JP2021189243A - ビーム偏向システム - Google Patents
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λ1<λ2<・・・<λN<・・・<λM<・・・<λN+M<・・・<λ2M
第1実施形態にかかるビーム偏向システムについて説明する。このビーム偏向システムは、例えばレーザレーダやLiDAR(Light Detection And Ranging)などに適用される。
第2実施形態について説明する。本実施形態は、第1実施形態に対してレーザ光源10の数を変更したものであり、その他については第1実施形態と同様であるため、主に第1実施形態と異なる部分について説明する。
第3実施形態について説明する。本実施形態は、第1、第2実施形態で説明したレーザ光源10の具体例として、波長可変機構を備えた外部共振レーザを用いる場合について説明する。
本開示は、上記した実施形態に準拠して記述されたが、当該実施形態に限定されるものではなく、様々な変形例や均等範囲内の変形をも包含する。加えて、様々な組み合わせや形態、さらには、それらに一要素のみ、それ以上、あるいはそれ以下、を含む他の組み合わせや形態をも、本開示の範疇や思想範囲に入るものである。
11〜16 第1〜第6レーザ光源
20、40 導波路
21〜26 第1〜第6導波路
30 波長合波器
50 ビーム偏向器
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- 波長の変化によってレーザビームを偏向させるビーム偏向器(50)と、
2つの異なる中心波長の切り替えが可能で、M種ずつ2組有することで、2M個備えられた複数のレーザ光源(10)と、
前記2組のM種の前記レーザ光源から出射されるレーザ光を合波させ、前記ビーム偏向器へ入力する波長合波器(30)と、を有し、
前記2組のM種のレーザ光源のN番目(1≦N≦M) のレーザ光源の中心波長をλNとλN+Mとしたとき、
λ1<λ2<・・・<λN<・・・<λM<・・・<λN+M<・・・<λ2M
を満たしているビーム偏向システム。 - 前記レーザ光源のレーザ利得媒体のゲインの波長依存性が極大値を2つ持つ、請求項1に記載のビーム偏向システム。
- 前記レーザ光源の中心波長λ1〜λMがレーザ利得媒体の励起準位による発振、かつ、中心波長λM+1〜λ2Mがレーザ利得媒体の基底準位による発振である請求項1または2に記載のビーム偏向システム。
- 前記レーザ光源のうちレーザ利得媒体に量子ドット構造を用いている請求項1乃至3のいずれか1つに記載のビーム偏向システム。
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