WO2007055110A1 - レーザ光源のスタンバイ方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a laser light source that amplifies laser light generated by a semiconductor laser force using an optical fiber amplifier and then forms deep ultraviolet light by a wavelength conversion optical system using a wavelength conversion element. This is related to a method for making the device stand by (including a method for quickly turning it on and off).
- Laser light has been used for various purposes in recent years. For example, laser light is used for cutting or processing metal, as a light source of a photolithography apparatus in a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, or used in various measuring apparatuses. It is used for surgical and therapeutic devices such as surgery, ophthalmology and dentistry.
- a solid-state laser in this specification, a semiconductor laser (used as a concept including a diode laser)
- the wavelength of laser light emitted from the solid-state laser is in the visible region. Force In the infrared region, a method for directly generating ultraviolet light has not been established. For example, the wavelength is too long for use in inspection equipment. Therefore, a method has been developed for converting such long-wavelength light emitted from solid-state laser power into short-wavelength deep ultraviolet light (for example, 8th harmonic wave: wavelength 193) using a nonlinear optical crystal. For example, it is described in JP-A-2001-353176 (Patent Document 1). BBO crystals, LBO crystals, CLBO crystals, etc. are known as nonlinear optical crystals used for such purposes.
- a laser beam generated by DFB—LD force is amplified using a plurality of optical fiber amplifiers (FDFA), and then deep UV is used by the wavelength conversion optical system as described above. It is common to use light.
- FDFA optical fiber amplifiers
- Patent Document 1 JP 2001-353176 A
- An optical fiber amplifier used for such a purpose particularly an optical fiber amplifier that amplifies light having a wavelength of 1.55 ⁇ m supplemented with Er, generates a large amount of heat during high output operation.
- an optical fiber amplifier when such an optical fiber amplifier is turned on and off, a large temperature change occurs, which causes various unstable states.
- the temperature of the housing rises due to the heat generation of the optical fiber amplifier in the latter stage of the high output operation, and the heat of the low output operation is accordingly generated.
- the temperature of the optical fiber will also rise.
- the polarization state of the light output from the optical fiber amplifier changes accordingly.
- the polarization state changes there is a problem that the conversion efficiency in the wavelength conversion optical system to which the output from the optical fiber amplifier is input changes, and the laser output light finally obtained fluctuates.
- the laser light source is always in an output state even when the output light having the power of the laser light source is not used.
- the wavelength conversion element used in the deep ultraviolet light generation part or the optical element such as a lens is damaged, so that the output state is not used until the output light is not used. Maintaining the laser beam has the problem of shortening the life of the laser light source.
- the thermal equilibrium of the wavelength conversion optical system is lost, and as a result, fluctuations in the finally obtained laser output light cannot be avoided.
- the present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a laser beam generated from a laser oscillation unit is optically amplified using an optical fiber amplifier, and then wavelength conversion optics using a wavelength conversion element. It is an object of the present invention to provide a laser light source standby method and a method of turning on and off at a higher speed that can shorten the start-up time of the laser light source for wavelength conversion by the system.
- a first means for solving the above-described problem is a method of setting a laser light source that converts the wavelength of a laser beam generated from a laser oscillation unit by a wavelength conversion optical system using a wavelength conversion element on standby. In the standby mode, the wavelength conversion efficiency of the wavelength conversion element is lowered.
- the wavelength conversion efficiency of the wavelength conversion element is lowered, the output of the generated light having the converted frequency is lowered, and in particular, deep ultraviolet light is hardly generated. Therefore, the wavelength conversion element is hardly damaged by deep ultraviolet light.
- the wavelength conversion element is hardly damaged by deep ultraviolet light. In order to put the laser light source into the standby state force use state, it is possible to quickly put the laser light source into the use state by returning the wavelength conversion efficiency of the wavelength conversion element.
- a second means for solving the above-mentioned problem is the first means, characterized in that the laser light power deep ultraviolet light subjected to wavelength conversion is used.
