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- the present invention relates to a technique for improving a laser oscillation device used in, for example, a laser processing device, and more specifically, to easily prepare a solid gain medium disposed in an optical resonator. Also, the present invention relates to an improved technology for reducing a manufacturing cost.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically illustrating the structure of a conventional solid-state laser oscillation device, taking a slab-type solid-state laser oscillation device as an example.
- the solid-state gain medium (T i: A 1 O 3, N d: YAG, etc.) 1 is the same as the excitation lamps L 1 and L 2 composed of, for example, xenon lamps. It is located in the Rector 30.
- a rear mirror (total reflection mirror) Ml and an output mirror (partial reflection mirror) M2 are arranged on both sides of the solid gain medium 1 to form an optical resonator.
- the inner wall 31 of the reflector 30 is regarded as a surface having a high light reflectance.
- cooling water pure water
- cooling water is circulated so as to circulate inside the reflector 30 so that the solid-state gain medium and the excitation lamp are circulated. This prevents overheating of each part of the device including the reflector, etc., and prevents deterioration in the quality of laser light due to temperature rise.
- the arrows C 1 and C 2 indicate the inlet and outlet of the circulating cooling water.
- the pump lamps L 1 and L 2 are driven by a pump power supply 40 and emit pump light 50. .
- the solid-state gain is obtained after the excitation light 50 radiated from the excitation lamps L l and L 2 is reflected directly or by the high-reflectivity inner wall 31 of the reflector 30.
- the solid-state gain medium 1 is incident on the medium 1, the solid-state gain medium 1 is subjected to the bombining, and laser light S is generated.
- the laser light is amplified in the process of reciprocating in the optical resonator space between the rear mirror Ml and the output mirror M2, and a part of the laser light S 'is extracted to the outside, and laser processing and the like are performed. It is used for the purpose.
- the surface of the solid gain medium 1 is in direct contact with cooling water (pure water). Accordingly, the light incident on the solid-state gain medium 1 and the light emission from the solid-state gain medium 1 pass through the interface between the solid-state gain medium 1 and cooling water (pure water) or air. Done. Solid gain medium 1 and cooling water (pure water).
- the refractive index of the solid gain medium 1 is about 1.77
- the refractive index of pure water at room temperature is about 1.33
- the refractive index of air is It is almost 1.0.
- the end faces 10a and 1Ob of the solid-state gain medium 1 are set at an angle that almost satisfies the Brewster condition. It is said that it was the face that was removed.
- the angle is about 60 degrees to 62 degrees.
- the solid-state gain medium 1 when the total reflection mirror Ml, the solid-state gain medium 1 and the partial reflection mirror M2 are arranged in a straight line, the solid-state gain medium 1
- the angle of inclination of both end faces 10a and 10b of each of them is about 28 to 30 degrees.
- the solid-state gain medium 1 used in such a conventional device has both end faces 10a, 10a which are cut so as to meet the brister condition. Not only b, but also the entire surface of the solid gain medium 1 is highly polished so that there is no unevenness. This is due to the cavity loss caused by the scattering of light generated at the interface between the solid gain medium 1 and the surrounding medium (pure water in the example of Fig. 6, and sometimes gas such as air). The purpose is to deter.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the behavior of light near a surface 1 a forming an interface with a medium (water, air, etc.) 60.
- the refractive index is greatly different from the surface 1 a of the solid gain medium 1
- the incident light 50 becomes partially transmitted light 51 while the incident light 50 becomes partially transmitted light 51.
- the corresponding portion becomes the reflected light 52.
- the traveling directions of the transmitted light 51 and the reflected light 52 are disturbed with respect to the traveling direction of the incident light 50 due to the concave and convex of the rough surface 1a.
- Such a light scattering phenomenon similarly occurs when light is emitted from the inside of the solid gain medium 1 to the outside (water, air, etc.) 60.
- the light on the surface 1a of the solid-state gain medium 1 Scattering generally increases as the difference between the refractive index of the solid gain medium 1 and the refractive index of the outside (water, air, etc.) 60 increases, and as the roughness of the surface 1a increases. This also increases the resonator loss. This is the reason why the surface 1a of the solid gain medium 1 is required to have a high degree of smoothness in the conventional device.
- the surface of the solid gain medium 1 prepared in a slab shape or a mouth shape is required to have a long time. It had to be carefully polished at a high cost, and the time and economic burden was great.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a technique for improving a solid-state laser oscillation device so that a large degree of resonator loss does not occur without imparting a high degree of smoothness to the surface of a solid-state gain medium. Through this, it is intended to eliminate the large time and economical burden required for polishing the surface of the solid gain medium 1.
