IPC Classification

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  • H - Electricity
  • H01S - Devices using the process of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation [laser] to amplify or generate light; devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in wave ranges other than optical
H01S 1/00 Masers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the microwave range
H01S 1/02 Masers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the microwave range solid
H01S 1/04 Masers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the microwave range liquid
H01S 1/06 Masers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the microwave range gaseous
H01S 3/00 Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
H01S 3/02 Constructional details
H01S 3/03 Constructional details of gas laser discharge tubes
H01S 3/04 Arrangements for thermal management
H01S 3/05 Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
H01S 3/06 Construction or shape of active medium
H01S 3/07 Construction or shape of active medium consisting of a plurality of parts, e.g. segments
H01S 3/08 Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof
H01S 3/09 Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping
H01S 3/10 Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
H01S 3/11 Mode locking; Q-switching; Other giant-pulse techniques, e.g. cavity dumping
H01S 3/13 Stabilisation of laser output parameters, e.g. frequency or amplitude
H01S 3/14 Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range characterised by the material used as the active medium
H01S 3/16 Solid materials
H01S 3/17 Solid materials amorphous, e.g. glass
H01S 3/20 Liquids
H01S 3/22 Gases
H01S 3/23 Arrangement of two or more lasers not provided for in groups , e.g. tandem arrangement of separate active media
H01S 3/30 Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range using scattering effects, e.g. stimulated Brillouin or Raman effects
H01S 3/032 Constructional details of gas laser discharge tubes for confinement of the discharge, e.g. by special features of the discharge constricting tube
H01S 3/034 Optical devices within, or forming part of, the tube, e.g. windows, mirrors
H01S 3/036 Means for obtaining or maintaining the desired gas pressure within the tube, e.g. by gettering or replenishing; Means for circulating the gas, e.g. for equalising the pressure within the tube
H01S 3/038 Electrodes, e.g. special shape, configuration or composition
H01S 3/041 Arrangements for thermal management for gas lasers
H01S 3/042 Arrangements for thermal management for solid state lasers
H01S 3/063 Waveguide lasers, e.g. laser amplifiers
H01S 3/067 Fibre lasers
H01S 3/081 Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof comprising three or more reflectors
H01S 3/082 Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof comprising three or more reflectors defining a plurality of resonators, e.g. for mode selection or suppression
H01S 3/083 Ring lasers
H01S 3/086 One or more reflectors having variable properties or positions for initial adjustment of the resonator
H01S 3/091 Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping
H01S 3/092 Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by incoherent light of flash lamp
H01S 3/093 Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by incoherent light of flash lamp focusing or directing the excitation energy into the active medium
H01S 3/094 Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light
H01S 3/095 Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using chemical or thermal pumping
H01S 3/097 Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping by gas discharge of a gas laser
H01S 3/098 Mode locking; Mode suppression
H01S 3/101 Lasers provided with means to change the location from which, or the direction in which, laser radiation is emitted
H01S 3/102 Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling the active medium, e.g. by controlling the processes or apparatus for excitation
H01S 3/104 Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling the active medium, e.g. by controlling the processes or apparatus for excitation in gas lasers
H01S 3/105 Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling the mutual position or the reflecting properties of the reflectors of the cavity
H01S 3/106 Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling devices placed within the cavity
H01S 3/107 Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling devices placed within the cavity using electro-optic devices, e.g. exhibiting Pockels or Kerr effect
H01S 3/108 Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling devices placed within the cavity using non-linear optical devices, e.g. exhibiting Brillouin or Raman scattering
H01S 3/109 Frequency multiplication, e.g. harmonic generation
H01S 3/113 Q-switching using intracavity saturable absorbers
H01S 3/115 Q-switching using intracavity electro-optic devices
H01S 3/117 Q-switching using intracavity acousto-optic devices
H01S 3/121 Q-switching using intracavity mechanical devices
H01S 3/123 Q-switching using intracavity mechanical devices using rotating mirrors
H01S 3/125 Q-switching using intracavity mechanical devices using rotating prisms
H01S 3/127 Plural Q-switches
