JP2007311412A - 光活性デバイス - Google Patents
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Abstract
【解決手段】光活性デバイス1は、入力コネクタ11から出力コリメータ12へ向かって順に、光アイソレータ21、光カプラ31、YbDF41、光アイソレータ22、バンドパスフィルタ50、光カプラ32、YbDF42、光アイソレータ23、光カプラ33、コンバイナ60およびYbDF43を備える。また、この光活性デバイス1は、光カプラ31,32に接続された光カプラ34および励起光源71、ならびに、コンバイナ60に接続された複数の励起光源72をも備える。光カプラ33は、波長多重ファイバカプラであって、励起光源71と増幅用光ファイバ43との間に設けられており、光アイソレータ23から到達した被増幅光をコンバイナ60へ出力するとともに、光コンバイナ60から到達した光のうち励起光波長のものをASE透過出力ポート33aへ出力する。
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- 2段以上に縦続配置され、光活性物質が添加された増幅用光ファイバと、
前記増幅用光ファイバのうち前段の増幅用光ファイバに対し合波器を介し前記光活性物質を励起するための励起光を出力する励起光源と を有し、
前記増幅用光ファイバのうち後段の増幅用光ファイバからの逆方向ASE光が、励起光波長(前記励起光源の励起光と同じ波長)の光を含み、前記前段の増幅用光ファイバへ入射される光デバイスであって、
前記逆方向ASE光が前記合波器を介して前記励起光源へ直接入射しない構成、または、前記励起光波長の前記逆方向ASE光が前記合波器へ入射する前にそのパワーを問題ないレベルに減衰する防止手段を有する
ことを特徴とする光活性デバイス。 - 前記光活性物質がイットリビウム(Yb)であり、
前記励起光の波長の少なくとも一部が0.98μm帯である
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載の光活性デバイス。 - 前記防止手段が、前記前段の増幅用光ファイバと前記後段の増幅用光ファイバとの間に設けられた波長分割型波長多重ファイバカプラであって、前記励起光波長のASE光をASE透過出力ポートへ出力し、前記励起光波長と異なる波長のASE光を前記前段の増幅器からの光が入力する入力ポートへ出力することを特徴とする請求項1記載の光活性デバイス。
- 前記波長多重ファイバカプラにおけるASE透過出力ポートが、放熱機構を有する無反射終端とされている
ことを特徴とする請求項3記載の光活性デバイス。 - 前記後段の増幅用光ファイバは、二重クラッド構造を具備し、クラッド励起され、
前記励起光源は単一横モードの励起光を出力する
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載の光活性デバイス。 - 前記防止手段が、前記励起光源から出力された励起光を前記増幅用光ファイバに結合する手段と比べて同等またはそれよりも低い透過ロスを有する、
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載の光活性デバイス。
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