WO2014087726A1 - 半導体レーザ装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a semiconductor laser device having a wavelength superimposed by a wavelength dispersion optical element having a wavelength dispersion function.
- the divergence angle of the beam from each light emitting point of the semiconductor laser bar is corrected, and after rotating each beam, a lens is used to convert the wavelength dispersion optical element.
- a technique is known in which a beam from each light emitting point is superimposed by the wavelength dispersion of the wavelength dispersion optical element and an external resonator is formed by installing a partial transmission mirror with respect to the superimposed beam while collecting the light (for example, see Patent Document 1).
- a conventional semiconductor laser device requires a condensing lens for collecting beams emitted from different light emitting points of the semiconductor laser bar, the distance between the semiconductor laser bar and the condensing lens, the condensing lens, and the wavelength dispersion optics. It is necessary to secure the distance to the element, and each distance to be secured is determined by the relationship between the size of the semiconductor laser bar and the wavelength dispersion of the wavelength dispersion optical element. And there was a problem that it could not be simplified.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to obtain a high-intensity semiconductor laser device with a small and simple configuration.
- a semiconductor laser device includes a semiconductor laser bar having a plurality of light emitting points for emitting a plurality of beams, and a beam divergence angle correction for correcting the divergence angle of each of the plurality of beams emitted from the plurality of light emitting points.
- An optical system a beam rotation optical system that rotates each of the plurality of beams whose divergence angles are corrected by the beam divergence angle correction optical system, and a condensing position of the plurality of beams via the beam rotation optical system
- a semiconductor laser device comprising: a chromatic dispersion optical element having a wavelength dispersion function disposed in a laser beam; and a partial reflection mirror disposed on an optical path of a plurality of beams reflected by the wavelength dispersion optical element and superimposed on the same axis
- the relative position in the divergence angle correction direction of the beam divergence angle correction optical system with respect to the plurality of light emission points sequentially changes in the arrangement order of the plurality of light emission points.
- each beam can be superimposed on the same axis without separately installing a condenser lens.
- a high-luminance semiconductor laser device can be obtained with a smaller and simpler configuration.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a semiconductor laser device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view which shows the positional relationship of the light emission point on the semiconductor laser bar
- FIG. 10 is a plan view schematically showing a semiconductor laser device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view which shows roughly the semiconductor laser apparatus concerning Embodiment 6 of this invention. It is a side view which shows roughly the semiconductor laser apparatus concerning Embodiment 6 of this invention.
- FIG. 10 is a plan view schematically showing a semiconductor laser device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view which shows roughly the semiconductor laser apparatus concerning Embodiment 6 of this invention. It is a side view which shows roughly the semiconductor laser apparatus concerning Embodiment 6 of this invention.
- FIG. 10 is a plan view schematically showing a semiconductor laser device used for comparison with a semiconductor laser device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view which shows roughly the semiconductor laser apparatus used for comparison description with the semiconductor laser apparatus concerning Embodiment 6 of this invention.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a semiconductor laser device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- the semiconductor laser device is disposed so as to face a semiconductor laser bar 2 having a plurality of light emission points 1, a beam divergence angle correction optical system 3 disposed opposite to the light emission points 1, and a beam divergence angle correction optical system 3.
- a beam rotation optical system 4 a wavelength dispersion optical element 5 disposed at a condensing position of the plurality of beams 11 via the beam divergence angle correction optical system 3 and the beam rotation optical system 4, and reflection from the wavelength dispersion optical element 5
- a partial reflecting mirror 6 disposed in the optical path of the beam.
- the beam divergence angle correcting optical system 3 is installed on each optical axis of the plurality of beams 11 emitted from the semiconductor laser bar 2 having the plurality of light emitting points 1.
- Each beam 11 emitted from the plurality of light emitting points 1 is incident on the beam rotation optical system 4 after the divergence angle is corrected by the beam divergence angle correction optical system 3, and is in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis of each beam. Rotate about 90 degrees.
- the beams 11 emitted from the beam rotating optical system 4 are gathered at almost one point by a mechanism described later, and the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 is installed at the place where the beams 11 gather.
