Patent ID: 9658513
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: G02F,H01S

Claim:
1. A device comprising a resonating structure, the resonating structure including: a resonator comprised of two reflective mirrors respectively forming an input coupler and an output coupler, the input coupler is at least partially transmissive of a continuous wave light beam at a first frequency that is input from an external light source externally located from the resonating structure; and a Raman medium disposed between the input coupler and the output coupler and having a thermal conductivity of greater than 2 W/K/m, the Raman medium configured to generate a Raman light beam through Raman interaction between the Raman medium and the continuous wave light beam, the Raman light beam having a second frequency distinct from the first frequency; wherein the input coupler is reflective at the second frequency to resonate the Raman light beam in the resonator; and wherein the output coupler is partially transmissive at the second frequency to transmit less than 2% of the resonating Raman light beam in a resonance cycle period of the resonating structure, such that the resonance cycle period of the resonating structure results in a total loss of less than 5% of the resonating Raman light beam thereby facilitating continuous wave Raman light generation.