Patents by Inventor Ioachim Pupeza

Ioachim Pupeza has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240170907
    Abstract: A method of passively enhancing pulsed laser light by coherent addition of laser pulses in an enhancement cavity (20) comprises the steps of generating a sequence of seed laser pulses (1) with a repetition frequency frep and a frequency comb spectrum (3) comprising frequency comb lines (4) with frequency comb line spacings equal to the repetition frequency frep, coupling the seed laser pulses (1) via a first plate-shaped coupling element (25) into an enhancement cavity (20) comprising at least two cavity mirrors (21, 22, 23, 24) having metallic surfaces and spanning a cavity beam path (26) with a resonator length L, wherein the enhancement cavity (20) has a fundamental transverse mode TEM00 and higher-order transverse cavity modes TEMnm, each with a series of cavity resonance frequencies (5), and a cavity offset frequency (6), and coherent superposition of the seed laser pulses (1) in the enhancement cavity (20), so that at least one enhanced circulating cavity pulse (2) per cavity length is generated, wherei
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Ernst FILL, Maximilian HOEGNER, Ferenc KRAUSZ, Ioachim PUPEZA, Ann-Kathrin RAAB, Liudmila VORONINA, Mihaela ZIGMAN
  • Publication number: 20240039235
    Abstract: A laser pulse sequence measuring method for measuring a delay between a pair of pulses from two laser pulse sequences (1, 2), comprises the steps of creating a first laser pulse sequence (1) of first laser pulses (1A) and a second laser pulse sequence (2) of second laser pulses (2A), and generating a delay signal (3) which represents the delay between the pair of pulses from the first and second laser pulse sequences (1, 2), wherein the step of generating the delay signal (3) includes creating intra-pulse difference frequency generation (IPDFG) pulses (4) by applying intra-pulse difference frequency generation to the first laser pulses (1A) in a difference frequency generation (DFG) medium (21), providing phase-stable reference waveforms (5) based on the IPDFG pulses (4), and electro-optic sampling (EOS) of the electric field of the phase-stable reference waveforms (5) with sampling pulses (6) in an EOS medium (22), wherein the sampling pulses (6) are created based on the second laser pulses (2A), for generat
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander WEIGEL, Theresa BUBERL, Ferenc KRAUSZ, Ioachim PUPEZA
  • Patent number: 11530976
    Abstract: A particle analysis method and apparatus, including a spectrometry-based analysis of a fluid sample (1), comprises the steps of creating a sample light beam S and a probe light beam P with a light source device (10) and periodically varying a relative phase between the sample and probe light beams S, P with a phase modulator device (20), irradiating the fluid sample (1) with the sample light beam S, detecting the sample and probe light beams S, P with a detector device (40), and providing a spectral response of the at least one particle (3), wherein the light source device (10) comprises at least one broadband source, which has an emission spectrum covering a mid-infrared MIR frequency range, and the phase modulator device (20) varies the relative phase with a scanning period equal to or below the irradiation period of irradiating the at least one particle (3, 4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignees: Max-Planck-Fesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.V., Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen
    Inventors: Ferenc Krausz, Ioachim Pupeza, Mihaela Zigman Kohlmaier, Marinus Huber
  • Patent number: 11408724
    Abstract: An interferometer apparatus includes a beam splitter arranged for splitting an input beam into a first beam propagating along a first interferometer arm including a deflection mirror and a second beam propagating along a second interferometer arm including a deflection mirror. The first and second interferometer arms have an identical optical path length. A beam combiner is arranged for recombining the first and second beams into a constructive output and a destructive output. In the first interferometer arm compared with the second interferometer arm, one additional Fresnel reflection at an optically dense medium is provided and a propagation of the electromagnetic fields of the first and second beams, when recombined by the beam combiner, results in a wavelength-independent phase difference of ? between the contributions of the two interferometer arms to the destructive output. Furthermore, an interferometric measurement apparatus and an interferometric measurement method are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
    Inventors: Ioachim Pupeza, Ferenc Krausz, Theresa Buberl
  • Publication number: 20210270719
    Abstract: A particle analysis method and apparatus, including a spectrometry-based analysis of a fluid sample (1), comprises the steps of creating a sample light beam S and a probe light beam P with a light source device (10) and periodically varying a relative phase between the sample and probe light beams S, P with a phase modulator device (20), irradiating the fluid sample (1) with the sample light beam S, detecting the sample and probe light beams S, P with a detector device (40), and providing a spectral response of the at least one particle (3), wherein the light source device (10) comprises at least one broadband source, which has an emission spectrum covering a mid-infrared MIR frequency range, and the phase modulator device (20) varies the relative phase with a scanning period equal to or below the irradiation period of irradiating the at least one particle (3, 4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Ferenc KRAUSZ, Ioachim PUPEZA, Mihaela ZIGMAN KOHLMAIER, Marinus HUBER
