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7,7A レーザ媒質
10,10A 第2ブロック
15,15A 半導体レーザ素子15
20,20A 第3ブロック
27,27A 波長変換素子
30A,30B マウント
40 基板
50,50A 光モジュール
110 第2ブロック
113 ライトガイド
150 光モジュール
LR レーザ共振器
SL 固体レーザ素子
SLA 固体レーザアレイ
図1は、この発明の光モジュールの一例を概略的に示す斜視図である。同図に示す光モジュール50は、第1ブロック1、第2ブロック10、および第3ブロック20の計3つのブロックに分割されたマウント30Aと、基板40とを備えている。
この発明の光モジュールは、マルチエミッタ化することもできる。マルチエミッタ化する場合には、例えば、複数個の光導波路を有するレーザ媒質が上面に搭載された第1ブロック、複数個の励起光源が上面に搭載された第2ブロック、および複数個の波長変換素子または複数個の光導波路が形成された1個の波長変換素子が上面に搭載された第3ブロックのうちの第2ブロックが基板に固定され、当該ブロックに残り2つのブロックが所定の配置で固定される。
この発明の光モジュールにおいては、レーザ媒質の励起光源として、外部の光源から励起光を受光してレーザ媒質側に出射するライトガイドを用いることもできる。
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- 基本波レーザ光を発振する固体レーザ素子と、該固体レーザ素子を励起する励起光源と、前記固体レーザ素子が発振した基本波レーザ光を波長変換する波長変換素子とが搭載されたマウントと、該マウントを支持する基板とを備え、
前記マウントは、前記固体レーザ素子のレーザ媒質が搭載された第1ブロックと、前記励起光源が搭載された第2ブロックと、前記波長変換素子が搭載された第3ブロックとから構成され、前記マウントのうち前記第2ブロックのみが前記基板に固定され、
前記第1ブロックは、前記レーザ媒質の光軸に垂直な2つの側面を有し、前記第2ブロックは、前記励起光源の光軸に垂直な2つの側面を有し、前記第3ブロックは、前記波長変換素子の光軸に垂直な2つの側面を有し、
前記基板には、前記第2ブロックの一方の前記側面が固定され、前記第2ブロックの他の一方の前記側面には、前記第1ブロックの一方の前記側面が固定され、前記第1ブロックのうち前記第2ブロックに固定されている以外の前記側面には、前記第3ブロックの一方の前記側面が固定されていることを特徴とする光モジュール。 - 前記第1ブロックでの前記第3ブロック側の側面は、前記第3ブロックでの前記第1ブロック側の側面と互いに平行であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の光モジュール。
- 前記第1ブロックでの前記第2ブロック側の側面は、前記第2ブロックでの前記第1ブロック側の側面と互いに平行であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の光モジュール。
- 前記励起光源は半導体レーザ素子であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の光モジュール。
- 前記励起光源は、外部の光源から励起光を受光して前記レーザ媒質側に出射するライトガイドであることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の光モジュール。
- 前記レーザ媒質は導波路型のレーザ媒質であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の光モジュール。
- 前記波長変換素子は導波路型の波長変換素子であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の光モジュール。
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