Microstructured optical fiber, supercontinuum light source comprising microstructured optical fiber and use of such light source

CL Thomsen, TT Alkeskjold, EB Thomsen - US Patent 9,835,795, 2017 - Google Patents
The invention relates to a microstructured optical fiber for generating supercontinuum light.
The optical fiber comprises a core and a cladding region surrounding the core. The optical …

Microstructured optical fiber, supercontinuum light source comprising microstructured optical fiber and use of such light source

J Johansen, O Bang, C Larsen, T Feuchter… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
The invention relates to a microstructured optical fiber for generating incoherent
supercontinuum light upon feeding of pump light. The microstructured optical fiber has a first …

Fine-scale temporal control for laser material processing

RJ Martinsen - US Patent 11,179,807, 2021 - Google Patents
Methods include directing a laser beam to a target along a scan path at a variable scan
velocity and adjusting a digital modulation during movement of the laser beam along the …

Adjustable beam characteristics

DAV Kliner, R Farrow - US Patent 10,663,767, 2020 - Google Patents
Disclosed herein are methods, apparatus, and systems for providing an optical beam
delivery device, comprising a first length of fiber comprising a first RIP formed to enable …

Supercontinuum light source comprising tapered microstructured optical fiber

CL Thomsen, TT Alkeskjold, EB Thomsen - US Patent 10,585,236, 2020 - Google Patents
The invention relates to a supercontinuum light source comprising a microstructured optical
fiber and a pump light source. The microstructured optical fiber comprises a core and a …

Supercontinuum light source comprising tapered microstructured optical fiber

CL Thomsen, TT Alkeskjold, EB Thomsen - US Patent 9,958,606, 2018 - Google Patents
The invention relates to a supercontinuum light source comprising a microstructured optical
fiber and a pump light source. The microstructured optical fiber comprises a core and a …

Methods for processing a multi-fiber ferrule

Y Lu - US Patent 8,740,474, 2014 - Google Patents
A method for processing ferrules for fiber optic connectors is disclosed herein. The method
involves ablating a distal end face of the ferrule with the plurality of laser beam pulses to …

Scalable high power fiber laser

DAV Kliner - US Patent 10,971,885, 2021 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A modular and scalable high-power fiber laser system is configurable to
generate 1 kW or more of laser output, and includes one or more separable pump modules …

Fiber-based saturable absorber

DAV Kliner - US Patent 10,673,199, 2020 - Google Patents
Methods, apparatus, and systems for active saturable absorbance of an optical beam. An
active saturable absorber may comprise an optical input to receive an optical beam, and one …

Methods of and systems for materials processing using optical beams

B Victor, CA Rivera, DAV Kliner, R Farrow - US Patent 10,739,621, 2020 - Google Patents
A method of materials processing using an optical beam includes: launching the optical
beam into a first length of fiber having a first refractive-index profile (RIP); coupling the …