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Description
図1に示すように、レーザ出力装置101は、所定のビームサイズを持った高出力のレーザ光を平行光として出射する。レーザ出力装置101から出射された平行光は、ファイバ結合装置100に入射する。
例えば、ウェッジ角θwを2°に設定することで、出射光の偏角aを1°に設定することができる。
以下、ファイバ結合装置100の動作について説明する。図3に示すように、ウェッジ板102に入射する光の光軸200を回転中心として、ウェッジ板102の回転角度を調整すると、ウェッジ板102から出射される光の進行方向が変化する。
102 ウェッジ板
103 回転駆動部
104 集光レンズ
107 光ファイバ
200 光軸
300 コア
301 第1クラッド
302 第2クラッド
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- 入射した光を所定方向に屈折させるウェッジ板と、
前記ウェッジ板を通過した光を集光させる集光レンズと、
前記集光レンズで集光された光が入射する入射端面と、前記入射端面の中心を含む位置に設けられたコアと、前記コアの外周側に設けられた第1クラッドと、前記第1クラッドの外周側に設けられた第2クラッドとを有する光ファイバとを備え、
前記ウェッジ板は、前記ウェッジ板に入射する光の光軸を回転中心として回転可能に保持されており、入射面に対して出射面が傾斜しており、
前記ウェッジ板の回転角度に応じて、前記ウェッジ板を通過し前記集光レンズで集光され前記入射端面に入射する光の入射位置及び入射角度が連続的に変化し、
前記ウェッジ板は、前記コア及び前記第1クラッドの少なくとも一方に光が入射するように、その回転角度が調整可能に保持されており、前記コアへの入射光のエネルギーと前記第1クラッドへの入射光のエネルギーの比率を、可変とし、
前記ウェッジ板が第1の回転角度に位置付けられた場合、前記ウェッジ板を通過した光は、前記集光レンズの中心と前記光ファイバの前記入射端面の中心とを通過し、
前記ウェッジ板が前記第1の回転角度とは異なる第2の回転角度に位置付けられた場合、前記ウェッジ板を通過し前記集光レンズで集光された光は、前記第1クラッドのみに入射することを特徴とするファイバ結合装置。 - 前記光軸を回転中心として前記ウェッジ板を回転させる回転駆動部をさらに備えることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のファイバ結合装置。
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