WO2012108530A1 - レーザ装置における電気光学変調器の調整方法、及びレーザ装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a laser device that amplifies pulse light extracted by an electro-optic modulator, converts the wavelength, and outputs the same, and a method for adjusting the electro-optic modulator in such a laser device.
- a laser device that amplifies pulsed light cut out by an electro-optic modulator, converts the wavelength of the light, and outputs the amplified light is known as a light source suitable for a microscope, a shape measuring device, an exposure device, and the like (see Patent Document 1). ).
- An electro-optic modulator (EOM) uses the electro-optic effect of a ferroelectric material such as LiNbO 3 (lithium niobate) to modulate the phase and amplitude of input light with an electrical signal. The output optical modulator.
- LiNbO 3 lithium niobate
- a Mach-Zehnder type EOM is widely used as an intensity modulator for modulating the amplitude of input light, that is, the light intensity.
- the Mach-Zehnder type EOM is configured to change the refractive index of the two optical paths that constitute the Mach-Zehnder interferometer, to produce a phase difference in the light passing through each optical path, and to change the intensity of the output light. That is, by controlling the voltage applied to both optical paths, the light incident on the electro-optic modulator can be controlled on and off at high speed. For example, about 1 nsec is cut out from the seed light having an on-time of about 10 nsec. It can be configured to output light (see Patent Document 2).
- an electro-optic modulator that controls on / off of incident light as described above, it is necessary to control the bias voltage in order to prevent the incident light from being emitted (off state).
- an electro-optic modulator using interference such as a Mach-Zehnder type optical modulator
- bias adjustment work was regularly performed to detect the pulsed light output from the electro-optic modulator with a high-speed detector and adjust the bias voltage to maximize the extinction ratio while observing the pulse waveform with an oscilloscope or the like. I went to.
- the bias adjustment operation as described above is complicated and required to be improved.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide means that does not require a complicated electro-optic modulator bias adjustment operation.
- a first aspect illustrating the present invention includes a signal light source that outputs seed light, an electro-optic modulator that cuts out part of the seed light output from the signal light source and outputs pulsed signal light, and electro-optics Optical amplifier (for example, fiber optical amplifier 21 in the embodiment) that amplifies the signal light output from the modulator, and wavelength conversion optical element that converts the wavelength of the signal light (amplified light Asp in the embodiment) amplified by the optical amplifier A signal light (converted light Csp in the embodiment) that is wavelength-converted by the wavelength conversion optical element in a state in which the seed light is output in the laser device. Based on the applied voltage when the intensity of the signal light after wavelength conversion detected by the converted light detector is substantially maximized. Adjust the bias voltage of the instrument.
- a second aspect illustrating the present invention is a laser device, which is a signal light source that outputs seed light, and an electro-optic modulator that cuts out part of the seed light output from the signal light source and outputs signal light;
- An optical amplifier that amplifies the signal light output from the electro-optic modulator (for example, the fiber optical amplifier 21 in the embodiment), and a wavelength that converts the wavelength of the signal light amplified by the optical amplifier (the amplified light Asp in the embodiment).
- the electro-optic modulator is preferably a Mach-Zehnder type light intensity modulator.
- the EO control unit substantially maximizes the average power of the signal light after wavelength conversion in a time width longer than the extraction time of the signal light extracted by the electro-optic modulator in a state where the seed light is output.
- the bias voltage of the electro-optic modulator is preferably adjusted based on the applied voltage.
- the present invention uses the change in wavelength conversion efficiency of the wavelength conversion optical element for adjusting the bias voltage of the electro-optic modulator.
- the bias voltage of the electro-optic modulator deviates from the optimum value, the wavelength conversion efficiency of the wavelength conversion optical element decreases due to the collapse of the pulse waveform output from the amplifier or the deterioration of the ON / OFF SN ratio. . Therefore, the bias voltage of the electro-optic modulator is adjusted based on the applied voltage when the intensity of the signal light after wavelength conversion generated by the wavelength conversion optical element is substantially maximized in the state where the seed light is output. By doing so, it is possible to easily optimize the bias voltage of the electro-optic modulator without using a high-speed detector, an oscilloscope or the like.
- the adjustment method of the electro-optic modulator of the first aspect it is possible to provide a bias adjustment method that can be easily optimized by improving the complicated bias adjustment work of the electro-optic modulator.
- the laser device of the second aspect it is possible to provide a laser device that eliminates complicated bias adjustment work of the electro-optic modulator and outputs clean short pulse light with a high extinction ratio.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a laser apparatus shown as an application example of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a graph showing the relationship between the voltage applied to the electro-optic modulator and the intensity of transmitted light that passes through the electro-optic modulator.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing how the seed light incident on the electro-optic modulator is cut out.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the state of the amplified light that is cut out and emitted by the electro-optic modulator.
