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公开(公告)号:DE19802845B4
公开(公告)日:2005-11-10
申请号:DE19802845
申请日:1998-01-26
Applicant: IMRA AMERICA INC
Inventor: FERMANN MARTIN E , GALVANAUSKAS ALMANTAS , HARTER DONALD J
IPC: G02F1/35 , G02F1/37 , H01S3/067 , H01S3/07 , H01S3/109 , H01S3/16 , H01S3/23 , H01S3/30 , H01S3/108 , H01S3/17
Abstract: An apparatus generates femtosecond pulses from laser amplifiers by nonlinear frequency conversion. The implementation of nonlinear frequency-conversion allows the design of highly nonlinear amplifiers at a signal wavelength (SW), while still preserving a high-quality pulse at an approximately frequency-doubled wavelength (FDW). Nonlinear frequency-conversion also allows for limited wavelength tuning of the FDW. As an example, the output from a nonlinear fiber amplifier is frequency-converted. By controlling the polarization state in the nonlinear fiber amplifier and by operating in the soliton-supporting dispersion regime of the host glass, an efficient nonlinear pulse compression for the SW is obtained. The generated pulse width is optimized by utilizing soliton compression in the presence of the Raman-self-frequency shift in the nonlinear fiber amplifier at the SW. High-power pulses are obtained by employing fiber amplifiers with large core-diameters. The efficiency of the nonlinear fiber amplifier is optimized by using a double clad fiber (i.e., a fiber with a double-step refractive index profile) and by pumping light directly into the inner core of this fiber. Periodically poled LiNbO3 (PPLN) is used for efficient conversion of the SW to a FDW. The quality of the pulses at the FDW can further be improved by nonlinear frequency conversion of the compressed and Raman-shifted signal pulses at the SW. The use of Raman-shifting further increases the tuning range at the FDW. For applications in confocal microscopy, a special linear fiber amplifier is used.
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公开(公告)号:DE10196162T1
公开(公告)日:2003-05-15
申请号:DE10196162
申请日:2001-05-08
Applicant: IMRA AMERICA INC
Inventor: FERMANN MARTIN E , THOMSEN BENN C , KRUGLOV VLADIMAR I , DUDLEY JOHN M , HARVEY JOHN D
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公开(公告)号:DE69801719T2
公开(公告)日:2002-04-18
申请号:DE69801719
申请日:1998-06-19
Applicant: IMRA AMERICA INC
Inventor: DELNICK DR
Abstract: A process for manufacturing an electrochemical cell comprising the steps of providing an electrode and applying electrolyte to the electrode using an ink-jet printer. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, an ink-jet printing process is utilized to print the electrolyte onto the surface of the electrodes and separators or the electrode/separator bilayers. The ink-jet printing accurately meters and uniformly distributes the electrolyte throughout the pore structure of the separator and the electrode without contaminating the cell gasket. Preferably, a drop-on-demand ink-jet printing head is used to facilitate the electrolyte printing process. The ink-jet printing head is electronically pulsed to form and eject the electrolyte droplets from a nozzle of printing-head. The volume and the distribution of each electrolyte droplet are accurately determined and controlled by varying the pulse width and the pulse frequency of the printing head.
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公开(公告)号:AU7702000A
公开(公告)日:2001-04-17
申请号:AU7702000
申请日:2000-09-14
Applicant: IMRA AMERICA INC
Inventor: DODDAPANENI NARAYAN , HU ZHENDONG , DENZUMI SHIGENOBU
IPC: H01M6/16 , H01M4/131 , H01M4/1391 , H01M4/48 , H01M4/485 , H01M4/62 , H01M10/052 , H01M10/36
Abstract: Provided is a novel electrode composition suitable for use in an electrochemical cell. The composition includes a polymeric binder material and a doped tungsten (IV) oxide active material. The active material includes a tungsten (IV) oxide host material and a metal dopant in the host material effective to increase the charge-discharge capacity per unit weight of the active material when used in an electrochemical cell. Also provided is a method for forming the electrode composition and an electrochemical cell comprising the composition. The invention results in an electrochemical cell having improved charge-discharge capacity per unit weight of the electrode active material, and is additionally chemically and electrochemically stable.
