| US 7,580,432 B2 | ||
| Scanning temporal ultrafast delay methods and apparatuses therefor | ||
| Gregg D. Sucha, Ann Arbor, Mich. (US); Martin E. Fermann, Ann Arbor, Mich. (US); and Donald J. Harter, Ann Arbor, Mich. (US) | ||
| Assigned to IMRA America, Inc., Ann Arbor, Mich. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 18, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/50,716. | ||
| Application 10/050716 is a division of application No. 09/169577, filed on Mar. 27, 1998, granted, now 6,396,856. | ||
| Application 09/169577 is a division of application No. 08/602457, filed on Feb. 16, 1996, granted, now 5,778,016. | ||
| Application 08/602457 is a continuation in part of application No. 08/221516, filed on Apr. 01, 1994, granted, now 5,585,913. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2002/0097761 A1, Jul. 25, 2002 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01S 3/13 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 372—30 [372/6] | 6 Claims |
| 1. A method of stabilizing a short-pulse fiber laser, comprising:
isolating said fiber laser in a temperature-controlled enclosure from an external environment; and
operating the fiber laser within the enclosure while utilizing the enclosure to stabilize a repetition rate of the fiber laser;
and
supporting said fiber laser by wrapping it onto an acoustically damped assembly.
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