabilizing simultaneously N lasers using an optical resonator. A distance between two mirrors forming the optical resonator is adjusted to a stabilization length. More specifically, at the stabilization length, there is, for each of N respective mutually different predetermined frequencies, a resonant frequency of the optical resonator for which the difference between the predetermined frequency and the said resonant frequency is smaller than a predetermined target value. Light from each of the N lasers is fed to the optical resonator and, thereby, N respective error signals are generated. Based on the N error signals, the N lasers are stabilized simultaneously.

Two micrometer laser transmitter for 3-D doppler wind lidar for space applications

A laser transmitter assembly for use in a Coherent Doppler Wind Lidar (“CDWL”) system includes a telescope/scanner assembly, a receiver, and a master oscillator crystal and a power amplifier crystal each constructed of Ho:YAG. The crystals are end-pumped to transmit an output beam through the telescope/scanner assembly with a high repetition rate of 200-300 Hz and 35 mJ of energy. As part of the CDWL system, a pump laser end-pumps the master oscillator and power amplifier crystals using a pump beam having a nominal wavelength of 1.905 μm. A seed laser transmits a seeding beam into the master oscillator crystal at a nominal wavelength of 2.0965 μm. The telescope/scanner assembly transmits the generated laser beam through an atmosphere toward a scene of interest, collects a backscattered return signal, and communicates the backscattered return signal to the receiver during operation of the CDWL system.

Single longitudinal mode ring Raman laser

A single longitudinal mode ring Raman laser including: a pump source outputting a pump light power, resonantly coupled to a first ring resonator; a optical measurement and piezo-actuator for stabilising the resonant coupling of the pump light power to a first ring resonator; a first ring resonator including a Raman gain medium, wherein the Raman gain medium receives the pump light power and undergoes Raman lasing generating resonated Stokes power at the corresponding Stokes output wavelength; the first ring resonator acting as a feedback loop for the pump light power and the resonated Stokes power and outputting a portion of the Stokes power as the laser output.

TWO-DIMENSIONAL MULTI-BEAM STABILIZER AND COMBINING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
20220131332 · 2022-04-28 ·

A system and method for stabilizing and combining multiple emitted beams into a single system using both WBC and WDM techniques.

TWO-DIMENSIONAL MULTI-BEAM STABILIZER AND COMBINING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
20220131332 · 2022-04-28 ·

A system and method for stabilizing and combining multiple emitted beams into a single system using both WBC and WDM techniques.

Method and Device for Stabilizing Electromagnetic Radiation from an Optical Oscillator

Stabilizing an electromagnetic radiation (1) of an optical oscillator (3), in particular of a laser (13), includes measuring a deviation (35, 37, 43) between the electromagnetic radiation (1) of the optical oscillator (3) and a reference (21, 23, 39, 41) and generating a first deviation signal (35, 37, 43), controlling a first controller (55) with the first deviation signal (35, 37, 43), setting the first deviation signal (35, 37, 43, 38) by controlling at least a first manipulated variable (5, 7, 89) of at least two manipulated variables (5, 7, 89), the first manipulated variable (5, 7, 89) being controlled by a first output signal (57) of the first controller (55) and the first manipulated variable (5, 7, 89) affecting the first electromagnetic radiation (1) of the optical oscillator (3), and generating a modulation signal (65) with a modulation unit (63), and controlling the first or a second manipulated variable (5, 7, 89) with the modulation signal (65), demodulating the first output signal (57) of the first controller (55) with the modulation signal (65) and generating a second deviation signal (71) from a fixed value (73), controlling a second controller (74) with the second deviation signal (71) and controlling one of the manipulated variables (5, 7, 89) with an output signal (75) of the second controller (74) and setting the second deviation signal (71).

LASER APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD

A laser apparatus includes an output coupling mirror; a grating that constitutes an optical resonator together with the output coupling mirror; a laser chamber in an optical path of the optical resonator; at least one prism in an optical path between the laser chamber and the grating; a rotary stage including an actuator that rotates the prism to change an incident angle of a laser beam from the laser chamber on the grating; a wavelength measuring unit that measures a central wavelength of the laser beam from the laser chamber through the output coupling mirror; an angle sensor that detects a rotation angle of the prism; a first control unit that controls the actuator at a first operation frequency; and a second control unit that controls the actuator at a second operation frequency.