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公开(公告)号:DE19853669A1
公开(公告)日:1999-05-27
申请号:DE19853669
申请日:1998-11-20
Applicant: IMRA AMERICA INC ANN ARBOR
Inventor: GALVANAUSKAS ALMANTAS DR , WONG KA K DR , HARTER DONALD J DR
IPC: H01S3/098 , G01B9/02 , G02F1/313 , G02F1/335 , G02F1/39 , H01S3/06 , H04B10/02 , H04B10/43 , H01S3/10
Abstract: A wavelength conversion channel (12) converts a wavelength of the ultra short optical pulses into another one, while in the substrate is formed an optical waveguide with an optical, parametrical generating section (14) for parametrical amplifying of the optical pulses. The substrate comprises a periodically poled ferroelectric optical material, such as lithium niobate, lithium tantalate or KTP. The solid mode laser (10) is of fiber type. Independent claims are included for a generating system.
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公开(公告)号:DE19717367A1
公开(公告)日:1997-10-30
申请号:DE19717367
申请日:1997-04-24
Applicant: IMRA AMERICA INC
Inventor: GALVANAUSKAS ALMANTAS DR , HARIHARAN ANAND DR , HARTER DONALD J DR
IPC: G02B6/00 , G02F1/35 , G02F1/37 , H01S3/00 , H01S3/06 , H01S3/07 , H01S3/098 , H01S3/10 , H01S3/107 , H01S3/108 , H01S3/16 , H01S3/23 , H01S3/105 , H01S3/11
Abstract: The amplifier system has a compact expander which receives light pulses and outputs expanded light pulses. An optical amplifier amplifies the expanded pulses. A compressor which compresses the amplified pulses has at least one light path in which the amplified pulse is collimated. The compressor has a lens arrangement into which the light path is included and which collimates the amplified pulses. The compressor contains a collimation diffraction grid and a reflector; the lens arrangement is placed between them.
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公开(公告)号:DE19635919A1
公开(公告)日:1997-03-06
申请号:DE19635919
申请日:1996-09-04
Applicant: IMRA AMERICA INC
Inventor: FERMANN MARTIN E DR , HARTER DONALD J DR
Abstract: The mode coupled laser includes a co-doped fibre (101) in a resonator which acts as an amplifying material to generate laser energy in the form of impulses shorter than 100 psec. A laser diode array (103) coupled to an end of the fibre pumps the fibre with pump light. A reflector device (102) in the resonator reflects energy along an axis which passes the fibre. An output device (117) receives energy produced inside the resonator and outputs part of the energy. A mode coupling initiating device (118) initiates the production of short impulses in the resonator. The sheath mode is suppressed in the fibre and dispersion controlled in the resonator.
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公开(公告)号:DE19621584A1
公开(公告)日:1996-12-05
申请号:DE19621584
申请日:1996-05-29
Applicant: IMRA AMERICA INC
Inventor: BENDETT MARK P DR
Abstract: An optical sensor (12) for chemical recognition or measurement in the environment comprises a laser diode light source (10), an integral waveguide (12) within which the beam is carried and a detector (28). The waveguide consists of a glass substrate (16) with a channel (18), enriched with rare metals and with reflectors (20, 22) at both ends. The passage of the laser along the waveguide excites the rare metals, causing increased light emission. This amplifies the changes to the light beam resulting from the presence of the chemicals under analysis, such as changes in wavelength or output, which are picked up by the detector.
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公开(公告)号:DE19512447A1
公开(公告)日:1995-10-05
申请号:DE19512447
申请日:1995-04-03
Applicant: IMRA AMERICA INC
Inventor: HARIHARAN ANAND , HARTER DONALD J DR
IPC: H01S3/10 , G01P3/80 , G01R13/34 , G01S7/48 , G01S7/484 , G01S7/486 , G01S17/10 , G01S17/50 , H01S3/06 , H01S3/23 , G01B9/02 , G01S17/42 , G01J3/16 , G02F1/35
Abstract: A pulsed laser beam of ultra short pulse width is divided (102) into measurement and reference beams. The measurement beam is deflected (103,104) to the object (100) and the reflected light collected, combined (106) with the reference beam and fed to a time gate (107). The distance to the object is derived (108) from the signal generated by the time gate. The combination device deflects the beams along parallel paths to time gate and contains devices which bring the beams into overlap within the time gate.
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