JP2005517284A - 多数の波長のポンピングを行う光増幅器 - Google Patents
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- 基板と、
前記基板に埋め込まれた光マルチプレクサと、
前記光マルチプレクサに接続された多波長用の複数のポンプ光光源と、
前記光マルチプレクサに接続された増幅導波路と、
を備えた光増幅器。 - 前記増幅導波路には、希土類元素が添加された請求項1に記載の光増幅器。
- 複数の前記ポンプ光光源のそれぞれは、複数のレーザダイオードを備える請求項1に記載の光増幅器。
- 複数の前記レーザダイオードは、約20mW以下の出力を持つ垂直共振器型レーザである請求項3に記載の光増幅器。
- 前記光マルチプレクサは、アレイ導波路回折格子である請求項1に記載の光増幅器。
- 前記光マルチプレクサは、エッシェル回折格子である請求項1に記載の光増幅器。
- 前記増幅導波路に接続され、前記基板内に埋め込まれた信号の導波路を更に備えた請求項1に記載の光増幅器。
- 光信号を増幅させる方法であって、
複数の波長を含むポンピングビーム光を生成するポンピングビーム光生成ステップと、
前記光信号と前記ポンピングビーム光とを、希土類元素が添加された平面の導波路へと導く光導波ステップと、
を備える光信号増幅方法。 - 前記ポンピングビーム光を単一モードの導波路へ多重化するポンピングビーム光多重化ステップを更に備えた請求項8に記載の光信号増幅方法。
- 前記光信号と前記ポンピングビーム光とを、一時的に接続する接続ステップを更に備えた請求項8に記載の光信号増幅方法。
- 前記ポンピングビーム光は、アレイ導波路回折格子を用いることにより多重化される請求項8に記載の光信号増幅方法。
- 前記ポンピングビーム光は、エッシェル回折格子を用いることにより多重化される請求項8に記載の光信号増幅方法。
- 前記ポンピングビーム光は、約20mW以下の出力を持つ垂直共振器型レーザを一つ以上用いることにより生成される請求項8に記載の光信号増幅方法。
- 前記光導波ステップは、前記光信号と前記ポンピングビーム光とを、エルビウムが添加された平面導波路へと導くステップを更に備える請求項8に記載の光信号増幅方法。
- 前記光信号は、約1550nmの波長を持ち、前記ポンピングビーム光は、約980nmの波長、又は約1480nmの波長に集中している請求項14に記載の光信号増幅方法。
- 前記ポンピングビーム光は、およそ2nmの間隔だけ互いに異なる波長で生成される請求項15に記載の光信号増幅方法。
- 前記接続ステップは、前記光信号を、前記光信号と同じ方向へ伝播する前記ポンピングビーム光に、一時的に接続する請求項8に記載の光信号増幅方法。
- 前記接続ステップは、前記光信号を、前記光信号とは反対方向へ伝播する前記ポンピングビーム光に、一時的に接続する請求項8に記載の光信号増幅方法。
- デバイス基板に埋め込まれた、光信号を伝達する第一の導波路と、
前記第一の導波路に接続された光マルチプレクサと、
異なる波長のビーム光をアレイ導波路回折格子へと供給する、2つ以上のダイオードレーザと、
前記アレイ導波路回折格子に接続され、前記光信号を増幅する、エリビウム元素が添加された増幅導波路と
を備えた光増幅器。 - 複数の前記レーザダイオードのそれぞれは、約20mW以下の出力を持つ垂直共振器型レーザである請求項19に記載の光増幅器。
- 複数の前記レーザダイオードのそれぞれは、約980nmに集中したビーム光であって、互いに約2nm異なる光を供給する請求項20に記載の光増幅器。
- 複数の前記レーザダイオードのそれぞれは、約1480nmに集中したビーム光であって、互いに約2nm異なる光を供給する請求項20に記載の光増幅器。
- 前記第一の導波路は、所定時間だけ、前記アレイ導波路回折格子へ接続される請求項19に記載の光増幅器。
- 前記デバイス基板は、リン酸ガラスである請求項19に記載の光増幅器。
- 前記デバイス基板は、二酸化ケイ素、およびケイ素を備える請求項19に記載の光増幅器。
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