DE69407342T2 - Optische Dispersionsverzögerungsleitung und ihre Verwendung zum Verkürzen/Dehnen von Laserimpulsen - Google Patents

Optische Dispersionsverzögerungsleitung und ihre Verwendung zum Verkürzen/Dehnen von Laserimpulsen

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DE69407342T2
DE69407342T2 DE69407342T DE69407342T DE69407342T2 DE 69407342 T2 DE69407342 T2 DE 69407342T2 DE 69407342 T DE69407342 T DE 69407342T DE 69407342 T DE69407342 T DE 69407342T DE 69407342 T2 DE69407342 T2 DE 69407342T2
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delay line
laser pulses
optical dispersion
dispersion delay
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Pierre Tournois
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/2804—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers
    • G02B6/2861—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers using fibre optic delay lines and optical elements associated with them, e.g. for use in signal processing, e.g. filtering
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/005—Optical devices external to the laser cavity, specially adapted for lasers, e.g. for homogenisation of the beam or for manipulating laser pulses, e.g. pulse shaping
    • H01S3/0057—Temporal shaping, e.g. pulse compression, frequency chirping
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S372/00—Coherent light generators
    • Y10S372/70—Optical delay
DE69407342T 1993-05-18 1994-05-06 Optische Dispersionsverzögerungsleitung und ihre Verwendung zum Verkürzen/Dehnen von Laserimpulsen Expired - Fee Related DE69407342T2 (de)

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FR9305989A FR2705468B1 (fr) 1993-05-18 1993-05-18 Ligne à retard optique dispersive et son utilisation pour la compression/extension d'impulsions laser.

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CA (1) CA2123639A1 (de)
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EP0626740A1 (de) 1994-11-30
US5602677A (en) 1997-02-11
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