Optical fibre coupling device of multiple beam laser concave surface reflecting mirror
Technical field
The present invention is that a kind of concave mirror that adopted is realized belonging to laser fiber coupling technique field from the device of many single transmit district laser diodes and an optical fiber coupling.
Background technology
The general continuous output of the luminous power of single high power laser diode also has only 4 watts, in order to obtain more high-power output, and with an optical fiber coupling, its scheme of a kind of prior art is seen shown in Figure 1, stepped equally distributed a plurality of single transmit district laser diode LD
1, LD
2, LD
3..., LD
nEmission wavelength is the laser of λ respectively, respectively through a plurality of first order reflection mirror M
1, M
2, M
3..., M
nReflex to secondary reflex mirror 1, reflex to optical system 2 through secondary reflex mirror 1 again, focus on back and optical fiber 3 couplings.Optical system 2 is focus lens group, and its effect is with multi beam and the laser focusing dispersed, with end face diameter be optical fiber 3 couplings of hundreds of micron number magnitude.The light beam that this device can send many single transmit district laser diodes and simple optical fiber coupling and output, thus can realize more high-power output; Because each laser diode LD location interval is bigger, thereby be easy to heat radiation, the reliability and the life-span of having improved laser diode; Coupling efficiency can reach 60%.
Summary of the invention
The problem that prior art exists at first is a complex structure, shows that on the employed optical system 2, this system is made up of three lens that comprise cylindrical lens at least.Next is to adjust difficulty, a plurality of first order reflection mirror M
1, M
2, M
3..., M
nPosition and angle, the position of secondary reflex mirror 1 and angle, and the position of inner each lens of optical system 2 etc. be one group relevant, directly influence the factor of coupling efficiency, need repeatedly, accurately adjust, can realize the coupling of greater efficiency.In order to simplify the device of multiple laser and optical fiber coupling, be easy to adjust, and have higher coupling efficiency, we have invented the present invention's optical fibre coupling device of multiple beam laser concave surface reflecting mirror.
The present invention is achieved in that and sees shown in Figure 2ly that this installs by a plurality of optical fiber cylinder lens CL
1, CL
2, CL
3..., CL
n, a plurality of plane mirror PM
1, PM
2, PM
3..., PM
nAnd concave mirror 4 is formed a plurality of optical fiber cylinder lens CL
1, CL
2, CL
3..., CL
nBe separately positioned on a plurality of single transmit district laser diode LD
1, LD
2, LD
3..., LD
nBright dipping place, a plurality of plane mirror PM
1, PM
2, PM
3..., PM
nBe separately positioned on a plurality of optical fiber cylinder lens CL
1, CL
2, CL
3..., CL
nThe top, word order and all tilt 44~46 the degree angles, the reflecting surface of concave mirror 4 with from a plurality of plane mirror PM
1, PM
2, PM
3..., PM
nFolded light beam relative, concave mirror 4 is 1~5 degree with the angle α of vertical direction, the end face of optical fiber 3 is positioned at the center of curvature O of concave mirror 4.
