Patent 7711013 was granted and assigned to Imra America, Inc. on May, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A modular ultrafast pulse laser system is constructed of individually pre-tested components manufactured as modules. The individual modules include an oscillator, pre-amplifier and power amplifier stages, a non-linear amplifier, and a stretcher and compressor. The individual modules can typically be connected by means of simple fiber splices.