Abstract:
The invention relates to a co-doped upconversion laser system comprising a host-material, whereas the host material is made of at least one crystal material and/ or of a glass material, which features a low phonon energy, whereas said host material comprises a dopant made of Erbium (Er 3+) , which is pumped by laser light with a single wavelength in the infrared wavelength range, whereas said host material furthermore comprises at least one co-dopant made of Terbium (Tb 3+ ) or Samarium (Sm 3+ ), in order to emit laser radiation in the range of at least one visible wavelength. This system provides a co-doped upconversion laser system featuring an elimination of coulour centres, a reduced re-absorption of the laser radiation and the emission of laser light in the range of visible wavelengths.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a semiconductor diode laser used to pump a waveguide and their use as light source. A waveguide laser (15) according to the present invention producing visible wavelength radiation from IR wavelength radiation comprising: a) at least one semiconductor diode laser or diode laser bar (8) producing IR wavelength radiation; b) at least one upconversion layer (13a, 13b, 13c) having a thickness of at least 1 µm thicker than the thickness of the emitting layer in the semiconductor diode laser that converts the IR wavelength radiation into visible wavelengths by an upconversion process of photon absorption energy transfer followed by emission; c) at least one optical resonator which recirculates the visible wavelength radiation and/or at least one optical resonator which recirculates the IR wavelength radiation; whereby - the laser diode or laser diode bar and the upconversion layer(s) are arranged on the same substrate or each on a separate substrate (12, 14); - the laser diode or laser diode bar and the upconversion layer(s) are adjacent arranged, whereby a gap between the adjacent arranged diode laser bar and the upconversion layer(s) is formed; or - the laser diode or laser diode bar and the upconversion layer(s) are contacting arranged in this order; and whereby the waveguide laser has a beam quality M2 of = 2 and = 1000.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a lighting unit comprising at least a high-pressure gas discharge lamp, which comprises at least a lamp bulb (1) with a discharge space (21) in which two electrodes (41, 42) are arranged and in which a gas mixture with ingredients capable of condensation is present, wherein a risk of condensation deposit between and/or on the two electrodes (41, 42) exists, and which comprises an ignition device and a unit for local heating (5) of the lamp bulb (1), characterized in that the lighting unit comprises at least one unit for local cooling (6) of the lamp bulb (1).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an upconversion laser system comprising at least a semiconductor laser having a gain structure (4) arranged between a first mirror (5) and a second mirror (6), said first (5) and said second mirror (6) forming a laser cavity (7) of the semiconductor laser, and an upconversion laser for upconverting a fundamental radiation of said semiconductor laser. The upconversion laser system of the present invention is characterized in that the upconversion laser is arranged in the laser cavity (7) of the semiconductor laser. The proposed upconversion laser system has a compact design.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a wavelength conversion layer (1) with a matrix layer (2) comprising embedded rare-earth-ion-doped micro-crystallites (3) and/or rare-earth-ion-doped amorphous particles, wherein said rare-earth-ion-doped micro crystallites and/or rare-earth-ion-doped amorphous particles are doped with at least one of the lanthanides, and wherein said rare-earth-ion-doped micro-crystallites and/or said doped amorphous particles have a mean diameter d 50 of 10 nm to 500 müm, and wherein the matrix layer ,is transparent, whereby the refractive indices of said rare-earth-ion-doped micro-crystallites and/or said rare-earth-ion-doped amorphous particles match the refractive indices of the matrix layer with an index fifference delta n such as: 0