Coherent light generators – Particular pumping means – Pumping with optical or radiant energy
Reexamination Certificate
2004-09-30
2008-08-26
Harvey, Minsun (Department: 2828)
Coherent light generators
Particular pumping means
Pumping with optical or radiant energy
C372S069000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07418023
ABSTRACT:
A solid-state laser crystal constituting a laser-diode-excited solid-state laser apparatus or an optical fiber constituting a fiber laser apparatus or fiber laser amplifier is doped with one of Ho3+, Sm3+, Eu3+, Dy3+, Er3+, and Tb3+so that a laser beam is emitted from the solid-state laser crystal or the optical fiber, or incident light of the fiber laser amplifier is amplified, by one of the transitions from5S2to5I7, from5S2to5I8, from4G5/2to6H5/2, from4G5/2to6H7/2, from4F3/2to6H11/2, from5D0to7F2, from4F9/2to6H13/2, from4F9/2to6H11/2, from4S3/2to4I15/2, from2H9/2to4I13/2, and from5D4to7F5. The above solid-state laser crystal or optical fiber is excited with a GaN-based compound laser diode.
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Katoh Takayuki
Ohtsuka Hisashi
Okazaki Yoji
FUJIFILM Corporation
Harvey Minsun
Nguyen Tuan N.
Sughrue & Mion, PLLC
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