JP2006503420A - 多数の波長のポンピングを行う光増幅器 - Google Patents
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本発明の光増幅器は、デバイス基板と、デバイス基板に埋め込まれた第一の導波路と、複数のレーザとを備える。複数のレーザは、第一の導波路を実質的に横切る複数の第一のビーム光を供給するために、設置される。
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- デバイス基板と、
前記デバイス基板に埋め込まれた第一の導波路と、
前記第一の導波路を実質的に横切る、第一の複数のビーム光を供給するために設置された、第一の複数のレーザと、
を備えた光増幅器。 - 前記第一の複数のレーザのそれぞれは、前記第一の導波路の長さ方向に沿って、互いに離間して設置される請求項1に記載の光増幅器。
- 前記第一の複数のレーザは、複数の垂直共振型レーザである請求項2に記載の光増幅器。
- 前記第一の複数のレーザは、共通の基板を共有する請求項3に記載の光増幅器。
- 複数の前記垂直共振型レーザは、前記デバイス基板に連結されている請求項4に記載の光増幅器。
- 前記デバイス基板は、エリビウム元素を含むリン酸ガラスである請求項1に記載の光増幅器。
- 前記デバイス基板に埋め込まれた第二の導波路と、
前記第二の導波路を実質的に横切る第二の複数のビーム光を供給するために設置された、第二の複数のレーザと
を更に備えた請求項1に記載の光増幅器。 - 前記第一の複数のレーザは、互いに均等に配置される請求項1に記載の光増幅器。
- 光信号を増幅するための方法であって、
第一の伝播方向を持つ前記光信号を、導波路を通じて導く導波ステップと、
複数のビーム光を、前記第一の伝播方向を実質的に横断する方向へと適用するビーム光適用ステップと
を備える光信号増幅方法。 - 複数の前記ビーム光は、複数のレーザダイオードによって供給される請求項9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、前記複数のビーム光は、約980nmの波長を持つ請求項10に記載の光信号増幅方法。
- 前記ビーム光適用ステップは、50mW以下の電力を消費する複数のレーザのそれぞれを使用するステップを更に有する請求項11に記載の光信号増幅方法。
- 前記ビーム光適用ステップは、20mW以下の電力を消費する複数のレーザのそれぞれを使用するステップを更に有する請求項11に記載の光信号増幅方法。
- 前記導波路において、前記導波路を通過した後に、複数のビーム光を反射する反射ステップを更に備える請求項9に記載の光信号増幅方法。
- 光信号を増幅するための方法であって、
複数の光源を、基板の表面に取り付ける取り付けステップを備え、
前記基板は、内部に埋め込まれた導波路を有しており、前記複数の光源は、前記導波路を実質的に横切って導かれる光信号増幅方法。 - 前記取り付けステップは、複数の垂直共振型レーザを、前記基板の表面へ連結する連結ステップを更に有する請求項15に記載の光信号増幅方法。
- 前記垂直共振型レーザのそれぞれは、共通の半導体基板の上に、一列に、離れて設置される請求項16に記載の光信号増幅方法。
- 前記垂直共振型レーザのそれぞれは、一定の距離だけ離れて設置される請求項16に記載の光信号増幅方法。
- 前記垂直共振型レーザのそれぞれは、50mW以下で動作する請求項16に記載の光信号増幅方法。
- 前記垂直共振型レーザのそれぞれは、20mW以下で動作する請求項16に記載の光信号増幅方法。
- 基板と、
前記基板に埋め込まれ、第一の伝播方向を持つ導波路と、
前記第一の伝播方向を横切る、ポンピングされたビーム光を供給するために整列した複数のレーザと
を備える光増幅器。 - 前記複数に並べられたレーザの少なくとも1つは、20mW以下の電力で動作する請求項21に記載の光増幅器。
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