Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Optical amplification module and laser light source apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 光放大模块和激光光源设备
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Application No.: US12432988Application Date: 2009-04-30
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Publication No.: US08009708B2Publication Date: 2011-08-30
- Inventor: Motoki Kakui
- Applicant: Motoki Kakui
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka-shi
- Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka-shi
- Agency: Venable LLP
- Agent Michael A. Sartori; Kyle D. Petaja
- Priority: JP2008-118790 20080430
- Main IPC: H01S3/13
- IPC: H01S3/13

Abstract:
The present invention relates to an optical amplifier module, or the like, having a structure for enabling effective suppression of photodarkening and efficient optical amplification. The optical amplifier module comprises a first optical amplification waveguide which is comprised of a phosphate glass as a main component and includes a ytterbium-doped first optical waveguide region, a second optical amplification waveguide which is optically coupled to the first optical amplification waveguide and includes a ytterbium-doped second optical waveguide region which is co-doped with aluminum, and pumping light source units which supply pumping light respectively to the first optical amplification waveguide and the second optical amplification waveguide. The light to be amplified, having inputted to the first optical amplification waveguide, is amplified only once by means of the pumping light, in each of the first optical amplification waveguide and the second optical amplification waveguide.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090274183A1 OPTICAL AMPLIFICATION MODULE AND LASER LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2009-11-05
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