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- 半導体レーザチップ及びこの半導体レーザチップに光学的に結合した空間光変調器を備えた半導体レーザ装置であって、
前記半導体レーザチップは、
活性層と、
前記活性層を挟む一対のクラッド層と、
前記活性層に光学的に結合した回折格子層と、
を備え、
前記空間光変調器は、
共通電極と、
複数の画素電極と、
前記共通電極と前記画素電極との間に配置された液晶層と、
を備え、
前記回折格子層の厚み方向に沿って出力されたレーザ光が、前記共通電極及び前記画素電極のうちの透明な方を介して、入力されるように、前記半導体レーザチップに取り付けられ、前記レーザ光の微小領域毎の位相を、前記画素電極と前記共通電極との間に印加される駆動電圧により変調し、位相変調したレーザ光を反射させて外部に出力し、
前記半導体レーザチップと前記空間光変調器との間に配置された1/4波長板と、
前記半導体レーザチップの前記空間光変調器とは反対側の面に設けられた偏光板と、
を更に備えることを特徴とする半導体レーザ装置。 - 前記半導体レーザチップ上に配置され、所望のアドレスに位置する前記画素電極と前記共通電極との間に、選択的に前記駆動電圧を与える選択回路を更に備えることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の半導体レーザ装置。
- 前記駆動電圧の初期補正値を前記画素電極毎に記憶する記憶装置を備えることを特徴とする請求項2に記載の半導体レーザ装置。
- 前記半導体レーザチップは、
前記活性層の形成されたレーザ光生成領域と、
前記レーザ光生成領域に隣接し、レーザ光を偏向する偏向領域と、
を備え、
前記回折格子層は、前記レーザ光生成領域及び前記偏向領域の双方に位置するように延びており、前記回折格子層の厚み方向に向けてレーザ光を偏向し、
前記空間光変調器は、前記偏向領域上に取り付けられている、ことを特徴とする請求項1〜3のいずれか一項に記載の半導体レーザ装置。 - 半導体レーザチップ及びこの半導体レーザチップに光学的に結合した空間光変調器を備えた半導体レーザ装置であって、
前記半導体レーザチップは、
活性層と、
前記活性層を挟む一対のクラッド層と、
前記活性層に光学的に結合した回折格子層と、
を備え、
前記空間光変調器は、
共通電極と、
複数の画素電極と、
前記共通電極と前記画素電極との間に配置された液晶層と、
を備え、
前記回折格子層の厚み方向に沿って出力されたレーザ光が、前記共通電極及び前記画素電極のうちの透明な方を介して、入力されるように、前記半導体レーザチップに取り付けられ、前記レーザ光の微小領域毎の位相を、前記画素電極と前記共通電極との間に印加される駆動電圧により変調し、位相変調したレーザ光を反射させて外部に出力し、
一対の前記クラッド層のうち、前記活性層に対して前記空間光変調器とは反対側に位置する方のクラッド層の前記空間光変調器とは反対側の面に設けられたコンタクト層を備え、
前記回折格子層と前記コンタクト層との間の距離t1は、前記半導体レーザチップにおける前記コンタクト層の露出表面で反射されたレーザ光と、前記回折格子層から直接、前記空間光変調器へと向かう光が強め合うように、設定され、
前記半導体レーザチップは、
前記活性層の形成されたレーザ光生成領域を備え、
前記回折格子層は、前記レーザ光生成領域に位置しており、前記回折格子層の厚み方向に向けてレーザ光を出射し、
前記空間光変調器は、前記レーザ光生成領域上に取り付けられている、
ことを特徴とする半導体レーザ装置。 - 半導体レーザチップ及びこの半導体レーザチップに光学的に結合した空間光変調器を備えた半導体レーザ装置であって、
前記半導体レーザチップは、
活性層と、
前記活性層を挟む一対のクラッド層と、
前記活性層に光学的に結合した回折格子層と、
を備え、
前記空間光変調器は、
共通電極と、
複数の画素電極と、
前記共通電極と前記画素電極との間に配置された液晶層と、
を備え、
前記回折格子層の厚み方向に沿って出力されたレーザ光が、前記共通電極及び前記画素電極のうちの透明な方を介して、入力されるように、前記半導体レーザチップに取り付けられ、前記レーザ光の微小領域毎の位相を、前記画素電極と前記共通電極との間に印加される駆動電圧により変調し、位相変調したレーザ光を反射させて外部に出力し、
一対の前記クラッド層のうち、前記活性層に対して前記空間光変調器とは反対側に位置する方のクラッド層の前記空間光変調器とは反対側の面に設けられたコンタクト層を備え、
前記回折格子層と前記コンタクト層との間の距離t1は、前記半導体レーザチップにおける前記コンタクト層の露出表面で反射されたレーザ光と、前記回折格子層から直接、前記空間光変調器へと向かう光が強め合うように、設定され、
前記半導体レーザチップは、
前記活性層の形成されたレーザ光生成領域と、
前記レーザ光生成領域に隣接し、レーザ光を偏向する偏向領域と、
を備え、
前記回折格子層は、前記レーザ光生成領域及び前記偏向領域の双方に位置するように延びており、
前記偏向領域は、前記レーザ光生成領域によって囲まれている、
ことを特徴とする半導体レーザ装置。 - 前記空間光変調器は、前記偏向領域上に取り付けられていることを特徴とする請求項6に記載の半導体レーザ装置。
- 前記回折格子層は、
基本層と、
前記基本層内において周期的に形成され、前記基本層とは異なる屈折率を有する複数の異屈折率領域と、
を備え、
前記偏向領域における前記回折格子層の前記異屈折率領域の個々の平面形状は、回転非対称である、
ことを特徴とする請求項4、6又は7に記載の半導体レーザ装置。
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