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実施の形態2にかかる波長変換装置200について、図3を用いて説明する。図3は、波長変換装置200の構成を模式的に示す図である。本実施の形態では、筐体10内に2つの外部共振器20、30が配置されている。外部共振器20は、実施の形態1と同様の構成を有しているため、説明を省略する。また、実施の形態1と共通の内容についても、適宜説明を省略する。
11 第1のポート
12 第2のポート
13 排気ポート
14 内部空間
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20 外部共振器
21〜24 光学鏡
25 波長変換素子
30 外部共振器
31〜34 光学鏡
35 波長変換素子
100 波長変換装置
200 波長変換装置
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- 外部共振器が配置された筐体と、
前記筐体内の前記外部共振器の光路中に配置され、入射光の波長を変換して出力する波長変換素子と、
前記筐体の内部空間に、窒素ガスに対する酸素ガスの割合が1/9999〜1/99の範囲となるガスを導入するガス供給手段と、を備え、
前記筐体には、前記ガス供給手段として、
窒素ガスを99.9%以上含む第1のガスを導入する第1のポートと、
酸素ガスを1%以上含む第2のガスを導入する第2のポートと、が設けられており、
前記波長変換素子に向けて前記第2のガスを噴出するように、前記第2のポートの噴出口が、前記第1のポートの噴出口よりも前記波長変換素子の近くに設けられている波長変換装置。 - 前記第2のガスが乾燥空気である請求項1に記載の波長変換装置。
- 前記筐体内には、2つの波長変換素子が設けられ、
2つの前記波長変換素子に対して、それぞれ第2のガスを噴出する前記噴出口が設けられている請求項1、又は2に記載の波長変換装置。 - 窒素ガスに対する酸素ガスの割合が1/9999〜1/99の範囲となるガスを筐体内に導入するステップと、
前記ガスを前記筐体内に導入しながら、前記筐体内に配置された外部共振器の光路中にある波長変換素子に入射光を入射させて、波長変換光を発生させるステップと、を備え、
前記筐体には、
窒素ガスを99.9%以上含む第1のガスを導入する第1のポートと、
酸素ガスを1%以上含む第2のガスを導入する第2のポートと、が設けられており、
前記波長変換素子に向けて前記第2のガスを噴出するように、前記第2のポートの噴出口が前記第1のポートの噴出口よりも前記波長変換素子の近くに設けられている波長変換方法。 - 前記第2のガスが乾燥空気である請求項4に記載の波長変換方法。
- 前記筐体内には、2つの波長変換素子が設けられ、
2つの前記波長変換素子に対して、それぞれ前記第2のガスを噴出する噴出口が設けられている請求項4、又は5に記載の波長変換方法。
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