- a third means for solving the above-mentioned problem is the first means, wherein a method for reducing the wavelength conversion efficiency of the wavelength conversion element is a method for reducing the wavelength of the semiconductor laser constituting the laser oscillation unit. It is characterized in that at least one temperature for controlling the oscillation wavelength is set to a temperature different from the temperature when the laser light source is normally used.
- a laser light source is normally used” means that a desired laser beam is output from the laser light source.
- the wavelength of the laser light (fundamental wave) generated from the semiconductor laser changes. Even in this case, since the output of the optical fiber amplifier is kept almost constant and enters the wavelength conversion optical system, the thermal balance of the optical fiber amplifier and the wavelength conversion optical system is the same as when the laser light source is used. Kept. The output from the optical fiber amplifier is sent to the wavelength conversion optical system as it is, but the wavelength conversion efficiency decreases because the wavelengths are different, and in particular, deep ultraviolet light is hardly generated. Therefore, the wavelength conversion element is not significantly damaged by deep ultraviolet light. When shifting from the standby state to the use state, the temperature of the semiconductor laser may be restored. The temperature change is slight and half Since the heat capacity of the conductor laser is small, the stanno squid can be quickly brought into use.
- a fourth means for solving the above problem is the first means, wherein a method of reducing the wavelength conversion efficiency of the wavelength conversion element is controlled in temperature among the wavelength conversion elements. It is characterized in that at least one temperature of the wavelength conversion element is different from the temperature when the laser light source is normally used.
- the temperature of the wavelength conversion element is also changed as the temperature force when the laser light source is normally used. In this way, the phase matching state of the wavelength conversion element is lost, the wavelength conversion efficiency is lowered, and in particular, deep ultraviolet light is hardly generated. Accordingly, the wavelength conversion element is hardly damaged by the deep ultraviolet light.
- the standby power is also shifted to the use state, the temperature of the wavelength conversion element may be restored. The change in temperature is slight and the heat capacity of the wavelength conversion element is small, so that the standby force can be quickly changed to the use state. In particular, it is preferable to change the temperature of the temperature phase matching crystal used in the previous stage of the wavelength conversion optical system.
- a fifth means for solving the above-mentioned problem is the first means, wherein the wavelength conversion element is a nonlinear optical crystal, and a method for reducing the wavelength conversion efficiency of the wavelength conversion element is provided.
- the angle between the crystal axis of the nonlinear optical crystal and the optical axis is different from the angle when the laser light source is normally used.
- a sixth means for solving the above-mentioned problem is the first means, characterized in that the laser light source power optically amplifies the laser light using an optical fiber amplifier. It is a life.
- Seventh means for solving the above-mentioned problem is to provide a stano-no laser light source that forms deep ultraviolet light from laser light generated from a plurality of laser oscillation units by a wavelength conversion optical system using a wavelength conversion element.
- a standby mode the relative relationship of the timing of the pulse laser beam generated from each laser oscillation unit is shifted from the relative relationship when the laser light source is normally used. This is a laser light source standby method.
- a pulse laser beam that also generates each of these laser oscillation unit forces Wavelength conversion is performed by matching the phase to make the same optical path and making it incident on the wavelength conversion element. Therefore, if the timing relationship of the pulses generated from each laser oscillator is shifted from the timing when these laser light sources are normally used, this phase will not match, and the conversion efficiency of the wavelength conversion element will decrease. In particular, deep ultraviolet light is hardly generated. When the standby state force is also in use, it can be brought into use very quickly by matching the phases.
- the control since the control is performed by shifting the timing of the pulse generated by the laser oscillation force, the control can be performed on the order of nsec. Therefore, the time of the “standby” state can be made extremely short, for example, including the time of the order of nesc. Therefore, according to the present means, ON / OFF in units of pulses, generation of an arbitrary pulse pattern, and control of pulse energy are possible.
- An eighth means for solving the above-described problem is the seventh means, wherein the laser oscillation unit includes a semiconductor laser and an electro-optic element (EOM), and each laser oscillation unit includes The relative relationship of the timing of the generated pulsed laser beam is the relative relationship of the pulsed laser beam generated from the semiconductor laser, or the relative relationship of the timing of the pulsed laser beam cut out by the EOM. It is characterized by this.
