JP4593273B2 - 光増幅装置 - Google Patents
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G1,G2 ゲイン領域
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Claims (11)
- スラブ材料を含む光増幅装置であって、前記材料に吸収される周波数のポンプ放射を用いて前記スラブ材料はその一の側面を介してポンプされて、前記一の側面に隣接してゲイン領域を与える光増幅装置において、
該装置は、増幅されるべき光学的放射のための前記ゲイン領域を通過する経路を画定するものであり、
前記経路は、前記一の側面に隣接した前記ゲイン領域において少なくとも2つの、空間的に異なると共に互いに異なる反射角を有する斜入反射を含むことを特徴とする光増幅装置。 - 請求項1記載の装置において、
前記斜入反射は、20度よりも大きくない反射を含むことを特徴とする装置。 - 請求項1記載の装置において、
前記斜入反射は、10度よりも大きくない反射を含むことを特徴とする装置。 - 請求項1から3のいずれか一項に記載の装置において、
前記ゲイン領域は第1及び第2の空間的に分離した領域を備え、前記第1の領域は第1のゲイン領域を有し、前記第2の領域は第2のゲイン領域を有し、前記反射は、第1及び第2のゲイン領域で起こることを特徴とする装置。 - 請求項1から3のいずれか一項に記載の装置において、
共通のゲイン領域に、第1及び第2の空間的に分離したゲイン領域を含み、前記反射は、第1及び第2のゲイン領域で起こることを特徴とする装置。 - 請求項4又は5記載の装置において、
少なくとも2つのゲイン領域はそれぞれ、異なるそれぞれのポンプ源によって与えられることを特徴とする装置。 - 請求項1から6のいずれか一項に記載の装置において、
光源を与えるように使用時に前記装置がレーザーとして使えるようにするフィードバックが前記ゲイン領域に設けられていることを特徴とする装置。 - 請求項1から7のいずれか一項に記載の装置において、
前記経路は、少なくとも一つのミラーを含むことを特徴とする装置。 - 請求項1から8のいずれか一項に記載の装置において、
前記経は、前記スラブ材料の少なくとも一つの面を含むことを特徴とする装置。 - 請求項7記載の装置において、
前記光源による放射出力を受け取りかつ増幅するために請求項1記載の装置と組み合わせて、共通のスラブ材料を共有することを特徴とする装置。 - 光学的放射を増幅する方法であって、
スラブ材料を、該材料に吸収される周波数のポンプ放射を用いて前記スラブ材料の一の側面を介してサイドポンプして、前記一の側面に隣接してゲイン領域を与える段階と、
前記一の側面に隣接した前記ゲイン領域において少なくとも2つの、空間的に異なると共に互いに異なる反射角を有する斜入反射を含む経路に沿って前記光学的放射をガイドする段階と、を備えた方法。
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