JP6811898B1 - 平面導波路型増幅器およびレーザレーダ装置 - Google Patents
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以下に説明する実施の形態において、平板状の光導波路は、光学的な特性を有する物質(以下、光学材料と記載する)で作成され、光が伝搬する伝送路である。また、光導波路は、光を伝搬するだけでなく、光の伝搬に必要な電気素子および光路を分岐または結合するための構造が組み込まれている。以下の説明において、光導波路の「構造」という用語は、光導波路の寸法といった機械的な構造に加え、使用される光学材料およびその特性も含む概念で用いられる。また、「平板状」という用語には、シート状の形状も含まれる。
sinθ≧1/n71 ・・・(1)
j=−λgradT ・・・(2)
jz=−λ(dT/dz) ・・・(3)
θB=Arctan(n71) ・・・(4)
図7は、実施の形態2に係る平面導波路型増幅器が有する平面導波路7Eの構成を示す断面図である。実施の形態2に係る平面導波路型増幅器は、図1および図3から図6までにそれぞれ示した平面導波路の代わりに、平面導波路7Eを備える。平面導波路7Eは、コア71、第1のクラッド72、第2のクラッド73、第1の外部クラッド74、第2の外部クラッド75およびヒートシンク100を備える。
信号光Aが、コア71の内部においてシングルモードで伝搬する。励起光Bは、コア71が第1のクラッド72および第2のクラッド73に挟まれた領域においてマルチモードで伝搬する。これにより、励起光源6としてレーザダイオードのようなマルチモードの光源を使用でき、信号光源2としてシングルモードの光源を使用することが可能である。
図8は、実施の形態3に係るレーザレーダ装置13の構成例を示すブロック図である。レーザレーダ装置13は、例えば測定対象物との距離を計測する装置であり、図8に示すように、信号光源2、入射光学系3、出射光学系4、波長分離フィルタ5、励起光源6、平面導波路7、送受信分離結合光学系14、望遠鏡15および受信検波器16を備える。信号光源2は、種光源2Aおよび送信光学系2Bを備えたパルス光源である。
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- 励起光によって励起された状態で信号光を増幅する平板状のコアと、
前記コアにおける第1の主面に設けられ、前記コアから伝搬してき光を当該コアへ反射する第1のクラッドと、
前記コアにおける前記第1の主面とは反対側の第2の主面に設けられ、前記コアから伝搬してきた光を当該コアへ反射する第2のクラッドとを有した平面導波路を備え、
前記信号光および前記励起光は、前記コアの内部において互いの光路が重なりかつ互いに逆方向でジグザグに伝搬し、かつ前記コアの内部に前記信号光および前記励起光が通過しない部分を形成するように前記平面導波路に入射され、
前記コアは、
三準位系の活性イオンとなる希土類元素を含み、
前記励起光が通過しない部分において前記信号光の散乱光および自然放出増幅光を吸収する増幅媒体であること
を特徴とする平面導波路型増幅器。 - 前記平面導波路は、前記信号光および前記励起光の両方を反射する反射膜を有し、
前記平面導波路に入射された前記信号光および前記励起光は、前記反射膜における反射によって前記平面導波路から出射されること
を特徴とする請求項1記載の平面導波路型増幅器。 - 前記第1のクラッドにおける前記コアとは反対側の面または前記第2のクラッドにおける前記コアとは反対側の面のうちの少なくとも一方に設けられ、前記コアで発生した熱を排出するヒートシンクを備えたこと
を特徴とする請求項1記載の平面導波路型増幅器。 - 前記平面導波路は、前記第1のクラッドにおける前記コアとは反対側の面に設けられ、前記第1のクラッドを伝搬してきた前記励起光を、前記第1のクラッドを介して前記コアの内部へ反射する第1の外部クラッド、または、前記第2のクラッドにおける前記コアとは反対側の面に設けられ、当該第2のクラッドを伝搬してきた前記励起光を、前記第2のクラッドを介して前記コアの内部へ反射する第2の外部クラッドのうちの少なくとも一方を有したこと
を特徴とする請求項1記載の平面導波路型増幅器。 - 前記平面導波路は、前記信号光および前記励起光の両方を反射する反射膜を有し、
前記平面導波路に入射された前記信号光および前記励起光は、前記反射膜における反射によって前記平面導波路から出射されること
を特徴とする請求項4記載の平面導波路型増幅器。 - 前記第1の外部クラッドにおける前記第1のクラッドとは反対側の面または前記第2の外部クラッドにおける前記第2のクラッドとは反対側の面のうちの少なくとも一方に設けられ、前記コアで発生した熱を排出するヒートシンクを備えたこと
を特徴とする請求項4記載の平面導波路型増幅器。 - 請求項1から請求項6のいずれか1項記載の平面導波路型増幅器と、
前記信号光を出射する信号光源と、
前記励起光を出射する励起光源と、
を備えたことを特徴とするレーザレーダ装置。 - 前記信号光源は、パルス光源であること
を特徴とする請求項7記載のレーザレーダ装置。
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