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【解決手段】レーザ掃引光源を提供する工程と、レーザ掃引光源のモード同期動作を制御し、掃引光信号を生成する工程と、掃引光信号を、参照アームと、試料が位置する試料アームとを有する干渉計に伝送する工程と、試料アームおよび参照アームから戻る前記掃引光信号を組み合わせて、干渉信号を生成する工程と、干渉信号を検出する工程と、検出された干渉信号から前記試料の画像情報を生成する工程とを備え
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- レーザ掃引光源を提供する工程と、
前記レーザ掃引光源のモード同期動作を制御し、掃引光信号を生成する工程と、
前記掃引光信号を、参照アームと、試料が位置する試料アームとを有する干渉計に伝送する工程と、
前記試料アームおよび前記参照アームから戻る前記掃引光信号を組み合わせて、干渉信号を生成する工程と、
前記干渉信号を検出する工程と、
前記検出された干渉信号から前記試料の画像情報を生成する工程とを備えた、光コヒーレンス画像化方法。 - 請求項1に記載の方法において、前記レーザ掃引光源の前記モード同期動作を制御する工程は、前記レーザ掃引光源のレーザキャビティ内の光を増幅する光利得素子へのバイアス電流を制御する工程を含む、光コヒーレンス画像化方法。
- 請求項2に記載の方法において、前記バイアス電流を制御する工程は、前記バイアス電流を前記レーザキャビティ内の光の往復移動時間に基づく周波数で変調する工程を含む、光コヒーレンス画像化方法。
- 請求項1に記載の方法において、前記レーザ掃引光源の前記モード同期動作を制御する工程は、前記レーザ掃引光源のレーザキャビティの利得を変調する工程を含む、光コヒーレンス画像化方法。
- 請求項4に記載の方法において、前記レーザキャビティの利得は、前記レーザキャビティ内の光の往復移動時間に基づく周波数で変調される、光コヒーレンス画像化方法。
- 請求項1に記載の方法において、前記レーザ掃引光源の前記モード同期動作を制御する工程は、前記レーザ掃引光源のレーザキャビティ内の光信号の位相を変調する工程を含む、光コヒーレンス画像化方法。
- 請求項1に記載の方法において、前記レーザ掃引光源のモード同期動作を制御する工程は、レーザキャビティを制御して、当該レーザキャビティ内を循環するパルスの数を低減させる工程を含む、光コヒーレンス画像化方法。
- 同調帯域にわたり周波数同調される掃引光信号を生成する掃引レーザ光源であって、当該掃引レーザ光源のモード同期動作が制御される、掃引レーザ光源と、
前記掃引光信号を、参照アームと、試料に導く試料アームとの間で分割する干渉計と、
前記参照アームからおよび前記試料アームからの前記掃引光信号から生成される干渉信号を検出する検出器システムとを備えた、光コヒーレンス分析システム。 - 請求項8に記載のシステムにおいて、前記掃引レーザ光源は、利得媒質と、前記掃引光信号の周波数を制御する同調素子とを含む、光コヒーレンス分析システム。
- 請求項9に記載のシステムにおいて、前記掃引レーザ光源の前記モード同期動作が、前記利得媒質へのバイアス電流を変調することによって制御される、光コヒーレンス分析システム。
- 請求項10に記載のシステムにおいて、前記バイアス電流は、前記キャビティ内の光の往復移動時間に基づく周波数で変調される、光コヒーレンス分析システム。
- 請求項8に記載のシステムにおいて、前記掃引レーザ光源の前記モード同期動作は、前記掃引レーザ光源のレーザキャビティ内の位相変調器によって制御される、光コヒーレンス分析システム。
- 請求項12に記載のシステムにおいて、前記位相変調器は、前記キャビティ内の光の往復移動時間に基づく周波数で変調される、光コヒーレンス分析システム。
- 請求項8に記載のシステムにおいて、前記掃引レーザ光源の前記モード同期動作は、前記掃引レーザ光源のレーザキャビティの利得を変調することによって制御される、光コヒーレンス分析システム。
- 請求項14に記載のシステムにおいて、前記レーザキャビティの前記利得は、前記レーザキャビティ内の光の往復移動時間に基づく周波数で変調される、光コヒーレンス分析システム。
- 請求項8に記載のシステムにおいて、前記掃引レーザ光源のレーザキャビティが制御されて、前記レーザキャビティ内を循環するパルスの数を低減させる、光コヒーレンス分析システム。
- モード同期掃引レーザ光源であって、
光を増幅するレーザキャビティ内の利得素子と、
前記レーザキャビティ用の可変同調素子と、
前記可変同調素子を同調帯域にわたり掃引して、掃引光信号を生成する同調制御器とを備え、
当該モード同期掃引レーザ光源のモード同期動作が制御される、モード同期掃引レーザ光源。 - 請求項17に記載の光源において、前記レーザキャビティ内を循環するパルスの数を低減させるように、前記レーザ掃引光源の前記モード同期動作が制御される、モード同期掃引レーザ光源。
- 請求項17に記載の光源において、前記レーザ掃引光源の前記モード同期動作を制御するように、前記レーザキャビティの利得が変調される、モード同期掃引レーザ光源。
- 請求項17に記載の光源において、前記レーザ掃引光源の前記モード同期動作を制御するように、前記レーザキャビティの位相光信号が変調される、モード同期掃引レーザ光源。
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