Graphene-Based Optical Sub-System

Irina T. SOROKINA

Patent

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Patent

US 10,333,266

Graphene-Based Optical Sub-System

Irina T. SOROKINA

Claims

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Independentgraphene-based saturable absorberall-in-one saturable absorber mirror with dispersion compensation (multilayer dispersive mirror with graphene-based saturable absorber)
An optical sub-system for a passive, mode-locked laser optical system, the optical sub-system providing an all-in-one saturable absorber mirror with a dispersion compensation function, the optical sub-system comprising: a graphene-based saturable absorber; and an optical device comprising a multilayer dispersive mirror conﬁgured to control dispersion properties of the laser optical system, wherein the graphene-based saturable absorber is deposited on a surface of the optical device, and wherein the optical device is mounted on a mount allowing rotation of the optical device about an axis to change an angle of incidence onto the optical device and allow additional tuning of laser parameters including a wavelength of a light pulse. Previously presented
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  Dependent← claim 1graphene-based saturable absorbergraphenecarbon nanotubesfunctionalized graphene
  An optical sub-system according to claim 1, wherein the graphene-based saturable absorber comprises at least one of: graphene, a graphene derivative, carbon nanotubes and functionalized graphene, and/or wherein the graphene-based saturable absorber is conﬁgured to be voltage controlled, wherein the graphene-based saturable absorber is a graphene-based capacitor or supercapacitor. Previously presented
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  Dependent← claim 1all-in-one saturable absorber mirror with dispersion compensation (multilayer dispersive mirror with graphene-based saturable absorber)
  An optical sub-system according to claim 1, wherein the optical device is a chirped mirror, a focusing dispersion-controlling mirror, a pair of Gires-Tournois mirrors, or an output coupling mirror for forming a laser resonator, the output coupling mirror having a partial dispersion compensation function, and wherein the output coupling mirror is partially transparent. Previously presented
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Independentgraphene-based saturable absorbertransition metal ion doped laser gain mediumall-in-one saturable absorber mirror with dispersion compensation (multilayer dispersive mirror with graphene-based saturable absorber)passive mode-locked laser optical system
An optical system, comprising: an optical sub-system providing an all-in-one saturable absorber mirror with a dispersion compensation function for a passive, mode-locked laser optical system, the optical sub-system comprising: a graphene-based saturable absorber; and an optical device comprising a multilayer dispersive mirror, the optical device conﬁgured to control dispersion properties of the laser optical system, wherein the graphene-based saturable absorber is deposited on a surface of the optical device, and wherein the optical device is mounted on a mount allowing rotation of the optical device about an axis to change an angle of incidence onto the optical device and allow additional tuning of laser parameters including a wavelength of a light pulse; and the optical system further comprising: a laser gain medium doped with a transition metal ion dopant. Previously presented
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  Dependent← claim 15transition metal ion doped laser gain medium
  An optical system according to claim 15, wherein the laser gain medium is a single crystal or wherein the laser gain medium is polycrystalline. Previously presented
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  Dependent← claim 15transition metal ion doped laser gain medium
  An optical system according to claim 15, wherein the transition metal ion dopant is selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, and Cu or wherein the transition metal ion dopant is selected from the group consisting of Cr₂+ and Fe₂+. Previously presented
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  Dependent← claim 15transition metal ion doped laser gain medium
  An optical system according to claim 15, wherein said laser gain medium comprises a host material selected from the group consisting of: sulﬁde, selenide, mixed selenide-sulﬁde, telluride and corundum. Previously presented
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  Dependent← claim 15ZnSZnSeZnTeCdSCdSeCdTe
  An optical system according to claim 15, wherein said host material is selected from ZnS, ZnSe, ZnTe, CdS, CdSe and CdTe. Previously presented
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  Dependent← claim 15transition metal ion doped laser gain mediumTi:sapphire
  An optical system according to claim 15, wherein said laser gain medium is a I I-VI compound having the formula MX, where M is a divalent cation selected from the group consisting of Mg, Zn, and Cd, or a combination of these and X is a divalent anion selected from the group consisting of S, Se and Te, or a combination of these or wherein the laser gain medium is Ti:sapphire. Previously presented
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  Dependent← claim 15Cr:ZnSCr:ZnSe
  An optical system according to claim 15, wherein the laser gain medium is a chromium doped zinc sulﬁde (Cr:ZnS) crystal, or a chromium doped zinc selenide (Cr:ZnSe) crystal. Previously presented
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Independentgraphene-based saturable absorbertransition metal ion doped laser gain mediumall-in-one saturable absorber mirror with dispersion compensation (multilayer dispersive mirror with graphene-based saturable absorber)passive mode-locked laser optical systempassively mode-locked laser resonator
A passively mode-locked laser resonator, comprising: an optical system comprising: an optical sub-system providing an all-in-one saturable absorber mirror with a dispersion compensation function for a passive, mode-locked laser optical system, the optical sub-system comprising; a graphene-based saturable absorber; and an optical device comprising a multilayer dispersive mirror, the optical device conﬁgured to control dispersion properties of the laser optical system, wherein the graphene-based saturable absorber is deposited on a surface of the optical device, and wherein the optical device is mounted on a mount allowing rotation of the optical device about an axis to change an angle of incidence onto the optical device and allow additional tuning of laser parameters including a wavelength of a light pulse; and the optical system further comprising: a laser gain medium doped with a transition metal ion dopant, and the passively mode-locked laser resonator further comprising: a set of mirrors forming a cavity, the laser gain medium being provided within the cavity; a plurality of dispersive elements; and an optical Kerr element, wherein the optical Kerr element is the laser gain medium, or is provided as a separate element. Previously presented
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Device structures

Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.

all-in-one saturable absorber mirror with dispersion compensation (multilayer dispersive mirror with graphene-based saturable absorber)

graphene-based saturable absorbersaturable absorber

multilayer_dispersive_coatingmultilayer dispersive coating

dispersive_mirror_substratedispersive mirror substrate

passive mode-locked laser optical system

graphene-based saturable absorbersaturable absorber mirror with dispersion compensation

Materials

Materials described outside the worked examples.

graphene-based saturable absorber

Saturable Absorber

graphene

Saturable Absorber Component

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