- (A) shows a state in which the bias voltage applied to the electro-optic modulator is deviated from the optimum bias voltage
- (b) shows a state in which the bias voltage is adjusted and set to the optimum bias voltage.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration diagram of a laser device LS to which the present invention is applied.
- the laser device LS converts the wavelength of the signal light output unit 10 that outputs the signal light, the amplification unit 20 that amplifies and emits the signal light output from the signal light output unit, and the amplified light output from the amplification unit. And a wavelength conversion unit 30 that outputs the signal and a control device 50 that controls these operations.
- the signal light output unit 10 is mainly composed of a signal light source 11 that generates seed light and an electro-optic modulator (EOM) 15 that cuts out and outputs part of the seed light emitted from the signal light source 11.
- EOM electro-optic modulator
- a configuration using a DFB semiconductor laser capable of outputting light with a wavelength of 1064 nm is exemplified.
- the DFB semiconductor laser can be oscillated CW or pulsed by controlling the excitation current, and can emit seed light having a single wavelength narrowed in a predetermined wavelength range by controlling the temperature.
- the electro-optic modulator 15 cuts out part of the seed light emitted from the signal light source 11 and outputs pulsed signal light.
- the electro-optic modulator 15 of this configuration example is a Mach-Zehnder type optical modulator, and its operation is controlled by an EO control unit 55 provided in the control device 50.
- the signal light cut out by the electro-optic modulator 15 and output from the signal light output unit 10 enters the amplification unit 20 and is input to the fiber optical amplifier 21.
- the amplification unit 20 is mainly configured by a fiber optical amplifier 21 that amplifies the signal light output from the signal light output unit 10.
- a fiber optical amplifier that amplifies signal light having a wavelength of 1064 nm an ytterbium-doped fiber optical amplifier (YDFA) having a gain in a wavelength band of 1000 to 1100 nm is preferably used.
- the fiber optical amplifier 21 includes an amplification optical fiber 21a having a core doped with ytterbium (Yb), a pumping light source 21b for exciting Yb, and a guide for guiding the pumping light emitted from the pumping light source 21b to the amplification optical fiber 21a.
- the optical fiber 21c for light and the optical fiber 21c for light guide are comprised from the pump combiner 21d etc. which couple
- the wavelength converting unit 30 converts the wavelength of the amplified signal light output from the amplifying unit 20 and outputs the converted signal light.
- the specific configuration of the wavelength conversion unit 30 can be appropriately configured according to the application or function of the system in which the laser device LS is used.
- the wavelength conversion unit 30 can be configured to output deep ultraviolet light having a wavelength of 190 to 200 nm. (See, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 2004-86193 and 2010-93210).
- the wavelength conversion unit 30 includes a wavelength conversion optical element 31 that performs second harmonic generation of signal light will be described.
- a PPLN (Periodically Poled LN) crystal can be suitably used as the wavelength conversion optical element 31 that generates the second harmonic of signal light (fundamental wave) having a wavelength of 1064 nm.
- a PPLT (Periodically Poled LT) crystal, an LBO (LiB 3 O 5 ) crystal, a BBO ( ⁇ -BaB 2 O 4 ) crystal, or the like may be used.
- the control device 50 is a control unit that controls the operation of the entire laser device including the signal light source 11, the electro-optic modulator 15, and the fiber optical amplifier 21 (excitation light source 21b).
- a storage unit storing a control program and various parameters of the laser device LS, an arithmetic processing unit that executes arithmetic processing based on the control program, and an EO control unit 55 are exemplified.
- a driver for driving each unit is provided.
- a keyboard and various switches operated by an operator of the laser apparatus, a display panel and lamps for displaying a control program execution state, various alarms, and the like are provided on the operation panel.
- the control device 50 emits a long-pulse seed light Lsp having a repetition frequency of 2 MHz and an ON time of about 10 nsec from the signal light source 11, and is cut out by the electro-optic modulator 15 so that the ON time is about 1 nsec.
- the short pulse signal light Ssp is generated and output from the laser light generation unit 10.
- the signal light Ssp output from the laser light generation unit 10 is amplified by the fiber optical amplifier 21 of the amplification unit 20 and controlled so as to output the amplified signal light (hereinafter referred to as “amplified light” for convenience). To do.
- the electro-optic modulator 15 is a light intensity modulator using interference, it is necessary to set a bias voltage so that the seed light Lsp does not leak when the electro-optic modulator 15 is turned off.