- EOM electro-optic element
- a ninth means for solving the above-mentioned problem is the seventh means, wherein the laser light source is provided with each laser beam corresponding to each laser oscillator. It is characterized by optical amplification using an amplifier.
- a laser light source that amplifies laser light generated from a laser oscillation unit using an optical fiber amplifier and then converts the wavelength by a wavelength conversion optical system that uses a wavelength conversion element. It is possible to provide a standby method of a laser light source and a method of turning on and off at a higher speed that can shorten the start-up time.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a laser light source standby method according to a first embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a laser light source standby method according to a first embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a pulse waveform of an eighth harmonic when the generation timing of the pulses is shifted.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a laser light source standby method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and shows an outline of a laser light source.
- the laser beam (fundamental wave) from which the first semiconductor laser 1 (DFB—LD) force is also emitted is amplified by the first optical fiber amplifier 2 (FDFA) and enters the wavelength conversion optical system.
- the light that enters the wavelength conversion optical system is first condensed by the condenser lens 3 onto the second harmonic generator 4 that is LBO force, and the second harmonic generator 4 generates a second harmonic together with the fundamental wave. .
- These lights are condensed by the condensing lens 5 onto the third harmonic generator 6 having LBO force, and the third harmonic generator 6 generates a third harmonic together with the second harmonic.
- These lights are condensed by a condenser lens 7 on a repulsive fifth harmonic generator 8, and a fifth harmonic is generated from the fifth harmonic generator 8.
- the laser light (fundamental wave) from which the second semiconductor laser 9 (DFB—LD) force is also emitted is amplified by the second optical fiber amplifier 10 (FDFA) and enters the wavelength conversion optical system.
- the light that has entered the wavelength conversion optical system is first condensed by the condenser lens 11 through the mirror M to the second harmonic generator 12 that also has LBO force, and the second harmonic generator 12 together with the fundamental wave.
- a double wave is generated.
- These lights are condensed through a condenser lens 13 and a dichroic mirror 14 onto a seventh harmonic generator 16 composed of CLBO.
- the fifth harmonic generated from the fifth harmonic generator 8 passes through the condenser lens 15, is reflected by the dichroic mirror 14, and is collected by the seventh harmonic generator 16.
- 7th harmonic wave generator 16 generates 7th harmonic wave. Basically, it enters 7th harmonic wave generator 16 with 2nd harmonic wave. The wave passes through the 7th harmonic generator 16 as it is, and the 7th harmonic and the fundamental wave are collected by the 8th harmonic generator 17 which also has CLBO force. The 8th harmonic wave generator 17 generates an 8th harmonic wave, which is the output of the laser light source.
- the temperatures of the semiconductor laser 1 and the semiconductor laser 9 are set so that the laser light (8th harmonic wave) is output from the laser light source. Change the temperature by about 3 ° C from the normal temperature (normally around room temperature) when the laser is used (when the laser light source is used). Since the temperature of the semiconductor laser 1 and the semiconductor laser 9 is controlled by the LD temperature controllers 18 and 19, respectively, the temperature change can be easily realized by changing the set temperature. With a temperature change of about 3 ° C, the wavelength of the laser light generated from the semiconductor lasers 1 and 9 changes by about 0.3 nm.
- This change has little effect on the optical fiber amplifier 2 and the optical fiber amplifier 10, but changes the conversion efficiency of each wavelength conversion element of the wavelength conversion optical system, and in particular, deep UV light hardly occurs. . Therefore, even if the laser light is incident on the wavelength conversion optical system, the wavelength conversion element is not damaged.
- the standby state power is shifted to the use state (the state in which the laser beam (8th harmonic) is output)
- the settings of the LD temperature controllers 18 and 19 are changed, and the temperatures of the semiconductor laser 1 and the semiconductor laser 9 are changed. It only needs to be restored, but it takes less than 1 minute for the temperature to return to normal, so the warm-up time can be reduced to less than 1 minute. Note that changing the temperature during standby is not limited to both the semiconductor laser 1 and the semiconductor laser 9, and any one of them is effective.