- the chromatic dispersion optical element 5 has different diffraction characteristics and refraction angles depending on the wavelength, and by selecting an appropriate chromatic dispersion value, a plurality of beams 11 having different wavelengths and different incident angles are superimposed substantially coaxially. It is possible.
- the function of the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 is easy to understand when considered as the reverse of spectroscopy. That is, in the spectrum, a coaxial beam 11 having different wavelengths is incident and the beams 11 are separated in different directions for each wavelength. However, according to the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 in FIG. The plurality of beams 11 having different values can be superimposed on the substantially coaxial beam by the wavelength dispersion optical element 5.
- a partial reflection mirror 6 is installed on the optical axis of the beam superimposed substantially coaxially.
- the reflection surface of the partial reflection mirror 6 and the beam emission side end face of each light emitting point 1 of the semiconductor laser bar 2 are arranged.
- An external resonator is constituted by the opposite end surface (reflection surface).
- each light emitting point 1 on the semiconductor laser bar 2 passively oscillates at a different wavelength.
- each beam 11 oscillated at a different wavelength on one substantially coaxial beam via the wavelength dispersion optical element 5, the brightness of the semiconductor laser can be improved.
- each component in FIG. 1 will be described in more detail.
- the size of each of the light emitting points 1 on the semiconductor laser bar 2 on the YX plane is several ⁇ m ⁇ several tens ⁇ m to several ⁇ m ⁇ several hundred ⁇ m.
- the Y-axis direction of several ⁇ m is called the fast axis direction
- the X-axis direction of several tens of ⁇ m to several 100 ⁇ m is called the slow axis direction.
- the beam 11 emitted from the light emitting point 1 diverges rapidly in the fast axis direction (Y axis) and gently diverges in the slow axis direction (X axis).
- the beam product parameter indicating the quality of the beam 11 is generally limited to the diffraction limit in the fast axis direction (Y axis), but is generally about 10 times the diffraction limit in the slow axis direction (X axis). It is.
- the beam divergence angle correcting optical system 3 is an optical system for correcting the divergence angle of the beam 11 in the fast axis direction (Y axis) that diverges rapidly, and is configured by a cylindrical lens or a cylindrical mirror. By passing the beam divergence angle correction optical system 3, the beam divergence angle in the fast axis direction (Y axis) is substantially corrected.
- a cylindrical lens array shown in a publicly known document Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-137139, FIG. 2 is used, and the cylindrical axis of each cylindrical lens included in the cylindrical lens array is the incident surface of the beam 11 Alternatively, in the plane of the radiation surface, the beam 11 is inclined at an angle of about 45 degrees with respect to the fast axis direction (Y axis) and the slow axis direction (X axis) of the beam 11.
- a prism array disclosed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 US2007 / 0035861A1
- WO98 / 08128 is also used.
- the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 a reflection type or transmission type diffraction grating or a prism can be used. Since the diffraction grating has a larger wavelength dispersion (change in diffraction angle and refraction angle when the wavelength changes) than the prism, the entire apparatus can be downsized.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the positional relationship between the plurality of light emitting points 1 on the semiconductor laser bar 2 and the beam divergence angle correcting optical system 3, and shows the positional relationship between the two viewed from the direction of arrow A in FIG. .
- the divergence angle correction direction by the beam divergence angle correction optical system 3 is indicated by an arrow B.
- the respective light emitting points 1 are arranged at a pitch x (equal intervals) in the X-axis direction, and the beam divergence angle correcting optical system 3 corresponds to each light emitting point 1 individually, and the relative positions are sequentially set. Shifted in the divergence angle correction direction (arrow B direction).
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the beam condensing effect according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and shows only the positional relationship between the light emitting point 1, the beam divergence angle correcting optical system 3, the beam rotating optical system 4, and the beam 11.
- FIG. ing. 4 is a plan view and a side view of the positional relationship of FIG. 3 as viewed from the Y-axis direction and the X-axis direction.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the beam focusing effect (beam divergence angle correction mechanism) according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and the light emission point 1 and the beam divergence at the time of correction (arrow C) by the beam divergence angle correction optical system 3.
- the positional relationship between the angle correction optical system 3 and the beam 11 is shown.