- the Mach-Zehnder type electro-optic modulator makes the optical path length difference between the two optical paths constituting the interferometer constant (the phase difference is 1 ⁇ 2 wavelength), and the extinction ratio is changed by temporally changing the bias voltage. Change. For this reason, in order to maintain a high extinction ratio, it is necessary to appropriately adjust the bias voltage.
- wavelength conversion optical element 31 pulsed light having a wavelength of 532 nm
- wavelength conversion optical element 31 pulsed light having a wavelength of 532 nm
- the intensity change of Csp referred to as “converted light”.
- the wavelength conversion efficiency in a nonlinear optical crystal is proportional to the intensity of incident light, and the power of the converted light is proportional to the square of the incident light intensity.
- a light detector (referred to as “converted light detector” in this specification) 37 that detects the converted light Csp is provided on the emission side of the wavelength conversion optical element 31, and the EO control unit 55 includes a converted light detector.
- the bias voltage of the electro-optic modulator 15 is adjusted based on the applied voltage when the intensity of the converted light Csp detected by 37 is maximized.
- a derivation element 36 such as a partial reflection mirror or a WDM coupler that reflects a part of light having a wavelength of 532 nm (for example, about 1%) is provided on the emission side of the wavelength conversion optical element 31 and is derived by the derivation element 36.
- the converted light Csp is detected by the converted light detector 37.
- the conversion light detector 37 only needs to have detection sensitivity in a wavelength band including a wavelength of 532 nm, and a light detector having a relatively long time constant (for example, on the order of msec) can be used.
- the intensity of the converted light detected by such a photodetector is to detect the average power of the converted light Csp in a time width longer than the cut-out time (nsec order) of the signal light Ssp cut out by the electro-optic modulator 15. become.
- the detection signal of the converted light detector 37 is input to the EO control unit 55.
- the EO control unit 55 includes a processing circuit 55a that performs arithmetic processing, a bias adjustment circuit 55b that adjusts a bias voltage (DC bias voltage) applied to the electro-optic modulator 15, and an EO driver that drives the electro-optic modulator 15 on and off. 55c.
- the processing circuit 55a changes the bias voltage applied to the electro-optic modulator 15 by the bias adjustment circuit 55b, and the power of the converted light Csp detected by the converted light detector 37 is substantially increased.
- a bias voltage (referred to as “optimal bias voltage”) that maximizes the extinction ratio is derived.
- the bias adjustment circuit 55b adjusts and sets the bias voltage applied to the electro-optic modulator 15 based on the optimum bias voltage derived by the processing circuit 55a.
- FIG. 2 shows the relationship between the DC voltage Vi applied to the electro-optic modulator 15 and the intensity of light in the wavelength band of 1 ⁇ m that passes through the electro-optic modulator 15.
- the intensity of the transmitted light that passes through the electro-optic modulator 15 changes in a sine wave shape with respect to the increase or decrease of the DC voltage Vi applied to the electro-optic modulator 15.
- the optimum value of the DC bias voltage when performing pulse clipping is the voltage Vopt at which the transmittance of the electro-optic modulator 15 is minimized.
- FIG. 3 schematically shows the seed light Lsp incident on the electro-optic modulator 15 and how the seed light Lsp is cut out by the electro-optic modulator 15, and FIG. A state of the converted light Csp is schematically shown.
- the horizontal axis represents time
- the vertical axis represents light intensity.
- 4A shows a state in which the bias voltage applied to the electro-optic modulator 15 is deviated from the optimum bias voltage Vopt
- FIG. 4B shows that the bias voltage applied to the electro-optic modulator 15 is the optimum bias voltage Vopt. Shows the state of adjustment settings.
- the waveform of the converted light Csp is exaggerated to facilitate understanding of the difference between when the bias voltage is adjusted and set to the optimum bias voltage Vopt and when it is not.
- the seed light Lsp incident on the electro-optic modulator 15 from the signal light source 11 has a long pulse shape with a frequency of 2 MHz and an ON time of about 10 nsec, and is applied to the electro-optic modulator 15.
- a state where the voltage is adjusted and set to the optimum bias voltage Vopt a state where the extinction ratio is high
- a signal light Ssp having a rectangular short pulse from which about 1 nsec is cut out is output from the electro-optic modulator 15.
- the bias voltage applied to the electro-optic modulator 15 is deviated from the optimum bias voltage Vopt, the seed light Lsp cannot be sufficiently shielded when the electro-optic modulator 15 is in the off state.
