Coherent light generators – Particular pumping means – Pumping with optical or radiant energy
Patent
1990-11-02
1992-06-16
Epps, Georgia Y.
Coherent light generators
Particular pumping means
Pumping with optical or radiant energy
372 20, 372 21, 372 22, 372 36, H01S 3091
Patent
active
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ABSTRACT:
A ytterbium-doped solid state laser including a resonant cavity formed by an input mirror and an output mirror; and a gain medium within the resonant cavity, the gain medium being made of a ytterbium-doped host material having a ytterbium ion doping level and a thickness sufficient to yield single longitudinal mode laser operation when the resonant cavity is pumped by an external light source.
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Fan Tso Y.
Lacovara Philip
Epps Georgia Y.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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