High-power ytterbium doped calcium fluoride mode-locked laser and methods of use
AssigneeNewport Corporation
InventorsJoseph Schaar, Ching-Yuan Chien, Richard Boggy, James D. Kafka, Adi Diner
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Abstract
A high-power ytterbium-doped calcium fluoride laser system is disclosed herein which includes at least one pump source, at least one laser cavity formed by at least one high reflector and at least one output coupler, and at least one ytterbium-doped calcium fluoride optical crystal positioned within the laser cavity in communication with the pump source, the ytterbium-doped calcium fluoride optical crystal configured to output at least one output signal of at least 20 W, having a pulse width of 200 fs or less, and a repetition rate of at least 40 MHz.
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A high-power ytterbium-doped calcium fluoride laser system, comprising:
- at least one pump source;
- at least one laser cavity formed by at least one reflector and at least one output coupler;
- at least one ytterbium-doped calcium fluoride optical crystal positioned within the at least one laser cavity, the at least one ytterbium-doped calcium fluoride optical crystal in communication with and pumped by the at least one pump source and configured to output at least one output signal having an output power of 20W or more and a pulse width of 200 fs or less.
A high-power bulk laser system, comprising:
- at least one pump source;
- at least one laser cavity formed from at least one reflector and at least one output coupler;
- at least one bulk optical crystal positioned within the at least one laser cavity and in communication with the at least one pump source, the at least one bulk optical crystal configured to output at least one output signal of 20 W or more and 200 fs or less, the at least one output signal configured to be outputted from the at least one output coupler.
A high-power ytterbium-doped calcium fluoride laser system for use in multi-photon microscopy systems, comprising:
- at least one pump source configured to output at least one pump signal;
- at least one laser cavity formed by at least one reflector and at least one output coupler;
- at least one ytterbium-doped calcium fluoride optical crystal positioned within the at least one optical parametric oscillator, the at least one ytterbium-doped calcium fluoride optical crystal in communication with and pumped by the at least one pump signal and configured to output at least one output signal having a output power of 20W or more and pulse width of 200 fs of less;
- at least one harmonic generation system in optical communication with the at least one ytterbium-doped calcium fluoride laser, the at least one harmonic generation system configured to receive the optical parametric oscillator output signal and output at least one harmonic output signal;
- at least one optical parametric oscillator formed by at least one high reflector and at least one output coupler and in optical communication with the at least one ytterbium-doped calcium fluoride laser;
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- at least one multi-photon microscopy system in optical communication with at least one of the optical parametric oscillator.
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