- the laser oscillation device of the present invention is arranged in a solid gain medium, a liquid having a refractive index matching the refractive index of the solid gain medium, an optical resonator, and an optical resonator, and And a transparent container for containing the liquid in a state where the solid gain medium is immersed in the liquid.
- the surface roughness of the solid gain medium may be such that the average roughness Ra is 1 nm or more.
- the refractive index of a liquid is ideally equal to the refractive index of a solid gain medium, one practical guideline is to use the refractive index of the solid gain medium as a reference. It should be in the range of 1 5 ⁇ 1 ⁇ 2, especially soil It is preferable to be within 5%.
- the solid gain medium can be composed of a plurality of bulks (to the extent that it does not take the form of many particles).
- the shape of the transparent container can be a slab shape, a rod shape, or the like. Also, it is preferable that the window of the transparent container is formed so as to satisfy the Brewster condition.
- the temperature of the liquid and the solid gain medium immersed in the liquid are expected to rise.To avoid this, a circulating system for cooling the liquid is connected to the transparent container. You can do it.
- the flow direction of the liquid in the transparent container may be substantially parallel to the optical axis direction of the optical resonator or a direction crossing the same, but the latter is particularly preferable in terms of cooling efficiency. I want.
- Typical examples of the solid gain medium are A12O3, YAG, YA103, YV04, S-VAP, GdVO4, GLF, BYF, KYF, KLYF, KLGF, GGG, LOS, the etc.
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- the surface of the solid gain medium can be finished to a high degree of smoothness.
- the reason why the resonator loss can be suppressed without difficulty is as follows.
- FIG. 4 shows the same form as that of FIG. 5 described above.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the behavior of light in the vicinity of the surface 1a in the case where light is emitted.
- the refractive index matching liquid 2 Since the refractive index matching liquid 2 has a refractive index equal to or close to that of the solid gain medium 1, a light ray 50 is incident on the surface la from the refractive index matching liquid 2 side as shown in the figure. All or most of the light is transmitted light 51 and enters the solid-state gain medium 1, and only a small or small amount of reflected light is generated. Even if the rough surface 1a has irregularities, the difference between the refractive indices on both sides of the surface 1a is not large, so that the transmitted light 51 travels in the traveling direction of the incident light 50. The direction is hardly disturbed.
- the present invention uses the refractive index matching liquid 2 instead of providing the surface 1a of the solid gain medium 1 with a high degree of smoothness to suppress scattering as in the prior art. It can be said that the light scattering occurring on the surface 1a of the substrate was suppressed and the resonator loss was reduced.
- the solid gain medium is not polished.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a main configuration of a laser oscillator according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a main configuration of a laser oscillator according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a main configuration of a laser oscillator according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the behavior of light near the surface of the solid-state gain medium when the solid-state gain medium is brought into contact with a refractive index matching liquid with the surface of the solid-state gain medium being roughened.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the behavior of light near the surface forming the interface between the solid gain medium and the surrounding medium when the surface of the solid gain medium is rough.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing the structure of a conventional solid-state laser oscillation device.
- FIG. 1 shows a main configuration of the laser oscillator according to the first embodiment.
- the solid-state gain medium As a result, two bulk (single crystal) lb, 1c are used.
- these solid gain media 1 b and 1 c are unpolished or subjected to a simple polishing treatment (the average roughness Ra is not less than 1 nm) and the refractive index matching liquid is used. (Filling liquid) 2 is enclosed in a transparent container 3 together.
- the transparent container 3 containing the solid gain media 1 b and 1 c and the refractive index matching liquid 2 is an optical resonator composed of a rear mirror (total reflection mirror) Ml and an output mirror (partially transmission mirror) M 2. It is placed inside the vessel.
- the illustrated transparent container 3 has a slab shape, and windows 4 and 5 at both end surfaces are formed at an angle so as to satisfy the Brewster condition with the outside (air).
- the container can be rod-shaped instead of slab-shaped. In some cases, the condition for the Brewster angle may not be maintained.
- the matters relating to the shape of the container are the same not only in the present embodiment but also in the second and third embodiments.
- Examples of the material of the solid gain media lb and lc include A12O3 to which Ti is added and YAG (single crystal) to which Nd is added.
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- N d Examples of solid gain media other than YAG include YAP and Yb to which Yb, Cr, Nd, Er, Hf, etc. are added as dopants.