H01S 3/131 Stabilisation of laser output parameters, e.g. frequency or amplitude by controlling the active medium, e.g. by controlling the processes or apparatus for excitation
H01S 3/134 Stabilisation of laser output parameters, e.g. frequency or amplitude by controlling the active medium, e.g. by controlling the processes or apparatus for excitation in gas lasers
H01S 3/136 Stabilisation of laser output parameters, e.g. frequency or amplitude by controlling devices placed within the cavity
H01S 3/137 Stabilisation of laser output parameters, e.g. frequency or amplitude by controlling devices placed within the cavity for stabilising of frequency
H01S 3/139 Stabilisation of laser output parameters, e.g. frequency or amplitude by controlling the mutual position or the reflecting properties of the reflectors of the cavity
H01S 3/207 Liquids including a chelate
H01S 3/213 Liquids including an organic dye
H01S 3/223 Gases the active gas being polyatomic, i.e. containing two or more atoms
H01S 3/225 Gases the active gas being polyatomic, i.e. containing two or more atoms comprising an excimer or exciplex
H01S 3/227 Metal vapour
H01S 3/0804 Transverse or lateral modes
H01S 3/0805 Transverse or lateral modes by apertures, e.g. pin-holes or knife-edges
H01S 3/0915 Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by incoherent light
H01S 3/0933 Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by incoherent light of a semiconductor, e.g. light emitting diode
H01S 3/0937 Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by incoherent light produced by exploding or combustible material
H01S 3/0941 Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light of a semiconductor laser, e.g. of a laser diode
H01S 3/0943 Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light of a gas laser
H01S 3/0947 Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light of an organic dye laser
H01S 3/0951 Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using chemical or thermal pumping by increasing the pressure in the laser gas medium
H01S 3/0953 Gas dynamic lasers, i.e. with expansion of the laser gas medium to supersonic flow speeds
H01S 3/0955 Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using pumping by high energy particles
H01S 3/0957 Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using pumping by high energy particles by high energy nuclear particles
H01S 3/0959 Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using pumping by high energy particles by an electron beam
H01S 3/0971 Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping by gas discharge of a gas laser transversely excited
H01S 3/0973 Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping by gas discharge of a gas laser transversely excited having a travelling wave passing through the active medium
H01S 3/0975 Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping by gas discharge of a gas laser using inductive or capacitive excitation
H01S 3/0977 Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping by gas discharge of a gas laser having auxiliary ionisation means
H01S 3/0979 Gas dynamic lasers, i.e. with expansion of the laser gas medium to supersonic flow speeds
H01S 3/1055 Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling the mutual position or the reflecting properties of the reflectors of the cavity one of the reflectors being constituted by a diffraction grating
H01S 3/1106 Mode locking
H01S 3/1109 Active mode locking
H01S 3/1112 Passive mode locking
H01S 3/1115 Passive mode locking using intracavity saturable absorbers
H01S 3/1118 Semiconductor saturable absorbers, e.g. semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors [SESAMs]; Solid-state saturable absorbers, e.g. carbon nanotube [CNT] based
H01S 3/1123 Q-switching
H01S 3/08018 Mode suppression
H01S 3/08022 Longitudinal modes
H01S 3/08031 Single-mode emission
H01S 3/08036 Single-mode emission using intracavity dispersive, polarising or birefringent elements
H01S 3/08045 Single-mode emission
H01S 4/00 Devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in wave ranges other than those covered by groups , or , e.g. phonon masers, X-ray lasers or gamma-ray lasers
H01S 5/00 Semiconductor lasers
H01S 5/02 Structural details or components not essential to laser action
H01S 5/04 Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping
H01S 5/06 Arrangements for controlling the laser output parameters, e.g. by operating on the active medium
H01S 5/10 Construction or shape of the optical resonator
H01S 5/11 Comprising a photonic bandgap structure
H01S 5/12 Construction or shape of the optical resonator the resonator having a periodic structure, e.g. in distributed feedback [DFB] lasers
H01S 5/14 External cavity lasers
H01S 5/16 Window-type lasers, i.e. with a region of non-absorbing material between the active region and the reflecting surface
H01S 5/18 Surface-emitting [SE] lasers, e.g. having both horizontal and vertical cavities
H01S 5/20 Structure or shape of the semiconductor body to guide the optical wave
H01S 5/22 Structure or shape of the semiconductor body to guide the optical wave having a ridge or a stripe structure
H01S 5/023 Mount members, e.g. sub-mount members
H01S 5/24 Structure or shape of the semiconductor body to guide the optical wave having a grooved structure, e.g. V-grooved