  • Publication number: 20210270596
    Abstract: An interferometer apparatus for an achromatic interferometric superposition of electromagnetic fields, with a dual beam path interferometer, comprises a beam splitter being arranged for splitting an input beam into a first beam propagating along a first interferometer arm (A1) including at least one deflection mirror and a second beam propagating along a second interferometer arm (A2) including at least one deflection mirror, wherein the first and second interferometer arms have an identical optical path length, and a beam combiner being arranged for recombining the first and second beams into a constructive output and a destructive output, wherein reflective surfaces of the beam splitter and the beam combiner are arranged such that, in the first interferometer arm compared with the second interferometer arm, one additional Fresnel reflection at an optically dense medium is provided and a propagation of the electromagnetic fields of the first and second beams, when recombined by the beam combiner, results in
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Ioachim PUPEZA, Ferenc KRAUSZ, Theresa BUBERL
  • Publication number: 20200033259
    Abstract: A method of measuring a polarization response of a sample (1), in particular a biological sample, comprises the steps of generating a sequence of excitation waves (2), irradiating the sample (1) with the sequence of excitation waves (2), including an interaction of the excitation waves (2) with the sample (1), so that a sequence of sample waves (3) is generated each including a superposition of a sample main pulse and a sample global molecular fmgerprint (GMF) wave (EGMF(sample)(t)), irradiating a reference sample (1A) with the sequence of excitation waves (2), including an interaction of the excitation waves (2) with the reference sample (1A), so that a sequence of reference waves (3A) is generated each including a superposition of a reference main pulse and a reference GMF wave (EGMF(ref)(t)), optically separating a difference of the sample waves (3) and reference waves (3A) from GMF wave contributions which are common to both of the sample waves (3) and reference waves (3A) in space and/or time, and detect
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Ferenc KRAUSZ, Hanieh FATTAHI, Marinus HUBER, Ioachim PUPEZA, Mihaela ZIGMAN KOHLMAIER
  • Patent number: 10101268
    Abstract: A method of measuring a spectral response of a biological sample (1), comprises the steps generation of probe light having a primary spectrum, irradiation of the sample (1) with the probe light, including an interaction of the probe light and the sample (1), and spectrally resolved detection of the probe light having a modified spectrum, which deviates from the primary spectrum as a result of the interaction of the probe light and the sample (1), said modified spectrum being characteristic of the spectral response of the sample (1), wherein the probe light comprises probe light pulses (2) being generated with a fs laser source device (10). Furthermore, a spectroscopic measuring apparatus is described, which is configured for measuring a spectral response of a biological sample (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignees: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.V., Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen
    Inventors: Alexander Apolonskiy, Ioachim Pupeza, Ferenc Krausz, Ernst Fill
  • Patent number: 10042231
    Abstract: A method of creating difference frequency (DF) laser pulses (1) by difference frequency generation (DFG) comprises the steps of providing ultrashort laser pulses (2) having a spectral bandwidth corresponding to a Fourier limit of below 50 fs and containing first spectral components and second spectral components having larger frequencies than the first spectral components, and driving a DFG process by the ultrashort laser pulses (2) in an optically non-linear crystal (10), wherein the DF laser pulses (1) are generated in the crystal (10) by difference frequencies between the first and second spectral components, resp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
    Inventors: Alexander Apolonskiy, Ernst Fill, Ioachim Pupeza, Ferenc Krausz
  • Publication number: 20180003623
    Abstract: A method of measuring a spectral response of a biological sample (1), comprises the steps generation of probe light having a primary spectrum, irradiation of the sample (1) with the probe light, including an interaction of the probe light and the sample (1), and spectrally resolved detection of the probe light having a modified spectrum, which deviates from the primary spectrum as a result of the interaction of the probe light and the sample (1), said modified spectrum being characteristic of the spectral response of the sample (1), wherein the probe light comprises probe light pulses (2) being generated with a fs laser source device (10). Furthermore, a spectroscopic measuring apparatus is described, which is configured for measuring a spectral response of a biological sample (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Alexander APOLONSKIY, Ioachim PUPEZA, Ferenc KRAUSZ, Ernst FILL