A plurality of optical fiber cylinder lens CL
1, CL
2, CL
3..., CL
nFormed by fiber cut, and compare by the cylindrical lens of optics processing and fabricating, make easily, its effect is to a plurality of single transmit district laser diode LD
1, LD
2, LD
3..., LD
nSend " fast axle " angle of divergence of light beam and compress, realize the collimation of light beam, be beneficial to the raising of coupling efficiency.A plurality of plane mirror PM
1, PM
2, PM
3..., PM
nEffect be to change the direction of propagation of light beam, each light beam is projected on the reflecting surface of concave mirror 4.Concave mirror 4 with multi-beam reflection and when focusing on the end face of optical fiber 3 on " slow axis " direction the every Shu Guang of compression.The present invention's device final effect shows, is the laser diode of 100 μ m when adopting the launch site width, and when optical fiber 3 core diameters were 100 μ m, coupling efficiency can reach 80%.The power of single laser diode is 4 watts, and when selecting 5 for use, then output power can reach 16 watts.A plurality of single transmit district laser diode LD
1, LD
2, LD
3..., LD
nDistribution in device is same as the prior art, and stepped even distribution is so thereby still have long characteristics of good heat dissipation life-span.Guaranteeing under coupling efficiency, output power and the brightness and the prerequisite in a plurality of laser diode life-span that this device simple in structure is by a plurality of optical fiber cylinder lens CL
1, CL
2, CL
3..., CL
nFinish the collimation and the focusing of light beam with concave mirror 4, replaced the secondary reflex mirror 1 and the optical system 2 of prior art.And, a plurality of optical fiber cylinder lens CL
1, CL
2, CL
3..., CL
nOnly need be placed on a plurality of laser diode LDs respectively
1, LD
2, LD
3..., LD
nAdjust a little before the output beam and get final product; A plurality of plane mirror PM
1, PM
2, PM
3..., PM
nInclined degree also only need in 44~46 degree scopes, roughly to adjust beam reflection got final product to the reflecting surface of concave mirror 4; In the scope of 1~5 degree, adjust concave mirror 4 with the angle α of vertical direction, the end face of falling optical fiber 3 up to its center of curvature gets final product.The adjustment of the present invention's device is simple than prior art thus.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 is the coupling device structure and the light path synoptic diagram of prior art.Fig. 2 is the present invention's coupling device structure and a light path synoptic diagram, and this figure is simultaneously as Figure of abstract.
Embodiment
Specific embodiments of the present invention is still seen shown in Figure 2, and this installs by a plurality of optical fiber cylinder lens CL
1, CL
2, CL
3..., CL
n, a plurality of plane mirror PM
1, PM
2, PM
3..., PM
nAnd concave mirror 4 is formed.A plurality of optical fiber cylinder lens CL
1, CL
2, CL
3..., CL
nForm by the fiber cut that numerical aperture is 0.22, core diameter is 200 μ m, be separately positioned on a plurality of laser diode LDs in a plurality of single transmit district
1, LD
2, LD
3..., LD
nBright dipping place.A plurality of laser diode LDs
1, LD
2, LD
3..., LD
nThe launch site size be 1 μ m * 100~200 μ m, optical fiber 3 core diameters are greater than the width that equals the laser diode LD launch site; Stepped even distribution, promptly in the xy plane between the adjacent laser diode LD horizontal range difference Dx equate with vertical range difference Dy, thereby guarantee that every laser diode LD emitted light beams arrives the equivalent optical path of the reflecting surface of concave mirror 4, its relation can be represented by the formula:
L
11+L
12=L
21+L
22=L
31+L
32=…=L
n1+L
n2
To realize converging of multi-beam.A plurality of plane mirror PM
1, PM
2, PM
3..., PM
nBe separately positioned on a plurality of optical fiber cylinder lens CL
1, CL
2, CL
3..., CL
nThe top, word order, its degree of tilt angle is adjusted in 44~46 degree scopes, when making folded light beam all project on the reflecting surface of concave mirror 4, can also obtain L
11+ L
12≈ L
1, L
21+ L
22≈ L
2, L
31+ L
32≈ L
3..., Ln
1+ Ln
2The effect of ≈ Ln.The reflecting surface of concave mirror 4 is a sphere, and from a plurality of plane mirror PM
1, PM
2, PM
3..., PM
nFolded light beam relative.The angle α of concave mirror 4 and vertical direction is relevant with the core diameter of optical fiber 3, and in order to guarantee to obtain higher coupling efficiency, when core diameter during more than or equal to 100 μ m, angle α is 1~5 degree.The end face of optical fiber 3 is positioned at the center of curvature O of concave mirror 4, and the reflecting surface of concave mirror 4 equals the radius of curvature R of concave mirror 4 to the distance L n of the end face of optical fiber 3 in other words.The radius of curvature R of the reflecting surface of concave mirror 4 depends on number of elements and spacing distance Dx, the Dy of a plurality of laser diode LDs, and when number of elements is 3~6, when Dx (Dy) was 4~8mm, radius of curvature R was between 40~60mm.For example, work as n=5, promptly adopt 5 laser diode LDs, horizontal range difference Dx between adjacent a plurality of laser diode LD and vertical range difference Dy are 6mm, when the core diameter of optical fiber 3 was 100 μ m, desirable concave mirror 4 reflector curvature radius Rs were 50mm, with the angle α of vertical direction be 3 degree.