H01S 5/026 Monolithically integrated components, e.g. waveguides, monitoring photo-detectors or drivers
H01S 5/028 Coatings
H01S 5/30 Structure or shape of the active region; Materials used for the active region
H01S 5/32 Structure or shape of the active region; Materials used for the active region comprising PN junctions, e.g. hetero- or double- hetero-structures
H01S 5/34 Structure or shape of the active region; Materials used for the active region comprising quantum well or superlattice structures, e.g. single quantum well [SQW] lasers, multiple quantum well [MQW] lasers or graded index separate confinement heterostructure [GRINSCH] lasers
H01S 5/36 Structure or shape of the active region; Materials used for the active region comprising organic materials
H01S 5/40 Arrangement of two or more semiconductor lasers, not provided for in groups
H01S 5/42 Arrays of surface emitting lasers
H01S 5/50 Amplifier structures not provided for in groups
H01S 5/062 Arrangements for controlling the laser output parameters, e.g. by operating on the active medium by varying the potential of the electrodes
H01S 5/065 Mode locking; Mode suppression; Mode selection
H01S 5/068 Stabilisation of laser output parameters
H01S 5/125 Distributed Bragg reflector [DBR] lasers
H01S 5/183 Surface-emitting [SE] lasers, e.g. having both horizontal and vertical cavities having only vertical cavities, e.g. vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers [VCSEL]
H01S 5/185 Surface-emitting [SE] lasers, e.g. having both horizontal and vertical cavities having only horizontal cavities, e.g. horizontal cavity surface-emitting lasers [HCSEL]
H01S 5/187 Surface-emitting [SE] lasers, e.g. having both horizontal and vertical cavities having only horizontal cavities, e.g. horizontal cavity surface-emitting lasers [HCSEL] using Bragg reflection
H01S 5/0222 Gas-filled housings
H01S 5/223 Buried stripe structure
H01S 5/0225 Out-coupling of light
H01S 5/227 Buried mesa structure
H01S 5/0231 Stems
H01S 5/0232 Lead-frames
H01S 5/0233 Mounting configuration of laser chips
H01S 5/0234 Up-side down mountings, e.g. Flip-chip, epi-side down mountings or junction down mountings
H01S 5/0235 Method for mounting laser chips
H01S 5/0236 Fixing laser chips on mounts using an adhesive
H01S 5/0237 Fixing laser chips on mounts by soldering
H01S 5/0238 Positioning of the laser chips using marks
H01S 5/0239 Combinations of electrical or optical elements
H01S 5/323 Structure or shape of the active region; Materials used for the active region comprising PN junctions, e.g. hetero- or double- hetero-structures in AIIIBV compounds, e.g. AlGaAs-laser
H01S 5/327 Structure or shape of the active region; Materials used for the active region comprising PN junctions, e.g. hetero- or double- hetero-structures in AIIBVI compounds, e.g. ZnCdSe-laser
H01S 5/343 Structure or shape of the active region; Materials used for the active region comprising quantum well or superlattice structures, e.g. single quantum well [SQW] lasers, multiple quantum well [MQW] lasers or graded index separate confinement heterostructure [GRINSCH] lasers in AIIIBV compounds, e.g. AlGaAs-laser
H01S 5/347 Structure or shape of the active region; Materials used for the active region comprising quantum well or superlattice structures, e.g. single quantum well [SQW] lasers, multiple quantum well [MQW] lasers or graded index separate confinement heterostructure [GRINSCH] lasers in AIIBVI compounds, e.g. ZnCdSe-laser
H01S 5/0625 Arrangements for controlling the laser output parameters, e.g. by operating on the active medium by varying the potential of the electrodes in multi-section lasers
H01S 5/0683 Stabilisation of laser output parameters by monitoring the optical output parameters
H01S 5/0687 Stabilising the frequency of the laser
H01S 5/02208 Mountings; Housings characterised by the shape of the housings
H01S 5/02212 Can-type, e.g. TO-CAN housings with emission along or parallel to symmetry axis
H01S 5/02216 Butterfly-type, i.e. with electrode pins extending horizontally from the housings
H01S 5/02218 Material of the housings; Filling of the housings
H01S 5/02224 Gas-filled housings the gas comprising oxygen, e.g. for avoiding contamination of the light emitting facets
H01S 5/02232 Liquid-filled housings
H01S 5/02234 Material of the housings; Filling of the housings the housings being made of resin
H01S 5/02235 Getter material for absorbing contamination
H01S 5/02251 Out-coupling of light using optical fibres
H01S 5/02253 Out-coupling of light using lenses
H01S 5/02255 Out-coupling of light using beam deflecting elements
H01S 5/02257 Out-coupling of light using windows, e.g. specially adapted for back-reflecting light to a detector inside the housing
H01S 5/02315 Support members, e.g. bases or carriers
H01S 5/02325 Mechanically integrated components on mount members or optical micro-benches
H01S 5/02326 Arrangements for relative positioning of laser diodes and optical components, e.g. grooves in the mount to fix optical fibres or lenses
H01S 5/02335 Up-side up mountings, e.g. epi-side up mountings or junction up mountings
H01S 5/02345 Wire-bonding
H01S 5/02355 Fixing laser chips on mounts
H01S 5/02365 Fixing laser chips on mounts by clamping
H01S 5/02375 Positioning of the laser chips
H01S 5/02385 Positioning of the laser chips using laser light as reference