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短小光パルスを出力するために作動することのできる光信号供給源と、
第1箇所に設けられた光励起光源と、
上記第1箇所から離れた第2箇所に設けられた光ヘッドと、
この光ヘッドの内部に配置された、少なくともその光出力部を有している高出力光ファイバー増幅手段と、
上記光信号供給源から上記高出力光ファイバー増幅手段へ光パルスを送出するように構成された光信号送出ファイバーと、
光励起光を上記高出力光ファイバー増幅手段へ送出するように構成された励起光送出ファイバーと、を備え、
第1光パワーの短小光パルスが、上記高出力光ファイバー増幅手段へ送出されるとともに、その光ファイバー増幅手段の中で、上記光ヘッドからの出力のために第2の高い光パワーへ増幅されること。
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- 短小光パルスを出力するように作動することのできる光信号供給源と、
第1箇所に設けられた光励起光源と、
前記第1箇所から離れた第2箇所に設けられた光ヘッドと、
前記光ヘッドの内部に配置された、少なくともその光出力部を有する高出力光ファイバー増幅手段と、
前記光信号供給源から前記高出力光ファイバー増幅手段へ光パルスを送出するように構成された光信号送出ファイバーと、
光励起光を前記高出力光ファイバー増幅手段へ送出するように構成された励起光送出ファイバーと、を備え、
第1光パワーの短小光パルスが、前記高出力光ファイバー増幅手段へ送出されるとともに、その光ファイバー増幅手段において、前記光ヘッドからの出力のために第2の高い光パワーへ増幅される、
ことを特徴とする高出力短小光パルス供給源。 - 前記光信号供給源は、前置増幅用増幅器の光ファイバーと1つ以上の前置増幅用光励起源とを備える光ファイバー前置増幅器へ光学的に連結された主発振器を備える、請求項1に記載の高出力短小光パルス供給源。
- 前記光信号供給源は、前記第1箇所に設けられている、請求項1または2に記載の高出力短小光パルス供給源。
- 前記主発振器および前記前置増幅用増幅器の光ファイバーは、前記第1箇所と前記第2箇所との間にある第3箇所に設けられており、また、前記前置増幅用光励起源あるいはそれぞれの前置増幅用光励起源は、前記第1箇所に設けられ、かつ、対応する1つ以上の前置増幅用励起光送出ファイバーを介して、前記前置増幅用増幅器の光ファイバーへ連結されている、請求項1または2に記載の高出力短小光パルス供給源。
- 複数の光励起光源が、前記第1箇所および対応する複数の励起光送出ファイバーに設けられている、請求項1〜4のいずれかに記載の高出力短小光パルス供給源。
- 前記高出力光ファイバー増幅手段は、増幅器光ファイバーと、1つ以上の励起信号結合器とを備える、請求項1〜5のいずれかに記載の高出力短小光パルス供給源。
- この高出力短小光パルス供給源は、直列状に光学的連結された複数の高出力光ファイバー増幅手段を備えており、その最後の高出力光ファイバー増幅手段の少なくとも光出力部は、前記光ヘッドの内部に配置されている、請求項6に記載の高出力短小光パルス供給源。
- 前記増幅器光ファイバーあるいはそれぞれの増幅器光ファイバーは、前記光ヘッドの内部に配置されている、請求項6または7に記載の高出力短小光パルス供給源。
- 前記励起信号結合器あるいはそれぞれの励起信号結合器は、前記光ヘッドの内部に配置されている、請求項8に記載の高出力短小光パルス供給源。
- 前記励起信号結合器あるいはそれぞれの励起信号結合器は、前記第1箇所に配置されており、また、前記高出力光ファイバー増幅手段は、前記励起信号結合器あるいはそれぞれの励起信号結合器と、前記増幅器光ファイバーあるいはそれぞれの増幅器光ファイバーとの間に光学的に連結された励起信号送出ファイバーをさらに備える、請求項8に記載の高出力短小光パルス供給源。
- 前記増幅器光ファイバーは、前記第1箇所から前記光ヘッドへ延出するように構成されており、かつ、ダブルクラッド型増幅器光ファイバーから構成されている、請求項6に記載の高出力短小光パルス供給源。
- 前記励起信号結合器あるいは励起信号結合器は、光パルスおよび励起光を前記増幅器光ファイバーの一方端部に連結するように構成されて、前記第1箇所に設けられている、請求項11に記載の高出力短小光パルス供給源。
- 前記励起信号結合器あるいは励起信号結合器は、励起光を前記増幅器光ファイバーの信号出力端部に連結するように構成されて、前記光ヘッドの内部に設けられている、請求項11または12に記載の高出力短小光パルス供給源。
- 前記高出力光ファイバー増幅手段は、前記増幅器光ファイバーあるいは前記最後の増幅器光ファイバーの出力端部へ光学的に連結された大容量の光増幅器要素をさらに備え、前記増幅器光ファイバーは、前記増幅器光ファイバーの中へ連結された任意の励起光の一部がその光ファイバーによって吸収されないように短い長さであり、また、前記大容量の光増幅器要素を励起するように作用する、請求項6〜13のいずれかに記載の高出力短小光パルス供給源。
- この高出力短小光パルス供給源は、前記高出力光ファイバー増幅手段あるいは前記最後の高出力光ファイバー増幅手段の出力部へ光学的に連結された非線形光周波数変換手段をさらに備える、請求項1〜14のいずれかに記載の高出力短小光パルス供給源。
- この高出力短小光パルス供給源は、前記高出力光ファイバー増幅手段もしくは前記最後の高出力光ファイバー増幅手段へ、又は前記非線形光周波数変換手段へ光学的に連結された光パルス圧縮器を備える、請求項1〜15のいずれかに記載の高出力短小光パルス供給源。
- 前記光パルス圧縮器は、前記信号波長で異常分散を有している透過型回折格子対あるいはフォトニック結晶ファイバーから構成されている、請求項16に記載の高出力短小光パルス供給源。
- この高出力短小光パルス供給源は、前記光パルス周波数を減少させるように作動することのできるパルスピッカーをさらに備える、請求項1〜17のいずれかに記載の高出力短小光パルス供給源。
- この高出力短小光パルス供給源は、前記光ヘッドの内部に光学的監視手段をさらに備える、請求項1〜18のいずれかに記載の高出力短小光パルス供給源。
- 前記光ヘッドは、発生した高出力短小光パルスを試験中の標的又は試料の上に正確に振り向けることを可能とすべく、移動可能に取り付けられている、請求項1〜19のいずれかに記載の高出力短小光パルス供給源。
- 前記光ヘッドは、並進ステージ、あるいはロボットアームのような機械的マニピュレーターに取り付けられている、請求項20に記載の高出力短小光パルス供給源。
- 添付図面を参照して実質的に先に記載されたような高出力短小光パルス供給源。
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