JP4204972B2 - グリッド・ジェネレータの連続同調を伴う外部共振器レーザ - Google Patents
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- 外部共振器レーザ装置であって、
第1出力面および第2出力面を有し、前記第1出力面からビームを光路に沿って放射する活性領域を有するゲイン媒体と、
前記光路中に位置し、前記第2出力面と共に外部共振器を画定する反射器と、
前記光路中に位置するグリッド・エタロンと、
前記グリッド・エタロンに動作可能に接続され、前記外部共振器レーザの運転中に、前記グリッド・エタロンの自由スペクトル領域に対応する離間した複数の伝送帯を画定する、第1の通信グリッドから第2の通信グリッドへ、前記グリッド・エタロンを調節するグリッド・エタロン同調器と、
選択可能な複数の通信グリッドに対応する前記グリッド・エタロン用の調節パラメータを保存しており、前記外部共振器レーザの運転中に、前記グリッド・エタロン同調器に信号を送り、前記調節パラメータに従って前記グリッド・エタロンを、前記第1の通信グリッドから前記第2の通信グリッドへ調節させるコントローラと、
前記光路中に位置するウェッジ・エタロンと、
前記ウェッジ・エタロンに動作可能に接続され、前記複数の伝送帯のうちの1つの伝送帯に前記ウェッジ・エタロンを同調させるチャネル・セレクタ同調器と、
を備え、
前記ウェッジ・エタロンは、前記ウェッジ・エタロンの位置を確認するために用いられる不透明領域を、前記ウェッジ・エタロンの両端に有し、
前記不透明領域を利用して前記ウェッジ・エタロンの基準位置を決定する装置。 - 前記グリッド・エタロン同調器が、回転により前記光路中においてグリッド・エタロンを調節する、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記外部共振器に動作可能に接続され、前記外部共振器の光路長を調節する外部共振器光路長同調器を更に備える、請求項1又は請求項2に記載の装置。
- 同調可能でコヒーレントな光出力を生成する方法であって、
第1出力面および第2出力面および活性領域を有する外部共振器レーザを提供し、
光路に沿って、前記第1出力面の活性領域からコヒーレントなビームを放射し、
エンドミラーが前記光路中に位置し、
前記エンドミラーおよび前記第2出力面が外部共振器を画定し、
グリッド・エタロンの前記光路に関する位置決めをし、
前記外部共振器レーザの運転中に、選択可能な複数の通信グリッドに対応する前記グリッド・エタロン用の調節パラメータを保存しているコントローラから、グリッド・エタロン同調器に信号を送り、
前記外部共振器レーザの運転中に、前記調節パラメータに従って、前記グリッド・エタロンの自由スペクトル領域に対応する離間した複数の波長通過帯域を画定する、第1の選択可能な通信グリッドから第2の選択可能な通信グリッドへ、前記グリッド・エタロンを変化させ、
前記光路に関して位置するウェッジ・エタロンであって、前記ウェッジ・エタロンの位置を確認するために用いられる不透明領域を両端に有する前記ウェッジ・エタロンの基準位置を、前記不透明領域を利用して決定し、前記ウェッジ・エタロンを同調させ、
前記ウェッジ・エタロンが同調可能な透過ピークを生成し、
前記同調可能な透過ピークと前記複数の波長通過帯域のうちの1つの波長通過帯域とのアライメントを取ることによって、前記透過ピークを経由してチャネル選択を行う、方法。 - 前記変化させるステップが、前記グリッド・エタロンを回転して調節する、請求項4に記載の方法。
- 前記外部共振器の光路長を調節するステップを更に備える、請求項4又は請求項5に記載の方法。
- 前記グリッド・エタロンが、電圧に依存する屈折率を有する電気光学材料から製作され、
前記グリッド・エタロン同調器が、前記グリッド・エタロンの前記屈折率を変更することにより、前記グリッド・エタロンの同調を行うべく、前記グリッド・エタロンに選択可能な電圧を供給するために制御可能である、請求項1乃至請求項3のいずれかに記載の装置。 - 装置であって、
活性領域を有し、第1および第2出力面を有し、前記第1出力面の前記活性領域から光路に沿ってコヒーレントなビームを放射するゲイン媒体と、
前記ゲイン媒体の前記第1出力面と相対して配置され、第2出力面とともに外部レーザ共振器を画定するエンドミラーと、
前記光路中に位置するグリッド・ジェネレータと、
前記装置の運転中に、それぞれの選択可能な通信グリッドによって画定されるチャネル間隔に応じて一定の波長間隔を有する複数の波長通過帯域を画定する、第1の通信グリッドから第2の通信グリッドへ、前記グリッド・ジェネレータを調節するために前記グリッド・ジェネレータに動作可能に接続されたグリッド・ジェネレータ同調器と、
選択可能な複数の通信グリッドに対応する前記グリッド・ジェネレータ用の調節パラメータを保存しており、前記調節パラメータに従って前記第1の通信グリッドから前記第2の通信グリッドへ前記グリッド・ジェネレータを調節するべく、外部共振器レーザの運転中に、前記グリッド・ジェネレータ同調器に信号を供給するために、前記グリッド・ジェネレータ同調器に接続されるコントローラと、
前記コントローラに動作可能なように接続され、複数の波長通過帯域のうちの1つの波長通過帯域と、生成する透過ピークとのアライメントを取るウェッジ・エタロンと、
を備え、
前記ウェッジ・エタロンは、前記ウェッジ・エタロンの位置を確認するために用いられる不透明領域を、前記ウェッジ・エタロンの両端に有し、
前記不透明領域を利用して前記ウェッジ・エタロンの基準位置を決定する装置。 - 前記グリッド・ジェネレータがグリッド・エタロンを備え、
前記グリッド・ジェネレータ同調器が、前記グリッド・ジェネレータを回転させることにより前記グリッド・ジェネレータを同調する、請求項8に記載の装置。 - 前記ゲイン媒体および前記コントローラに接続される駆動電流源を更に備え、
前記駆動電流源が、前記ゲイン媒体に供給される電流レベルを選択的に制御する、請求項8又は請求項9に記載の装置。 - 前記ゲイン媒体と前記コントローラに接続される電圧センサを更に備え、
前記電圧センサが、前記ゲイン媒体の両端の電位差に対応して、前記コントローラに電圧フィードバック信号を供給する、請求項8乃至請求項10のいずれかに記載の装置。 - 前記ウェッジ・エタロンが、前記光路中において前記ウェッジ・エタロンの位置を調節することによって同調される、請求項8に記載の装置。
- 前記エンドミラーと前記コントローラに接続される外部共振器同調器を更に備え、
前記外部共振器同調器が、前記エンドミラーと前記ゲイン媒体との間の光路長を調節するために前記エンドミラーの位置を決める、請求項8乃至請求項12のいずれかに記載の装置。 - 前記外部共振器同調器が、往復型アクチュエーターデバイスを含む、請求項13に記載の装置。
- 前記外部共振器同調器が、熱により同調可能な補償器部材を含む、請求項14に記載の装置。
- 前記レーザの同調のためのフィードバック信号を生成するために検知可能である前記レーザの出力特性に変調を生じさせるディザ部材を更に備える、請求項8乃至請求項15のいずれかに記載の装置。
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