- the signal light output from the optical modulator 15 has a hat-like waveform due to leakage of the seed light Lsp before and after sandwiching the 1 nsec short pulse portion.
- the bias voltage applied to the electro-optic modulator 15 deviates from the optimum bias voltage Vopt
- the seed light leaked when the electro-optic modulator 15 is in the off state is also amplified and wavelength-converted, and the wavelength conversion optical element
- the converted light Csp having a wavelength of 532 nm output from 31 has a hat-like waveform having a collar part before and after sandwiching a short pulse part of 1 nsec.
- the fiber optical amplifier 21 a gain is consumed in the amplification of the collar part, and the peak power of the short pulse part is lowered.
- the wavelength conversion efficiency in the wavelength conversion optical element is proportional to the intensity of the incident light, and the power of the converted light Csp is proportional to the square of the incident light intensity. Therefore, the converted light Csp having a wavelength of 532 nm output from the wavelength conversion optical element 31 has a pulse waveform that collapses into a hat shape and has a low peak power Psp (and average power).
- the output converted light Csp having a wavelength of 532 nm has a beautiful rectangular short pulse shape consisting of only a short pulse portion of 1 nsec.
- the amplified light that effectively contributes to the amplification of the short pulse portion and has a high peak power is incident on the wavelength conversion optical element 31. Therefore, the converted light Csp having a wavelength of 532 nm output from the wavelength conversion optical element 31 has a high peak power Psp (and average power) and is a beautiful rectangular pulse without a heel.
- the bias voltage of the electro-optic modulator 15 can be set to the optimum bias voltage Vopt by adjusting the bias voltage so that the power of the converted light Csp detected by the converted light detector 37 becomes the maximum value. it can. Thereby, it is possible to accurately adjust the bias of the electro-optic modulator 15 and set the electro-optic modulator 15 in a state where no leakage light occurs.
- the bias adjustment of the electro-optic modulator 15 can be appropriately performed in accordance with the change state of the bias voltage of the electro-optic modulator 15 to be used.
- the bias adjustment of the electro-optic modulator 15 can be performed. It can be configured to be executed at predetermined time intervals or based on an operator's adjustment instruction operation.
- the adjustment method of the electro-optic modulator and the laser device LS described above it is possible to easily optimize the bias voltage of the electro-optic modulator 15 without using a high-speed detector or an oscilloscope.
- YDFA ytterbium-doped fiber optical amplifier
- EDFA erbium-doped A fiber optical amplifier
- the wavelength converter 30 can be appropriately configured according to the use and function of the system to which the laser device is applied, and can be configured to output converted light having a wavelength of 193 nm, for example.
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日本国出願2011年第027884号(2011年2月10日)
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- シード光を出力する信号光源と、前記信号光源から出力されたシード光の一部を切り出してパルス状の信号光を出力する電気光学変調器と、前記電気光学変調器から出力された信号光を増幅する光増幅器と、前記光増幅器により増幅された信号光を波長変換する波長変換光学素子とを備えたレーザ装置における電気光学変調器の調整方法であって、
レーザ装置において、
前記シード光を出力させた状態で、前記波長変換光学素子により波長変換された信号光を変換光検出器により検出し、
前記変換光検出器により検出される波長変換後の信号光の強度が実質的に最大になるときの印加電圧に基づいて、前記電気光学変調器のバイアス電圧を調整するレーザ装置における電気光学変調器の調整方法。 - レーザ装置であって、
シード光を出力する信号光源と、
前記信号光源から出力されたシード光の一部を切り出して信号光を出力する電気光学変調器と、
前記電気光学変調器から出力された信号光を増幅する光増幅器と、
前記光増幅器により増幅された信号光を波長変換する波長変換光学素子と、
前記波長変換光学素子により波長変換された信号光を検出する変換光検出器と、
前記電気光学変調器の作動を制御するEO制御部とを備え、
前記EO制御部が、前記シード光を出力させた状態において、前記変換光検出器により検出される波長変換後の信号光の強度が実質的に最大になるときの印加電圧に基づいて、前記電気光学変調器のバイアス電圧を調整するように構成したレーザ装置。 - 請求項2に記載のレーザ装置において、
前記電気光学変調器がマッハツェンダ型の光変調器であるレーザ装置。 - 請求項2または3に記載のレーザ装置において、
前記EO制御部は、前記シード光を出力させた状態で、前記電気光学変調器による前記信号光の切り出し時間よりも長い時間幅における波長変換後の信号光の平均パワーが実質的に最大になるときの印加電圧に基づいて、前記電気光学変調器のバイアス電圧を調整するように構成したレーザ装置。
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