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本実施形態の固体レーザ装置は、図1〜5に示すように、共振器を形成する二つの反射要素1a、1bと、二つの反射要素1a、1b間に配置され厚み方向に誘導放出光を増大させる平板状利得媒質2と、平板状利得媒質2の外周面に内周面が当接するように配置された平面導波路3と、平面導波路3の外周面から平板状利得媒質2に励起光が伝播するように平面導波路3の外周面に結合された複数の励起光源4aと、を備えている。
2・・・・・・・・・・・円盤状固体利得媒質
3・・・・・・・・・・・ドーナツ又は変形ドーナツ型平面導波路
4a・・・・・・・・・・励起光源
5・・・・・・・・・・・ヒートシンク
6・・・・・・・・・・・変角手段
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- 共振器を形成する二つの反射要素と、
前記二つの反射要素間に配置され厚み方向に誘導放出光を増大させる平板状利得媒質と、
前記平板状利得媒質の外周面に内周面が当接するように配置されたドーナツ又は変形ドーナツ型平面導波路と、
前記ドーナツ又は変形ドーナツ型平面導波路の外周面から前記平板状利得媒質に励起光が伝播するように前記ドーナツ又は変形ドーナツ型平面導波路の外周面に結合された5方向以上の複数の励起光源と、を有し、
前記5方向以上の複数の励起光源からの励起光は、前記励起光の前記平板状利得媒質による吸収強度の空間分布がTEM01モードに近いドーナツ分布状になるような角度で前記ドーナツ又は変形ドーナツ型平面導波路の外周面に入射されることを特徴とする固体レーザ装置。 - 共振器を形成する二つの反射要素と、
前記二つの反射要素間に配置され厚み方向に誘導放出光を増大させる平板状利得媒質と、
前記平板状利得媒質の外周面に内周面が当接するように配置されたドーナツ又は変形ドーナツ型平面導波路と、
前記ドーナツ又は変形ドーナツ型平面導波路の外周面から前記平板状利得媒質に励起光が伝播するように前記ドーナツ又は変形ドーナツ型平面導波路の外周面に直接結合された27方向の27個の励起光源と、を有し、
前記平板状利得媒質は前記励起光源からの励起光に対して0.6mm −1 の吸収係数をもち、
前記27方向の27個の励起光源からの励起光は、前記励起光の前記平板状利得媒質による吸収強度の空間分布がTEM00モードに近いガウス分布状になるような角度で前記ドーナツ又は変形ドーナツ型平面導波路の外周面に入射されることを特徴とする固体レーザ装置。 - 共振器を形成する二つの反射要素と、
前記二つの反射要素間に配置され厚み方向に誘導放出光を増大させる平板状利得媒質と、
前記平板状利得媒質の外周面に内周面が当接するように配置されたドーナツ又は変形ドーナツ型平面導波路と、
前記ドーナツ又は変形ドーナツ型平面導波路の外周面から前記平板状利得媒質に励起光が伝播するように前記ドーナツ又は変形ドーナツ型平面導波路の外周面に直接結合された27方向より多い方向の27個より多い励起光源と、を有し、
前記27方向より多い方向の27個より多い励起光源からの励起光は、前記励起光の前記平板状利得媒質による吸収強度の空間分布がTEM 00 モードに近いガウス分布状になるような角度で前記ドーナツ又は変形ドーナツ型平面導波路の外周面に入射されることを特徴とする固体レーザ装置。 - 前記励起光源は、ベアチップタイプ半導体レーザがボリュウムの小さなCu−Wサブマウントにマウントされてから水冷ヒートシンクに接合されてなる請求項1〜3のいずれか1項に記載の固体レーザ装置。
- 前記励起光源からの励起光の前記ドーナツ又は変形ドーナツ型平面導波路の外周面への入射角度を変える変角手段を有する請求項1〜4のいずれか1項に記載の固体レーザ装置。
- 前記平板状利得媒質は、円盤状母体材料の所定領域に活性イオンをドープしてなる請求項1〜5のいずれか1項に記載の固体レーザ装置。
- 前記励起光源は、半導体チップレーザである請求項1〜6のいずれか1項に記載の固体レーザ装置。
- 前記平板状固体利得媒質は、厚さが1000μm未満であり、
前記二つの反射要素のうち全反射要素が前記平板状利得媒質の対向する平面の一方に形成され、
前記全反射要素の外面がヒートシンクに当接される請求項1〜7のいずれか1項に記載の固体レーザ装置。
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