- 6 is a plan view and a side view of the positional relationship of FIG. 5 as viewed from the Y-axis direction and the X-axis direction.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the beam condensing effect (beam tilt generation mechanism) according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the light emission point 1 and the beam divergence after rotation (arrow D) by the beam rotation optical system 4 are shown.
- the positional relationship between the angle correction optical system 3 and the beam rotation optical system 4 and the beam 11 is shown.
- FIG. 8 is a plan view and a side view of the positional relationship of FIG. 7 viewed from the Y-axis direction and the X-axis direction. 3 to 8, only the beam optical path (gray region) when only the single light emitting point 1 is focused is shown to simplify the description.
- the beam 11 emitted through the beam divergence angle correction optical system 3 and the beam rotation optical system 4 has a direction substantially perpendicular to the emission surface of the semiconductor laser bar 2. It has become.
- the beam divergence angle correction optical system 3 in the beam divergence angle correction direction (arrow C)
- the beam divergence angle correction is performed.
- the beam 11 emitted from the optical system 3 has an optical axis inclination ⁇ in the beam divergence angle correction direction.
- the inclination ⁇ of the optical axis at this time is expressed as follows using the relative positional change ⁇ between the light emitting point 1 and the beam divergence angle correction optical system 3 and the focal length F of the beam divergence angle correction optical system 3. It is expressed as equation (1).
- the inclination ⁇ of the optical axis is approximately proportional to the relative positional change amount ⁇ between the light emitting point 1 and the beam divergence angle correcting optical system 3.
- the beam rotates about 90 degrees (see arrow D).
- the optical axis of the beam 11 is also rotated by 90 degrees, and has an inclination ⁇ (see FIG. 8) from the direction perpendicular to the exit surface of the semiconductor laser bar 2 in a plane perpendicular to the beam divergence angle correction direction. It becomes.
- FIGS. 9A and 9B show a case where a plurality of light emitting points 1 are used.
- FIGS. 9A and 9B are perspective views for explaining a mechanism for collecting a plurality of beams 11 emitted from different light emitting points 1 on the semiconductor laser bar 2 on the wavelength dispersion optical element 5.
- FIG. 9A and 9B are perspective views for explaining a mechanism for collecting a plurality of beams 11 emitted from different light emitting points 1 on the semiconductor laser bar 2 on the wavelength dispersion optical element 5.
- 9A and 9B only the optical axis of the beam 11 is shown for the sake of simplicity. Further, in addition to the X axis that is the slow axis direction and the Y axis that is the fast axis direction, a Z axis perpendicular to the XY plane is also illustrated. 9A and 9B illustrate the case where eight light emitting points 1 are used, the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of light emitting points 1 may be two or more.
- a divergence angle correction optical system 3 is attached.
- the end face 12 of the semiconductor laser bar 2 and the end face 13 of the beam divergence angle correcting optical system 3 are positioned substantially in parallel.
- the beam divergence angle correction optical system 3 is placed at a position where the divergence angle of the beam 11 in the fast axis direction (Y direction) is corrected.
- each beam 11 emitted from each light emitting point 1 of the semiconductor laser bar 2 enters the corresponding beam divergence angle correcting optical system 3.
- the relative positions of the elements of the beam divergence angle correction optical system 3 are sequentially shifted in the divergence angle correction direction (Y direction). Therefore, the optical axis of each light emitting point 1 incident on the beam divergence angle correction optical system 3 is incident with relative positional variations ⁇ 1 to ⁇ 8 with respect to the beam divergence angle correction optical system 3.
- each light emitting point 1 that is incident on the beam divergence angle correcting optical system 3 with relative positional change amounts ⁇ 1 to ⁇ 8 passes through the beam divergence angle correcting optical system 3. , Bent in the Y direction, and travels at an angle of ⁇ 1 to ⁇ 8 corresponding to the relative positional change amounts ⁇ 1 to ⁇ 8 .
- the beam rotation optical system 4 is attached behind the beam divergence angle correction optical system 3
- the optical axis of the light emitting point 1 is rotated by 90 degrees. And it will advance at an angle in the direction shown to FIG. 9B.