- the solid-state gain medium used in the laser oscillator is substantially higher than water (refractive index of about 1.33), including the materials mentioned in the above examples. have . Therefore, as the refractive index matching liquid 2, a liquid having at least a higher refractive index than water is used.
- the refractive index matching liquid 2 is, for example, a saturated solution obtained by mixing methylene iodide, yellow phosphorus, and sulfur in a ratio of 1: 8: 1 with methylene iodide. A solution diluted about 11 times can be used.
- the refractive index can be adjusted by changing the dilution ratio when diluting the same saturated solution with methylene iodide.
- the same saturated solution a saturated solution in which methylene iodide, yellow phosphorus, and sulfur were mixed at a ratio of 1: 8: 1, respectively
- the liquid can be suitably used as a refractive index matching liquid when Nd: YAG is used for a solid gain medium.
- two or more bulks 1b and 1c may be used as the solid-state gain medium, or a single bulk or three or more bulks may be used.
- a gap 2a appears between the adjacent norks 1b and 1c, and this gap 2a also forms the refractive index matching liquid 2a. Since it is filled with, the loss due to scattering at this part is also suppressed.
- the composition of the refractive index matching liquid 2 it is desirable that, in addition to the refractive index being close to the solid gain medium, the absorptivity for the laser wavelength and the excitation light wavelength be small. It goes without saying that.
- An excitation lamp (shown in the figure) is placed in a transparent container 3 filled with solid-state gain media 1b and 1c together with a refractive index matching liquid 2 selected under such considerations. Irradiation with the excitation light 50 from (abbreviated) excites the solid-state gain media 1 b and 1 c immersed in the refractive index matching liquid 2, and generates the laser light S.
- the laser light is amplified in an optical resonator composed of the mirror Ml and the output mirror M2, and output as laser light S 'from the output mirror M2.
- the laser beam S propagates in the refractive index matching liquid 2 and the solid gain media lb and lc in the transparent container 3, but is refracted at the interface between the refractive index matching liquid 2 and the solid gain media 1b and 1c. Since the rate change is small, as described above, the scattering accompanying the interface is not remarkable, and does not cause a large resonator loss.
- a laser oscillator in which the solid-state gain media 1b and 1c are accommodated in the transparent container 3 together with the refractive index matching liquid 2 and the resonator loss is small.
- the solid gain medium since the solid gain medium is immersed in the refractive index matching liquid, the solid gain medium has a plurality of bulk forms (up to a large number of particle aggregates). Has not been subdivided), but can be used without significant increase in scattering loss.
- the “transparent container” used in the laser oscillator of the present invention including the present embodiment is not necessarily required to be completely transparent, but it is necessary to use a laser inside the resonator. In addition to the windows 4 and 5 through which the light s enters and exits, the part that receives the excitation light 50 must also be transparent.
- FIG. 2 shows a configuration of a main part of the laser oscillator according to the second embodiment in the same format as that of FIG.
- the laser oscillator of this embodiment has a configuration similar to that of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 except that a refractive index matching liquid circulation cooling system is added.
- the refractive index matching liquid circulating system has pipes 6 and 7 drawn out from near both ends of the transparent container 3, and a refractive index matching liquid circulating cooling device 8 is provided in the middle of the pipes 6 and 7.
- the refractive index matching liquid circulating cooling device 8 is a circulating pump for circulating the refractive index matching liquid 2 and for forcibly cooling the refractive index matching liquid 2, as in the case of circulating and cooling a normal fluid. Those with a cooler can be used. However, if cooling by heat radiation is sufficiently performed only by circulating the refractive index matching liquid 2, a structure without a cooler may be used. In addition, a filter or the like for removing foreign substances is provided as needed, similarly to the ordinary circulation system.
- the configuration of the portion excluding the refractive index matching liquid circulation system is almost the same as that of the laser oscillator of the first embodiment.
- a single balter (single crystal) 1 is used here, but it may be composed of a plurality of bulks.
- the solid gain medium 1 is encapsulated in a transparent container 3 together with a refractive index matching liquid (filling liquid) 2 in an unpolished state or after a simple polishing treatment.
- the transparent container 3 containing the solid gain medium 1 and the refractive index matching liquid 2 is arranged in an optical resonator composed of a rear mirror (total reflection mirror) Ml and an output mirror (partially transmission mirror) M2. Be done.
- the transparent container 3 has a slab shape, and the windows 4, 5 at both end faces are formed at an angle so as to satisfy the Brewster condition with the outside (air).
- the container shape may be a rod shape instead of a slab shape, and the conditions for the Brewster angle are not observed. This is possible as described in the description of the first embodiment.
