Spectrally tailored pulsed fiber laser oscillator

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2011-07-05

2011-07-05

Nguyen, Dung T (Department: 2828)

Coherent light generators

Optical fiber laser

C372S026000, C372S029016, C372S029023, C372S030000

Reexamination Certificate

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07974319

ABSTRACT:
High power optical pulses generating methods and laser oscillators are provided. A light generating module generates seed optical pulses having predetermined optical characteristics. A spectrum tailoring module is then used to tailor the spectral profile of the optical pulses. The spectral tailoring module includes a phase modulator which imposes a time-dependent phase variation on the optical pulses. The activation of the phase modulator is synchronized with the passage of the optical pulse therethough, thereby efficiently reducing the RF power necessary to operate the device.

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