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図1〜図3は、本発明の実施の形態1による固体レーザ装置を示す。図1は斜視図であり、図2は上面図である。図3(a)は図2中のA−A断面図、図3(b)は図2中のB−B断面図、図3(c)は図2中のC−C断面図、図3(d)は図2中のD−D断面図、図3(e)は図2中のE−E断面図、図3(f)は図2中のF−F断面図、図3(g)は図2中のG−G断面図、図3(h)は図2中のH−H断面図である。
2つの励起モジュール51、52を共振器内に配置し、それぞれの励起モジュールに4個ずつの半導体レーザ21〜24および半導体レーザ25〜28を配置した。
図7は、本発明の実施の形態2による固体レーザ装置を示す斜視図である。図7において、図1と同一符号は同一または相当部分を示している。本実施の形態における固体レーザ装置では、実施の形態1で示した固体レーザ装置に加えて、レーザビーム18の偏光方向を光軸中心に90度回転させる90度偏光ローテータ15を備えている。
図8、9は、本発明の実施の形態3による固体レーザ装置を示し、図8は斜視図であり、図9は上面図ある。図8、9において、図7と同一符号は同一または相当部分を示している。本実施の形態における固体レーザ装置では、実施の形態2で示した固体レーザ装置に加えて、第1の励起モジュール51と第2の励起モジュール52間に、レーザビーム18に沿って2枚のレンズ16、17を備えており、全反射ミラー13側の第1のレンズ16は第1のホルダ46に、部分反射ミラー14側の第2のレンズ17は第2のホルダ47にそれぞれ固定されている。
本実施例における固体レーザ装置の構成は、図8および図9に示すものである。2つの励起モジュール51、52は実施例1と同一または相当のものであり、具体的な半導体レーザ21〜28の配置は、実施例1と同じく図3に示すような配置としている。
図11は、本発明の実施の形態4による固体レーザ装置を示す上面図である。図11において図9と同符号は同一または相当部分を示している。本実施の形態による固体レーザ装置は、図9の構成に加え、レーザビーム18の光軸に沿って、第3の固体レーザ媒質111を励起する第3の励起モジュール151を、全反射ミラー13と第1の励起モジュール51との間に備え、第4の固体レーザ媒質112を励起する第4の励起モジュール152を、部分反射ミラー14と第2の励起モジュール52との間に備える。
図12、13は、本発明の実施の形態5による固体レーザ装置を示す。図12は上面図であり、図13(a)は図12中のA−A断面図、図13(b)は図12中のB−B断面図、図13(c)は図12中のC−C断面図、図13(d)は図12中のD−D断面図、図13(e)は図12中のE−E断面図、図13(f)は図12中のF−F断面図、図13(g)は図12中のG−G断面図、図13(h)は図12中のH−H断面図である。
図15は、本発明の実施の形態6による固体レーザ装置を示す斜視図である。本実施の形態における固体レーザ装置は、実施の形態1による固体レーザ装置の励起光源の配置を、二つの固体レーザ媒質の軸に対し全周方向から励起するように変更したものである。
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- 共振器を構成する部分反射ミラーおよび全反射ミラーと、
前記部分反射ミラーと全反射ミラーの間のレーザビーム光軸上に直列に並んで配置された偶数個のロッド型の固体レーザ媒質と、
この固体レーザ媒質を側方から励起する複数の励起光源とを備え、
前記偶数個の固体レーザ媒質の中央の間隙に仮想的に設けられた前記レーザビーム光軸に垂直な仮想平面に対し、前記複数の励起光源および偶数個の固体レーザ媒質が面対称となるように配置すると共に、