- the traveling angles ⁇ 1 to ⁇ 8 (FIG. 9B) at this time are substantially the same as the traveling angles ⁇ 1 to ⁇ 8 (FIG. 9A) before the beam rotation optical system 4 is attached.
- the pitch x is expressed as the following formula (5).
- the relative positional change amount ⁇ at the adjacent light emitting points 1 is different (described later).
- ) is a constant value. That is, the relative positional change amount ⁇ between the light emitting point 1 on the semiconductor laser bar 2 and the beam divergence angle correcting optical system 3 is expressed by a linear function with respect to the pitch x in the arrangement direction (X axis direction) of the light emitting points 1. .
- FIG. 10 is a plan view showing the positional relationship between the light emitting point 1 on the semiconductor laser bar 2 and the beam divergence angle correcting optical system 3 at the above values, and corresponds to FIG.
- the semiconductor laser device includes the semiconductor laser bar 2 having the plurality of light emitting points 1 for emitting the plurality of beams 11 and the plurality of light emission.
- a beam divergence angle correction optical system 3 that corrects the divergence angle of each of the plurality of beams 11 emitted from the point 1, and each of the plurality of beams 11 whose divergence angles are corrected by the beam divergence angle correction optical system 3 are optical axes.
- a beam rotation optical system 4 rotated with respect to the wavelength, a wavelength dispersion optical element 5 having a wavelength dispersion function disposed at a condensing position of a plurality of beams 11 via the beam rotation optical system 4, and a wavelength dispersion optical element 5.
- a partial reflection mirror 6 arranged on the optical path of a plurality of beams reflected and superimposed on the same axis, and a divergence angle correction direction of the beam divergence angle correction optical system 3 with respect to the plurality of light emitting points 1 (see FIG. Within 2
- the relative position of the arrow B direction is sequentially changed in the arrangement order of the plurality of light emitting points 1.
- the plurality of light emitting points 1 are arranged on the semiconductor laser bar 2 at the same pitch x, and each relative position change amount in the divergence angle correction direction of the beam divergence angle correction optical system 3 with respect to the two light emission points 1 adjacent to each other.
- the difference between ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 2 (
- ) is set to a constant value. That is, the relative position in the divergence angle correction direction of the beam divergence angle correction optical system 3 with respect to the plurality of light emission points 1 is sequentially changed by a constant value
- the beams 11 emitted from the different emission points 1 of the semiconductor laser bar 2 pass through the beam divergence angle correction optical system 3 and the beam rotation optical system 4 and are condensed on the wavelength dispersion optical element 5.
- the beam divergence angle correction optical system 3 substantially functions as a condenser lens in cooperation with the beam rotation optical system 4.
- the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 can superimpose the beam 11 as a coaxial laser beam.
- the size can be reduced and the configuration can be simplified. Therefore, a high-intensity semiconductor laser device can be obtained with a small and simple configuration without installing a condenser lens.
- FIG. 1 the planar shape of the beam divergence angle correcting optical system 3 is shown as a plurality of pieces. However, as shown in FIG. 11, for example, a beam formed of an integral cylindrical lens. The relative position with respect to each light emitting point 1 may be sequentially changed by slightly rotating the divergence angle correcting optical system 3A in the direction of arrow E.
- FIG. 11 is a plan view showing the positional relationship between the light emitting point 1 and the beam divergence angle correcting optical system 3A in the semiconductor laser device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the planar shape of the beam divergence angle correcting optical system 3A is different from the above, and other configurations not shown are the same as those described above (FIG. 1).
- the beam divergence angle correcting optical system 3 having the multi-piece configuration described above (FIGS. 2 and 10) is used to clarify the difference
- a cylindrical lens-shaped beam divergence angle correcting optical system 3 ⁇ / b> A is arranged in the direction of arrow E within a plane parallel to the emission end face of the semiconductor laser bar 2 with respect to the light emitting point 1 of the semiconductor laser bar 2 (see FIG. 1). It is arranged with a slight rotation (tilt).
