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- 連続スペクトルおよび付加的な光ピークの両方を出力部において発生するのに適する光源であって、
連続スペクトル放射を生成するのに適する継続時間の出力光パルスを発生することができるレーザ・パルス源と、
前記レーザ・パルス源からの前記出力光パルスを受け取るように結合された高非線形光導波媒体の区間とを含み、前記高非線形光導波媒体によるパルスの伝搬は、その前記出力部において光連続スペクトルを発生し、そして前記光連続スペクトルは低い短波長端から高い長波長端まで光エネルギーを示すものであり、前記短波長端及び前記長波長端は、前記光連続スペクトルのパワーが30dB以上低下する波長として定義され、さらに、
前記高非線形光導波媒体の区間に沿って刻まれた少なくとも1つのブラッグ・グレーティングを含み、前記少なくとも1つのブラッグ・グレーティングは、前記生成された光連続スペクトルを越えて少なくとも1つの光ピークを創出するために、前記生成された光連続スペクトルの外側に共振波長を示し、前記ブラッグ・グレーティングが存在しないときに前記光導波媒体に沿った任意の点において測定した前記光連続スペクトルのパワー密度が前記光連続スペクトルの平均パワー密度の1/1000未満である領域に、前記共振波長が位置する、ことを特徴とする光源。 - 前記少なくとも1つのブラッグ・グレーティングが、前記共振波長の場所を調節するように、調整可能であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の光源。
- 前記少なくとも1つのブラッグ・グレーティングのインデックス・プロファイルが、前記ブラッグ共振の近くで前記スペクトル・ピークを最大化するように前記ブラッグ・グレーティングを刻む処理の間に変えられることを特徴とする請求項2に記載の光源。
- 前記少なくとも1つのブラッグ・グレーティングは複数の個別のブラッグ・グレーティングを含み、前記複数の個別のブラッグ・グレーティングが前記生成された光連続スペクトルの前記波長端を越えて複数の光ピークを生成するように、前記ブラッグ・グレーティングの各々が異なる共振波長を示すことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の光源。
- 前記高非線形光導波媒体の区間は高非線形光ファイバの区間を含むことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の光源。
- 前記光源は、前記レーザ・パルス源の出力部と前記高非線形光導波媒体の区間との間に結合される単一モード・ファイバの区間をさらに含むことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の光源。
- 光連続スペクトル出力と前記生成された連続スペクトルの波長端の外側の少なくとも1つの光ピークとの両方を生成する方法であって、
a)高非線形光導波路の少なくとも1つの区間を設けるステップと、
b)前記高非線形光導波路の一部に沿って少なくとも1つのブラッグ・グレーティング構造を刻むステップとを含み、前記少なくとも1つのブラッグ・グレーティングは前記生成された連続スペクトルの前記波長端を越えた共振波長を有し、さらに、
c)ステップb)で形成された構成部をレーザ・パルスで照明するステップを含み、前記レーザ・パルスの継続時間は、短波長の下端および長波長の上端によって境界を定められた波長領域に沿って連続スペクトル光出力を生成し、そして前記連続スペクトルの前記波長端を越えて少なくとも1つの光ピークをもまた生成することが可能であり、
前記短波長の下端及び前記長波長の上端は、前記光連続スペクトルのパワーが30dB以上低下する波長として定義され、そして、
前記ブラッグ・グレーティングが存在しないときに前記光導波路に沿った任意の点において測定した前記連続スペクトルのパワー密度が前記連続スペクトルの平均パワー密度の1/1000未満である領域に、前記共振波長が位置する、ことを特徴とする方法。 - d)前記グレーティングの近くで前記光ピークを最大化するために前記少なくとも1つのブラッグ・グレーティングの前記共振波長を長さに沿って調節するステップをさらに含むことを特徴とする請求項7に記載の方法。
- ステップb)を行う際に、前記少なくとも1つのブラッグ・グレーティングの特性が、それが刻まれているとき前記グレーティングの前記長さに沿って変更されることを特徴とする請求項7に記載の方法。
- ステップb)を行う際に、複数の個別のブラッグ・グレーティングが前記高非線形光導波路の区間に沿って刻まれ、各ブラッグ・グレーティングが異なる共振波長を有することを特徴とする請求項7に記載の方法。
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