- the temperatures of the second harmonic generator 4, the third harmonic generator 6, and the second harmonic generator 12 are set to the normal laser light source. Change the temperature by about 1 ° C from the operating temperature.
- These 2nd harmonic generator 4, 3rd harmonic generator 6 and 2nd harmonic generator 12 are also composed of LBO force, which is a temperature phase-matched crystal. It is used to make visible light or to change visible light to visible light having a shorter wavelength.
- These wavelength conversion elements are temperature controlled by crystal temperature controllers 20 and 21 (normally 120 ° C to 150 ° C), so it is easy to change the temperature (note that other wavelength conversion elements are also temperature controlled). Controlled force Temperature controller is not shown.) O
- Standby state force When moving to the operation state, change the settings of the crystal temperature controllers 20, 21 based on the temperature of the 2nd harmonic generator 4, 3rd harmonic generator 6, 2nd harmonic generator 12 It can be restored, but it takes less than 1 minute for the temperature to return to its original state, so the warm-up time can be reduced to less than 1 minute. It should be noted that changing the temperature during standby is effective if it is not the second harmonic generator 4, the third harmonic generator 6, the second harmonic generator 12 or all 12 of them. . Changing the temperature of the seventh harmonic generator 16 has some effect. However, it is more effective to change the temperature of the previous harmonic generator as much as possible.
- the temperature change is determined experimentally so that deep ultraviolet light does not occur so much that it becomes a problem in the wavelength conversion optical system. And give it. In terms of shortening the warm-up time, it is preferable to minimize the temperature change.
- the timing of the pulses generated from the semiconductor laser 1 and the timing of the pulses generated from the semiconductor laser 9 are determined for each semiconductor laser 1. Shift the output timing of the pulse generator 22 that supplies the signal to 9 by shifting the output timing.
- the 5th harmonic wave generated by the fundamental wave power generated from the semiconductor laser 1 is reflected by the dichroic mirror 14 and incident on the 7th harmonic wave generator 16, and generated from the semiconductor laser 9.
- the fundamental wave and the 2nd harmonic wave formed from it are transmitted through the dichroic mirror 14 and incident on the 7th harmonic wave generator 16, and the 2nd harmonic wave and 5th harmonic wave are overlapped. In combination, the 7th harmonic is efficiently generated.
- Timing of pulses generated from this semiconductor laser 1 and the semiconductor If the timing of the pulse generated from the laser 9 is shifted from the timing of the operating state, the overlapping of the 2nd harmonic and the 5th harmonic is reduced, or the force is completely overlapped. As a result, the generation efficiency of the seventh harmonic wave is reduced, or the seventh harmonic wave is not generated. Therefore, the generation of deep ultraviolet light is reduced, and the seventh harmonic generator 16 and the eighth harmonic generator 17 are not damaged.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the pulse waveform of the eighth harmonic when the pulse generation timing is shifted in this way.
- the 8th harmonic has a part where one pulse is missing in the middle of the force generated at intervals of 500nsec. This is the place where the relative relationship of the pulse generation timing is shifted to the normal use state.
- the standby state can be used. If such a method is used, an arbitrary pulse train pattern can be generated and the energy of each pulse can be controlled.
- an electro-optic element (EOM) is arranged in the vicinity of each of the semiconductor laser 1 and the semiconductor laser 9, and the electro-optic element is used to relatively shift the timing of the pulsed laser light generated by each electro-optic element force.
- the timing for cutting out the laser light may be relatively shifted.
- the explanation about the wavelength conversion optical system in this case is the same as that of the third embodiment.
- the present invention can be realized by reducing the wavelength conversion efficiency of the wavelength conversion element by some method.
- the wavelength conversion element is a nonlinear optical crystal
- the present invention can be achieved by changing the angle between the crystal axis and the optical axis or changing the positional relationship of each element of the wavelength conversion optical system. It can be realized.
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