  • Patent number: 9625728
    Abstract: A method of spatially splitting a primary radiation beam (1) with a first radiation component (2) including an optical wavelength and a second radiation component (3) having a wavelength shorter than the first radiation component wavelength, said second radiation component (3) having a second or higher harmonic wavelength relative to the optical wavelength, comprises directing the primary radiation beam (1) onto a deflection mirror (10) having a reflective mirror surface (12) and carrying a refractive plate element (20), reflecting the first radiation component (2) at the reflective mirror surface (12) and reflecting the second radiation component (3) at an exposed plate surface (22) of the refractive plate element (20), wherein the reflected radiation components (4, 5) travel along different beam paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
    Inventors: Ioachim Pupeza, Ferenc Krausz
  • Patent number: 9590382
    Abstract: An enhancement resonator (20) being configured for generating intra-resonator laser light (1) by coherent superposition of input laser light, comprises at least three resonator mirrors (21, 22, 23, 24) spanning a ring resonator path in one common resonator plane, said resonator path being free of a laser light amplifying medium, wherein the at least three resonator mirrors (21, 22, 23, 24) include at least two toroidal mirrors and/or at least one cylindrical mirror. Furthermore, a laser device (100) comprising the enhancement resonator (20) and a method of generating intra-resonator laser light (1) are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignees: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e. V., Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen
    Inventors: Ioachim Pupeza, Henning Carstens, Simon Holzberger, Ernst Fill, Ferenc Krausz
  • Publication number: 20150340833
    Abstract: An enhancement resonator (20) being configured for generating intra-resonator laser light (1) by coherent superposition of input laser light, comprises at least three resonator mirrors (21, 22, 23, 24) spanning a ring resonator path in one common resonator plane, said resonator path being free of a laser light amplifying medium, wherein the at least three resonator mirrors (21, 22, 23, 24) include at least two toroidal mirrors and/or at least one cylindrical mirror. Furthermore, a laser device (100) comprising the enhancement resonator (20) and a method of generating intra-resonator laser light (1) are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Ioachim PUPEZA, Henning CARSTENS, Simon HOLZBERGER, Ernst FILL, Ferenc KRAUSZ
  • Patent number: 8976834
    Abstract: A method of generating intra-resonator laser light (1) comprises the steps of coupling input laser light (2), e. g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
    Inventors: Jan Kaster, Ioachim Pupeza, Ernst Fill, Ferenc Krausz
  • Publication number: 20140029107
    Abstract: A method of spatially splitting a primary radiation beam (1) with a first radiation component (2) including an optical wavelength and a second radiation component (3) having a wavelength shorter than the first radiation component wavelength, said second radiation component (3) having a second or higher harmonic wavelength relative to the optical wavelength, comprises directing the primary radiation beam (1) onto a deflection mirror (10) having a reflective mirror surface (12) and carrying a refractive plate element (20), reflecting the first radiation component (2) at the reflective mirror surface (12) and reflecting the second radiation component (3) at an exposed plate surface (22) of the refractive plate element (20), wherein the reflected radiation components (4, 5) travel along different beam paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
    Inventors: Ioachim Pupeza, Ferenc Krausz
  • Publication number: 20130215925
    Abstract: A method of generating intra-resonator laser light (1) comprises the steps of coupling input laser light (2), e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2010
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicants: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
    Inventors: Jan Kaster, Ioachim Pupeza, Ernst Fill, Ferenc Krausz
  • Publication number: 20120275478
    Abstract: A method of generating pulsed laser light (1) comprises the steps of providing laser light pulses (2, 3) having a predetermined pulse repetition rate (frep) with a laser source device (10), coupling the laser light pulses into an enhancement cavity (21) with a plurality of cavity mirrors (21.1, 21.2, . . . ) and a predetermined cavity length (L), and coherent addition of the laser light pulses (2) in the enhancement cavity so that at least one cavity pulse (1.1, 1.2, . . . ) is formed, wherein the at least one cavity pulse (1.1, 1.2, . . . ) circulating in the enhancement cavity (21) irradiates all of the cavity mirrors (21.1, 21.2, . . . ) with an angle (?) of incidence of more than 45°. Furthermore, a laser device (100) being configured for conducting the method is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
    Inventors: Ferenc Krausz, Ernst Fill, Jens Rauschenberger, Ioachim Pupeza