WO2015122375A3 - レーザ光源装置及びレーザパルス光生成方法 - Google Patents

レーザ光源装置及びレーザパルス光生成方法 Download PDF

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WO2015122375A3
WO2015122375A3 PCT/JP2015/053459 JP2015053459W WO2015122375A3 WO 2015122375 A3 WO2015122375 A3 WO 2015122375A3 JP 2015053459 W JP2015053459 W JP 2015053459W WO 2015122375 A3 WO2015122375 A3 WO 2015122375A3
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Abstract

　装置から一時的にパルス光の出力を停止させる場合に、固体増幅器の過剰励起に起因する破損を回避するとともに、出力再開直後のビーム伝播特性の劣化を回避できるレーザ光源装置で、ゲインスイッチンング法を用いて種光源１０から出力されるパルス光を増幅するファイバ増幅器２０，３０及び固体増幅器５０と、固体増幅器から出力されるパルス光を波長変換する非線形光学素子６０，７０と、ファイバ増幅器から固体増幅器へのパルス光の伝播を許容または阻止する光スイッチ素子４０と、種光源１０からのパルス光の出力期間に光の伝播を阻止し、種光源からのパルス光の出力期間と異なる期間に光の伝播を許容するように光スイッチ素子４０を制御することにより、非線形光学素子６０，７０からパルス光の出力を停止する出力停止状態を生成するように構成されている制御部１００とを備えている。
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