- the shift direction of the relative position of the beam divergence angle correcting optical system 3A with respect to each light emitting point 1 is opposite to that described above (FIGS. 2 and 10). If the rotation direction according to 4 is set to be opposite to that described above (in the direction of arrow D in FIG. 7), the beam 11 can be collected on the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 as described above.
- the beam divergence angle correcting optical system 3A is configured by the cylindrical lens, and the optical axis of each beam 11 emitted from the plurality of light emitting points 1 is provided. In a vertical plane, the light emitting points 1 are disposed obliquely relative to each of the light emitting points 1.
- the converging action of the beam 11 can be realized in the same manner as in the first embodiment using the single and inexpensive cylindrical lens-shaped beam divergence angle correcting optical system 3A.
- the cost can be reduced.
- the rotation angle of the beam divergence angle correcting optical system 3A with respect to the semiconductor laser bar 2 the distance L between the semiconductor laser bar 2 and the place where the beam 11 gathers at one point can be easily adjusted.
- FIG. 12 is a plan view schematically showing a semiconductor laser device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. Note that in FIG. 12, straight lines represented as beams 100, 110, and 120 described later indicate the optical axes of the beams 100, 110, and 120.
- the semiconductor laser device includes three semiconductor laser bars 2, the beam divergence angle correcting optical system 3, and the beam rotating optical system 4 described in the first and second embodiments.
- the semiconductor laser 10 semiconductor lasers 10a to 10c
- the wavelength dispersion optical element 5, and the partial reflection mirror 6 are provided.
- the beam 100 emitted from the semiconductor laser 10a is formed from three beams 101-103.
- the beam 110 emitted from the semiconductor laser 10b is formed from three beams 111 to 113
- the beam 120 emitted from the semiconductor laser 10c is formed from three beams 121 to 123.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of semiconductor lasers 10 may be two or more.
- the beams 100, 110, and 120 emitted from the semiconductor lasers 10a to 10c are each formed of three beams.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of beams may be two or more.
- the wavelength resolution of the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 is in a sufficient range, the luminance can be improved as the number of beams is increased.
- the beams 101 to 103 emitted from the semiconductor laser 10a gather at almost one point, and the same can be said for the semiconductor lasers 10b and 10c.
- the positions of the semiconductor lasers 10a to 10c are adjusted so that the points substantially coincide with each other.
- a total of nine beams are gathered at almost one point, and a beam superimposing point 151 is formed.
- the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 is installed at the position of the beam superimposing point 151, and the partial reflection mirror 6 is installed at an appropriate position as described in the first embodiment.
- each of the beams 101 to 103, 111 to 113, and 121 to 123 emitted from the semiconductor lasers 10a to 10c passively oscillates at different wavelengths, and becomes one beam 200 that is substantially coaxial. Are emitted from the partial reflection mirror 6.
- the laser device according to Embodiment 3 (FIG. 12) of the present invention includes a plurality of semiconductor lasers 10, and therefore, the laser brightness is higher than that in the case where only one semiconductor laser 10 is provided.
- the output of the laser can be increased while maintaining.
- a condensing lens for superimposing a beam on all of the plurality of semiconductor lasers 10 has been required, so that the entire size of the apparatus is large and the cost is high.
- the laser device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention since a condensing lens is not necessary, the size of the entire device can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.
- FIG. FIG. 13 is a plan view schematically showing a semiconductor laser device according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
- the semiconductor laser device includes, in addition to the three semiconductor lasers 10 (semiconductor lasers 10a to 10c), the wavelength dispersion optical element 5, and the partial reflection mirror 6 described in the third embodiment, Two reflective optical elements 7 are provided.
- three semiconductor lasers 10 are used as in the third embodiment.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of semiconductor lasers 10 may be two or more.
- the case where two reflecting optical elements 7 that reflect the beams 100 and 120 emitted from the semiconductor lasers 10a and 10c in the direction of the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 are used is illustrated. It is not limited to this. That is, in the fourth embodiment, by using the reflective optical element 7, each of the beams emitted from the plurality of semiconductor lasers 10 is collected at one point to form the beam superimposing point 151. Thus, the number and position of the reflective optical elements 7 can be adjusted as appropriate.
