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公开(公告)号:US20210278706A1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-09
申请号:US17125919
申请日:2020-12-17
Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Inventor: Juan Montoya , Daniel Ripin , Christopher Aleshire , Dale Martz , Peter Colin Reeves-Hall
Abstract: An electro-optic beam controller, material processing apparatus, or optical amplifier, and corresponding methods, can include an actively controlled, waveguide-based, optical spatial mode conversion device. The conversion device can include a coupler, which can be a photonic lantern, configured to combine light beams into a common light beam; a sensor configured to measure at least one characteristic of the common light beam; and a controller configured to modulate optical parameters of the individual, respective light beams to set one or more spatial modes of the common light beam. Actively controlled and modulated devices can be used to maintain a stable, diffraction-limited beam for use in an amplification, communications, imaging, laser radar, switching, or laser material processing system. Embodiments can also be used to maintain a fundamental or other spatial mode in an optical fiber even while scaling to kilowatt power.
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公开(公告)号:US10901240B2
公开(公告)日:2021-01-26
申请号:US15396280
申请日:2016-12-30
Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Inventor: Juan Montoya , Daniel Ripin , Christopher Aleshire , Dale Martz , Peter Colin Reeves-Hall
Abstract: An electro-optic beam controller, material processing apparatus, or optical amplifier, and corresponding methods, can include an actively controlled, waveguide-based, optical spatial mode conversion device. The conversion device can include a coupler, which can be a photonic lantern, configured to combine light beams into a common light beam; a sensor configured to measure at least one characteristic of the common light beam; and a controller configured to modulate optical parameters of the individual, respective light beams to set one or more spatial modes of the common light beam. Actively controlled and modulated devices can be used to maintain a stable, diffraction-limited beam for use in an amplification, communications, imaging, laser radar, switching, or laser material processing system. Embodiments can also be used to maintain a fundamental or other spatial mode in an optical fiber even while scaling to kilowatt power.
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公开(公告)号:US20170299900A1
公开(公告)日:2017-10-19
申请号:US15396280
申请日:2016-12-30
Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Inventor: Juan Montoya , Daniel Ripin , Christopher Aleshire , Dale Martz , Peter Colin Reeves-Hall
CPC classification number: G02F1/0115 , G02B6/2804 , G02B6/2821 , G02B6/2826 , G02B6/2856 , G02F1/0121 , G02F1/29 , G02F2201/02 , G02F2201/05 , G02F2201/58 , G02F2203/24 , H01S3/005
Abstract: An electro-optic beam controller, material processing apparatus, or optical amplifier, and corresponding methods, can include an actively controlled, waveguide-based, optical spatial mode conversion device. The conversion device can include a coupler, which can be a photonic lantern, configured to combine light beams into a common light beam; a sensor configured to measure at least one characteristic of the common light beam; and a controller configured to modulate optical parameters of the individual, respective light beams to set one or more spatial modes of the common light beam. Actively controlled and modulated devices can be used to maintain a stable, diffraction-limited beam for use in an amplification, communications, imaging, laser radar, switching, or laser material processing system. Embodiments can also be used to maintain a fundamental or other spatial mode in an optical fiber even while scaling to kilowatt power.
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