Abstract:
A laser light beam generating apparatus includes at least one light beam source, first and second reflectors, a non-linear optical crystal element and an actuator. The light beam source emits a light beam. The non-linear optical crystal element is provided between the first reflector and the second reflector. A light beam emitted from the light beam source is incident on the non-linear optical crystal element through the first reflector. The actuator actuates at least one of the first and second reflectors along an optical axis of the light beam emitted from the light beam source.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a light source device as an MOPA (master oscillator power amplifier) which includes an MLLD (mode locked laser diode) and an SOA (semiconductor optical amplifier), causes an exit beam to have only one peak, and suppresses variations in the peak position.SOLUTION: The width in a lateral direction of a waveguide on an incident side of an SOA 14 is set such that a horizontal lateral mode of the waveguide on the incident side of the SOA becomes multiple modes (so as to be larger than the width in a lateral direction of a waveguide on an exit side of an MLLD). A magnification of incident light from the MLLD 10 to the SOA is converted such that a basic mode (single mode) is selectively excited in optical coupling on the incident side of the SOA. The light confinement in the basic mode defined by the width of the waveguide on the incident side of the SOA is increased. It is ensured that only one peak appears in the light intensity distribution of the SOA output light. The magnification of incident light from the MLLD is converted (the spot size of incident light to the SOA is enlarged). The light density in the waveguide of the SOA is reduced. Variations in the peak of the exit beam are suppressed.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve uniformization and stabilization of output light of a laser light source device including a resonator having a light path along which linear fundamental wave light is reflected. SOLUTION: The laser light source device includes: an excitation light source 1; and a pair of resonator mirrors 5 and 11. A resonator 30 constituted of the resonator mirrors has at least a laser medium 6 and a wavelength conversion element 10 therein. The excitation light source 1 excites the laser medium 6 with a lateral mode pattern, and the linear fundamental wave light obtained through the oscillation of the laser medium 6 is irradiated to the wavelength conversion element 10, thereby a linear converted wave light is output from it. A reflection part 9 for reflecting the light path is arranged in the resonator 30, and the above respective components are arranged on different planes 40a and 40b on a support 40, respectively, through which a longitudinal direction of the linear fundamental wave light is set approximately orthogonal to a light incident surface of the reflection part 9. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve the equalization and the stabilization of output light in a laser light source device comprising a resonator having an optical path in which a linear fundamental wave is folded back. SOLUTION: A laser light source device has an excitation light source 1 and a pair of resonator mirrors 5 and 11. At least a laser medium 6 and a wavelength converting element 10 are provided in a resonator 30 constituted by the resonator mirrors. The laser medium 6 is excited from the excitation light source 1 with light of a transverse mode pattern, the wavelength converting element 10 is irradiated with a linear fundamental wave obtained by the oscillation of the laser medium 6, and consequently a linear converting wave is output. One or more reflective portions 8 and 9 for folding back an optical path are provided in the resonator 30. The longitudinal direction of the linear fundamental wave is arranged approximately vertical to the incident surfaces of the reflective portions 8 and 9. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To overcome the problem that in the case of a fiber for laser amplification comprising a light-propagating medium, in particular, a double clad fiber having a primary clad disposed around the core and further having a low refractive index region disposed as extended around the clad and in the longitudinal direction of the fiber, for example, a so-called holey fiber having holes as the low refractive index region, when the end face of the fiber is subjected to optical polishing and then to heat treatment, the end face of the low refractive index region is exposed to an external fluid, which induces changes in the refractive index of the low refractive index region (for example, if the low refractive index region is composed of holes, water flows into or is adsorbed to the holes by a capillary phenomenon and badly deteriorates the amplification characteristics of the fiber). SOLUTION: After the end face of the low refractive index region is sealed, the fiber is cut and polished to manufacture a fiber. By polishing, the end face of the fiber makes a given angle with respect to the plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the fiber. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fiber laser device capable of optical amplification at a relatively low output but also capable of a higher output, to provide a laser amplification method, and to provide an optical apparatus using them. SOLUTION: In this fiber laser device 30 having an optical amplification fiber 7 into which an exciting laser beam is injected for the amplification of a laser beam that needs to be amplified, a portion of the amplified laser beam outputted from the optical fiber 7 is split and the split portion is then inputted into the laser beam input end 7A where the laser beam to be amplified is inputted. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To avoid degradation in characteristics due to sealing of end surfaces of low-refractive index regions by heating the end surface of an optical fiber and performing fusion sealing by an optical propagation medium and to achieve the efficient light introduction into the fiber by a lens effect obtained by formation of a curved surface convex to an outer side on the end surface of the fiber. SOLUTION: The most important characteristics are that the fiber is constituted by extending and arranging a number of the low-refractive index regions having the refractive index lower than that of the optical propagation medium into the optical propagation medium in a longitudinal direction, that the sealing of the end surfaces of the above low-refractive index regions is performed by the optical propagation medium and that the curved surface convex to the outer side is formed at the fiber end surface. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photonic crystal fiber designed to solve various problems including infiltration of impurities by sealing the end face at the end of a fiber, and also to provide an optical controller, a projector, and a method for manufacturing the photonic crystal fiber. SOLUTION: The photonic crystal fiber is constituted such that a large number of holes are arranged with a regular cross sectional structure in the longitudinal direction of the fiber, that the end face of the fiber is fusion-sealed with a fusion material composed of glass having a lower softening temperature than that of the optical propagation material of the fiber, and that the fiber is connected to a ferrule with this fusion material. Consequently, degradation of optical characteristics can be avoided such as a large refractive index difference between the optical propagation medium and the holes, a high optical transmission efficiency and numerical aperture. In addition, entry of foreign matters into the holes can be avoided, as can a burning accident incidental to deviation of the ferrule. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display a high-quality picture by drastically reducing speckle noise. SOLUTION: After the spatial polarized light distribution of a laser beam emitted from a laser beam source 4 is converted with a polarized light distribution conversion means 5 so that the polarization directions of the beams made incident on the adjacent pixels of a spatial modulator 2 is orthogonal to each other, the laser beam whose spatial polarized light distribution is converted is made incident on the modulator 2, and the laser beam modulated by the modulator 2 is radiated to a screen 3 so as to display the picture on the screen 3.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain homogeneous stabilized light output by preventing the resonator length and optical axis of a light source device from being fluctuated by vibration by respectively having a vibrationproof means by any combination of a wavelength converting part and a modulating part, and the wavelength converting part, the modulating part and an optical waveguide. SOLUTION: The light source device is constituted of the wavelength converting part 100 forming a second high harmonic wave from fundamental wave laser beam, the modulating part 300 spatially modulating the beam output, and the optical waveguide 400 propagating laser beam modulated to a desired optical device, a vibrationproof member 500 as the vibrationproof means and a base plate 501. The vibrationproof member 500 such as an air spring, a metallic spring and a rubber damper is fixed to the bottom part of the wavelength converting part 100 having a fundamental wave light source 11 and an external resonator 200, and the wavelength converting part 100 is placed on the base plate 501. Also, the modulating part 300 and the optical waveguide 400 are respectively mechanically separated, so that the vibration of components is prevented from being propagated.