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- 入力光を受光し、前記受光入力光の第1の偏光成分を第1の光学経路セグメントに誘導し、かつ前記受光入力光の第2の偏光成分を別の第2の光学経路セグメントに誘導するように構成された偏光スプリッタと、
内部光軸を有する偏光感応性光活性媒質であって、適切な励起エネルギーがそこに印加されたときに前記入力光を増幅するように構成され、前記第1の光学経路セグメントの端部にある第1の光ポートおよび前記第2の光学経路セグメントの端部にある第2の光ポートを有し、前記ポートの一方から、前記ポートの他方での前記入力の受光に応答して増幅光を出力するように構成された偏光感応性光活性媒質、及び
前記励起エネルギーの光源であって、ここで前記光源が、前記活性媒質に長手方向に結合された少なくとも1つのレーザを備える装置からなり、
前記偏光スプリッタが、前記レーザから励起光を受光し、前記受光励起光の第1の偏光成分を前記第1の光学経路セグメントに誘導し、かつ前記受光励起光の第2の偏光成分を前記第2の光学経路セグメントに誘導するように構成され、前記第1および第2の光学経路セグメントが、前記第1および第2の励起光成分の強度が前記活性媒質に入ると実質的に等しくなるように構成され、
前記第1および第2の光学経路が、前記第1および第2の入力光成分の偏光が前記ポートに入ると互いに実質的に平行になるように構成される
装置。 - 前記第1および第2の光学経路セグメントがそれぞれ、偏光保持光導波路を備える、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記第1および第2の光学経路セグメントが、前記第1および第2の成分の偏光が前記内部軸に対して前記成分の増幅を高めるように向けられるように構成される、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記第1および第2の光学経路セグメントが、前記第1および第2の成分の偏光が前記内部軸に実質的に平行に向けられるように構成される、請求項3に記載の装置。
- 前記励起エネルギーの光源が前記活性媒質に結合する偏光保持導波路をさらに含む、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記光学経路セグメントの少なくとも一方がファラデー回転子を含む、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記光学経路セグメントが、前記偏光スプリッタの前記入力光を受光した光ポートとは異なる光ポートから送出偏光光が前記スプリッタを出るように、前記スプリッタに偏光光を送出するように構成される、請求項6に記載の装置。
- 入力光を受光し、前記受光入力光の第1の偏光成分を第1の光学経路セグメントに誘導し、かつ前記受光入力光の第2の偏光成分を別の第2の光学経路セグメントに誘導するように構成された偏光スプリッタと、
内部光軸を有する偏光感応性光活性媒質であって、適切な励起エネルギーがそこに印加されたときに前記入力光を増幅するように構成され、前記第1の光学経路セグメントの端部にある第1の光ポートおよび前記第2の光学経路セグメントの端部にある第2の光ポートを有し、前記ポートの一方から、前記ポートの他方での前記入力の受光に応答して増幅光を出力するように構成された偏光感応性光活性媒質、及び
前記励起エネルギーの光源であって、ここで前記光源が、前記活性媒質に長手方向に結合された少なくとも1つのレーザを備える装置からなり、
前記偏光スプリッタが、前記レーザから励起光を受光し、前記受光励起光の第1の偏光成分を前記第1の光学経路セグメントに誘導し、かつ前記受光励起光の第2の偏光成分を前記第2の光学経路セグメントに誘導するように構成され、前記第1および第2の光学経路セグメントが、前記第1および第2の励起光成分の強度が前記活性媒質に入ると実質的に等しくなるように構成され、
前記第1および第2の光学経路セグメントがそれぞれ、偏光保持光導波路を備え、
前記第1および第2の光学経路セグメントが、前記第1および第2の入力光成分の偏光が前記内部軸に対して前記成分の増幅を高めるように向けられるように構成される
装置。
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