前記偶数個の固体レーザ媒質の中央の間隙に2枚のレンズを配置し、この2枚のレンズを用いて前記仮想平面に対し対称な位置に配置された各固体レーザ媒質の一方の固体レーザ媒質の中心を他方の固体レーザ媒質の中心に転写する転写光学系を構成した場合に比べ、このレンズと隣り合う固体レーザ媒質間の距離は変えず2枚のレンズ間距離のみを転写光学系よりも短くし、
前記偶数個の固体レーザ媒質の中央の間隙に2枚のレンズを配置し、この2枚のレンズを用いて前記仮想平面に対し対称な位置に配置された各固体レーザ媒質の一方の固体レーザ媒質の中心を他方の固体レーザ媒質の中心に転写する転写光学系を構成した場合に安定型共振器として動作する固体レーザ媒質の熱レンズの強さを超えた熱レンズで動作させた状態で、前記一方の固体レーザ媒質の励起分布を前記他方の固体レーザ媒質上に像転写されるように設定したことを特徴とする固体レーザ装置。 - 共振器を構成する部分反射ミラーおよび全反射ミラーと、
前記部分反射ミラーと全反射ミラーの間のレーザビーム光軸上に直列に並んで配置された偶数個のロッド型の固体レーザ媒質と、
この固体レーザ媒質を側方から励起する複数の励起光源とを備え、
前記偶数個の固体レーザ媒質の中央の間隙に仮想的に設けられた前記レーザビーム光軸に垂直な仮想平面に対し、前記複数の励起光源および偶数個の固体レーザ媒質が面対称となるように配置すると共に、
前記仮想平面に対し、対称な位置に配置された固体レーザ媒質の一方の固体レーザ媒質の中心を他方の固体レーザ媒質の中心に転写する転写光学系を、前記偶数個の固体レーザ媒質の中央の間隙に配置したことを特徴とする固体レーザ装置。 - 前記部分反射ミラーおよび全反射ミラーを同じ曲率とし、前記仮想平面を前記共振器の光学的中央に一致させることで、この共振器を対称型共振器としたことを特徴とする請求項1または2いずれかに記載の固体レーザ装置。
- 前記複数の励起光源は、前記レーザビーム光軸を含む第1の平面の一方の面側のみに配置されたことを特徴とする請求項1から3のいずれかに記載の固体レーザ装置。
- 前記複数の励起光源は、各励起光源から出射される励起光の前記レーザビーム光軸を含む第1の平面に対する入射角が二種類以上となるように配置されたことを特徴とする請求項1から4のいずれかに記載の固体レーザ装置。
- 前記固体レーザ媒質の内一つの固体レーザ媒質を励起する前記励起光源がn個の場合、各励起光源から出射される励起光の前記第1の平面に対する入射角が、180度をnで割った商の値ずつ角度がずれるように、前記励起光源が配置されたことを特徴とする請求項5に記載の固体レーザ装置。
- 前記レーザビーム光軸を含みかつ前記第1の平面に垂直な第2の平面に対して、前記一つの固体レーザ媒質を励起する励起光源の励起光の前記第2の平面に対する入射角が、レーザビーム光軸方向から見て対称になるように、前記励起光源が配置されたことを特徴とする請求項6に記載の固体レーザ装置。
- 前記固体レーザ媒質の長手方向の1箇所には一つの励起光源のみを配置したことを特徴とする請求項1から7のいずれかに記載の固体レーザ装置。
- 前記複数の励起光源の各励起光源を保持する励起光源支持部と、前記固体レーザ媒質を保持する固体レーザ媒質支持部とからなる基台を備え、
この基台の前記固体レーザ媒質支持部の幅を前記励起光源支持部の幅よりも狭くすると共に、
前記固体レーザ媒質の中の同一の固体レーザ媒質を励起する前記複数の励起光源において、隣り合う励起光源は前記レーザビーム光軸を含みかつ前記第1の平面に垂直な第2の平面に対しそれぞれ反対の面側に配置するように、これらの励起光源をそれぞれ支持する前記基台を配置し、
これらの基台の隣接した基台間の距離が前記励起光源支持部の幅よりも狭いことを特徴とする請求項4に記載の固体レーザ装置。 - 前記偶数個の固体レーザ媒質の中央の間隙に、90度偏光ローテータを配置したことを特徴とする請求項1から9のいずれかに記載の固体レーザ装置。
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