公开(公告)号：WO2011099409A2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-18

申请号：PCT/JP2011/052201

申请日：2011-01-27

Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA ,  YOSHII, Minoru ,  FUJII, Eiichi

Inventor： YOSHII, Minoru ,  FUJII, Eiichi

IPC: H01S3/1055

CPC classification number: H01S3/1055 ,  A61B5/0066 ,  G01J3/10 ,  G01N21/4795 ,  G01N2201/0675 ,  H01S3/08009 ,  H01S3/08013 ,  H01S3/0805 ,  H01S3/0812 ,  H01S3/105 ,  H01S3/1068 ,  H01S5/141 ,  H01S5/146

Abstract: The present invention provides a light source apparatus capable of producing stable oscillation and performing high-speed wavelength sweeping over a desired wavelength range. A swept light source apparatus in which oscillation wavelength is continuously changeable is provided. The apparatus includes, inside a resonator, an optical amplification medium that amplifies light, a first device configured to disperse light emitted from the optical amplification medium and thus produce beams having different wavelengths, a second device functioning as a non-focusing optical element and configured to collimate the beams having different wavelengths resulting from the dispersion by the first device, and a selecting device configured to select a beam having a specific wavelength from among the beams collimated by the second device. The beam having the specific wavelength selected by the selecting device is fed back to the optical amplification medium.

Abstract translation: 本发明提供能够产生稳定振荡并且在期望的波长范围内执行高速波长扫描的光源装置。 提供振荡波长连续变化的扫掠光源装置。 该装置在谐振器内包括放大光的光放大介质，配置成分散从光放大介质发射的光并因此产生具有不同波长的光束的第一器件，用作非聚焦光学元件的第二器件， 准直由第一装置的色散产生的具有不同波长的光束;以及选择装置，被配置为从由第二装置准直的光束中选择具有特定波长的光束。 具有由选择装置选择的特定波长的光束被反馈到光放大介质。

公开(公告)号：WO2011099409A3

公开(公告)日：2011-11-17

申请号：PCT/JP2011052201

申请日：2011-01-27

Applicant: CANON KK ,  YOSHII MINORU ,  FUJII EIICHI

Inventor： YOSHII MINORU ,  FUJII EIICHI

IPC: H01S3/1055 ,  G01J3/10 ,  G01N21/17 ,  H01S3/08 ,  H01S3/081 ,  H01S3/105 ,  H01S3/106 ,  H01S5/14

CPC classification number: H01S3/1055 ,  A61B5/0066 ,  G01J3/10 ,  G01N21/4795 ,  G01N2201/0675 ,  H01S3/08009 ,  H01S3/08013 ,  H01S3/0805 ,  H01S3/0812 ,  H01S3/105 ,  H01S3/1068 ,  H01S5/141 ,  H01S5/146

Abstract: A swept light source apparatus in which oscillation wavelength is continuously changeable is provided. The apparatus includes, inside a resonator (103, 109), an optical amplification medium (101) that amplifies light, a first device (106) configured to disperse light emitted from the optical amplification medium and thus produce beams having different wavelengths, a second device (107) functioning as a non- focusing optical element and configured to collimate the beams having different wavelengths resulting from the dispersion by the first device, and a selecting device (108) configured to select a beam having a specific wavelength from among the beams collimated by the second device. The beam having the specific wavelength selected by the selecting device is fed back to the optical amplification medium. The first and second device may be diffraction gratings or acousto - optical devices. The selcting device may include metal-foil ribbons (301, 302) or an acousto - optical device (108).

Abstract translation: 提供振荡波长连续变化的扫掠光源装置。 该装置包括在谐振器（103,109）内部放大光放大介质（101），第一装置（106）被配置为分散从光放大介质发射的光，从而产生具有不同波长的光束，第二 （107），其用作非聚焦光学元件并且被配置为对由所述第一装置的色散产生的具有不同波长的光束进行准直;以及选择装置（108），被配置为从所述光束中选择具有特定波长的光束 由第二个设备准直。 具有由选择装置选择的特定波长的光束被反馈到光放大介质。 第一和第二装置可以是衍射光栅或声光装置。 振动装置可以包括金属箔带（301,302）或声光装置（108）。