- the description thereof since the matters concerning the selection of the material of the solid gain medium 1 and the refractive index matching liquid 2 are the same as those in the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.
- the transparent lamp 3 is exposed to an excitation lamp (not shown) disposed on the side.
- the solid-state gain medium 1 in the refractive index matching liquid 2 is laser-excited
- the solid-state gain medium 1 in the refractive index matching liquid 2 is laser-excited.
- Laser oscillation starts, and a laser beam S 'is output from the output mirror M2.
- the energy efficiency of laser oscillation is not 100%, a part of the energy of the excitation light 50 is always converted to thermal energy.
- the inside and outside of the transparent container 3 When the temperature rises, resonator loss due to the distortion of the transparent container 3 and dispersion due to the Doppler effect occur, which deteriorates the output characteristics of the laser oscillator.
- the refractive index matching liquid 2 is retracted to the side of the optical resonator, and is caused to flow through the refractive index matching liquid circulating cooling device 8, so that the temperature rise inside and outside the transparent container 3 is reduced.
- the refractive index matching liquid circulation cooling device 8 can be used while the peripheral configuration of the laser resonator is kept simpler. It has the advantage that it can be incorporated.
- the effect of removing the temperature gradient that tends to occur from the vicinity of the axis of the optical resonator to the peripheral portion is smaller than that in the case where the flow of the refractive index matching liquid 2 is set to a direction crossing the optical axis of the optical resonator. It should be noted that this is rather disadvantageous (see the description of the third embodiment).
- the laser beam S ′ propagates in the refractive index matching liquid 2 and the solid gain medium 1 in the transparent container 3, but the refractive index change at the interface between the refractive index matching liquid 2 and the solid gain medium 1 is small.
- the fact that the scattering accompanying the interface passage is not remarkable and does not cause a large resonator loss is the same as in the first embodiment.
- the refractive index matching liquid is circulated with a simple structure using a solid gain medium that does not require a high degree of polishing.
- a rejection laser oscillator capable of ring cooling and having a small resonator loss.
- FIG. 3 is a sketch showing the main configuration of the laser oscillator according to the third embodiment.
- the laser oscillator according to the present embodiment is similar to the laser oscillator according to the second embodiment shown in FIG. 2, except that a solid gain medium (not shown here) is immersed in a refractive index matching liquid 2 and a transparent container is provided. 3 is used to circulate and cool the refractive index matching liquid 2.
- the second embodiment differs from the second embodiment in that it is perpendicular to the second embodiment.
- the transparent container 3 is provided with an outflow port 11 and an inflow port 12 each comprising a tapered tube section 11a, 12a and a flat tube section lib, 12b. It is preferable to create a smooth flow of the refractive index matching liquid 2 perpendicular to the optical axis of the optical resonator in the transparent container 3. In that case, the peripheral configuration of the laser resonator becomes slightly more complicated than in the case of the above-described second embodiment. However, since the refractive index matching liquid 2 flows in a direction crossing the optical axis of the optical resonator, it is possible to suppress a temperature gradient that is likely to be generated from the vicinity of the axis of the optical resonator to the peripheral portion. There are advantages.
- the cross-sectional area of the circulation flow path is relatively small. Since it is easy to increase the size, the circulation amount of the refractive index matching liquid 2 is increased even when the circulation speed is low. Thus, the efficiency of heat removal can be easily increased.
- the refractive index matching liquid circulation cooling device (see the second embodiment) disposed between the outflow port 11 and the inflow port 12, and the excitation device disposed at the side of the transparent container 3. Lamps (including reflectors, etc.) are not shown.
- the refractive index matching liquid is circulated and cooled to reduce the temperature gradient in the resonator radial direction.
- a rejection laser oscillator which has a suppressed resonator loss and is suppressed.
- the solid gain medium is used in an unpolished state or in a state close to it, the solid gain medium is caused by light scattering using a refractive index matching fluid.
- a refractive index matching fluid By keeping the resonator loss low, laser oscillators exhibiting the same efficiency and output performance as conventional laser oscillators using the same type of highly polished solid gain medium. Can be provided at low cost.
- the embodiment using a plurality of bulk-shaped solid mediums since it can be realized without inviting, there are some advantages, and this is also economically advantageous. This is because, as the bulk (laser crystal) of the solid gain medium becomes larger, it becomes more difficult to produce cheaper and higher-quality ones as the size increases.
- the refractive index matching liquid that is brought into contact with the solid gain medium can be used as a heat radiating means, it prevents deterioration of oscillation characteristics due to temperature rise.
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