JP5398804B2 - ファイバレーザ装置 - Google Patents
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図1(a)は第1の実施形態のファイバレーザー装置の構成図、図1(b)はA−A線に沿ったダブルクラッドファイバの模式断面図、である。
ファイバレーザ装置は、シード光源10と、プリアンプ部20と、バッファ光ファイバ16と、メインアンプ部30と、を有する。本図において、●(黒丸)印は、ファイバの
融着点を示す。
図2(a)のように、Erは、1.53μmの近傍において、発光強度の極大値と、吸収強度の極大値と、が近接している。すなわち、自己吸収が大きい。Erでは、パルスシード光の波長であるλ1を1.53μmよりも長い1.55μmの近傍とする。このため、発光強度における極大値からの低下の割合が、吸収強度における極大値からの低下の割合よりも小さくできる。この結果、実効的な増幅利得を高くしてパルスシード光を増幅することが容易となる。なお、Erは、第1の励起光の波長λ2を0.975μm。または1.44μmとすると効率よく1.55μmのパルスシード光を増幅できる。Erに蓄積されたエネルギーは、波長が1.53〜1.70μmの範囲で広がったASE光を放出可能となる。
パルスシード光は、周期Tsのシード光(波長λ1)のパルス列を放出する放出期間tp1と、パルス列を放出しない非放出期間tp2と、を有する。周期Tsは、例えば、50μs(繰り返し周波数が20kHzに相当)〜100μs(繰り返し周波数が10kHzに相当)の間とすることができる。なお、周期Tsは、この範囲に限定されないものとする。また、周期Tsが50μsの時、パルス幅W1は10〜100nmなどとすることができる。この場合、W1/Tsは、0.2〜2%と低い。
ファイバレーザ装置は、シード光源110と、プリアンプ部120と、メインアンプ部130と、を有する。黒丸(●)印は、光ファイバの融着点を示す。
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- パルスシード光を放出可能なシード光源と、
コアに第1の希土類元素が添加された第1の光ファイバを有し、第1の励起光を吸収して励起された第1の希土類元素により前記パルスシード光を増幅可能なプリアンプ部と、
コアに第2の希土類元素および前記第1の希土類元素が添加されたダブルクラッド構造を有する第2の光ファイバを有するメインアンプ部であって、第2の励起光を吸収して励起された前記第1および第2の希土類元素により前記プリアンプ部による増幅光をさらに増幅して外部に放出可能なメインアンプ部と、
前記プリアンプ部と前記メインアンプ部との間に配設され、コアに前記第2の希土類元素が添加されたダブルクラッド構造を有するバッファ光ファイバと、
を備え、
前記第2の光ファイバ内の前記第2の希土類元素に蓄積されたエネルギーにより放出された自然放出増幅光は、前記バッファ光ファイバの前記コアに入射し、前記第1の光ファイバに向かって伝搬しつつ前記バッファ光ファイバの前記第2の希土類元素に吸収され、
前記第2の光ファイバの前記第1および第2の希土類元素に吸収されずに残った前記第2の励起光は、前記バッファ光ファイバの前記コアおよび内部クラッドに入射し、前記第1の光ファイバに向かって伝搬しつつ前記バッファ光ファイバの前記第2の希土類元素に吸収されることを特徴とするファイバレーザ装置。
- 前記第2の光ファイバは、前記バッファ光ファイバと接続された第1の端部と、前記第1の端部とは反対の側の第2の端部と、を有し、
前記第2の励起光は、前記第2の端部の側から入射される請求項1記載のファイバレーザ装置。 - 前記第1の希土類元素は、Erであり、
前記第2の希土類元素は、Ybである請求項1または2に記載のファイバレーザ装置。
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