JP2011238792A - 固体レーザ装置 - Google Patents
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Abstract
【解決手段】固体レーザ装置10は、SESAM12及び出力ミラー14から成る共振器と、共振器内に配置された固体レーザ媒質18と、固体レーザ媒質18に励起光を入射させる半導体レーザ20及びセルフォックレンズ22と、共振器内の発振光の横モードを制御するためのナイフエッジ26と、ナイフエッジ26を保持し且つ共振器の光軸方向へ移動させるナイフエッジホルダ28と、を備える。
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12 SESAM(共振器)
14 出力ミラー(共振器)
16 ダイクロイックミラー
18 固体レーザ媒質
20 半導体レーザ(励起手段)
22 セルフォックレンズ(励起手段)
24 ミラーホルダ
26 ナイフエッジ(モードセレクター)
28 ナイフエッジホルダ(移動手段)
30 ペルチェ素子
32 銅板
Claims (5)
- 共振器と、
共振器内に配置された固体レーザ媒質と、
固体レーザ媒質に励起光を入射させる励起手段と、
共振器内の発振光の横モードを制御するためのモードセレクターと、
前記モードセレクターを前記共振器の光軸方向へ移動させる移動手段と、
を備えた固体レーザ装置。 - 前記共振器が、半導体可飽和吸収ミラー及び共振器内の群速度分散を制御するための負分散ミラーを含んで成る
請求項1記載の固体レーザ装置。 - 前記モードセレクターの位置が、前記共振器内を周回する発振光の繰り返し周波数と異なる周波数の光によるノイズが抑制され且つモード同期が維持された状態となる位置に調整されている
請求項2記載の固体レーザ装置。 - 前記励起手段からの励起光の前記固体レーザ媒質における集光スポットが楕円形状であり、前記モードセレクターは、前記発振光の前記楕円形状の長軸方向の光を遮断する
請求項1〜請求項3の何れか1項に記載の固体レーザ装置。 - 前記モードセレクターが、ナイフエッジ、スリット、及びアパーチャーの何れかである
請求項1〜請求項4の何れか1項に記載の固体レーザ装置。
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JP2010109335A JP2011238792A (ja) | 2010-05-11 | 2010-05-11 | 固体レーザ装置 |
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