- the semiconductor laser bar 2 in the semiconductor laser 10 when the semiconductor laser bar 2 in the semiconductor laser 10 is operated at a high output, the semiconductor laser bar 2 is installed on the heat sink as a countermeasure against a thermal load. Moreover, it is common to use a heat sink that is at least twice as large as the semiconductor laser bar 2. Therefore, even if the semiconductor lasers 10 are arranged close to each other, the size of the heat sink is limited, and the beams 100, 110, 120 emitted from the semiconductor lasers 10 cannot be brought close to the limit.
- the beam angle incident on the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 is increased. Further, when the beam angle incident on the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 is increased, the beams 100, 110, and 120 are required unless the oscillation wavelength width is increased or the distance from each semiconductor laser 10 to the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 is increased. Cannot be oscillated by an external resonator.
- the oscillation wavelength width here is defined by the difference between the longest wavelength and the shortest wavelength among the oscillation wavelengths of the beams 100, 110, and 120 that oscillate at different wavelengths.
- each semiconductor laser 10 can have wavelength dispersion optics. The only way is to increase the distance to the element 5.
- each of the beams 100, 110, and 120 is used by using the reflection optical element 7 that reflects the beam emitted from each semiconductor laser 10 in the direction of the wavelength dispersion optical element 5. Are collected at one point to form a beam superimposing point 151. Thereby, compared with the case where the reflective optical element 7 is not used, each of the beams 100, 110, and 120 emitted from each semiconductor laser 10 can be brought closer to the limit.
- the laser device according to the fourth embodiment (FIG. 13) of the present invention further includes the reflective optical element 7 as compared with the laser device according to the third embodiment (FIG. 12).
- Each beam emitted from a plurality of semiconductor lasers 10 can be brought close to the limit without being limited by the size of a heat sink or the like, and can be collected at one point to form a beam superimposing point 151. it can.
- the angle of the beam incident on the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 can be reduced, and the distance from each semiconductor laser 10 to the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 can be shortened. Is possible.
- FIG. FIG. 14 is a plan view schematically showing a semiconductor laser device according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention.
- the semiconductor laser device includes, in addition to the three semiconductor lasers 10 (semiconductor lasers 10a to 10c), the wavelength dispersion optical element 5, and the partial reflection mirror 6 described in the third embodiment, A first lens 8 (focal length f 1 ) and a second lens 9 (focal length f 2 ) are provided.
- the case where three semiconductor lasers 10 are used is illustrated as in the third embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of semiconductor lasers 10 is two or more. I just need it.
- the reflective optical element 7 may be used.
- the first lens 8 is located at a position away from the first beam superimposing point 152 where the beams 100, 110, 120 emitted from the respective semiconductor lasers 10 are superimposed (collected and formed at one point) by the focal length f 1. Be placed. Further, the second lens 9 is disposed at a position away from the first lens 8 by an arbitrary distance. Further, a second beam superimposing point 153 is formed at a position away from the second lens 9 by the focal length f 2 , and the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 is disposed at this position.
- the semiconductor laser 10b will be described as a reference position.
- the position of the first lens 8 does not necessarily need to be a position away from the first beam superimposing point 152 by the focal length f 1 of the first lens 8, and can be adjusted as appropriate.
- the position of the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 does not necessarily need to be a position away from the second lens 9 by the focal length f 2 of the second lens 9, and can be adjusted as appropriate.
- the optical axes of the beams 100, 110, and 120 emitted from each semiconductor laser 10 are positions separated from the first laser beam superimposing point 152 by a focal length f 1 at a position separated from the semiconductor laser 10b by a distance L 1.
- the first lens 8 arranged at is converted into parallel.
- the beam width 301 (the width of the beam corresponding to the broken line in the figure) is not parallel.
- FIG. 14 only the beam width 301 corresponding to the beam 123 emitted from the semiconductor laser 10c is illustrated, but the beam widths corresponding to other beams are also in the same state.
- the semiconductor laser 10a when the distance in the X direction and the distance d 1 between the semiconductor laser 10c, a beam 101 after the optical axis is converted in parallel, the distance in the X direction between the beams 123 d 2 is expressed as the following formula (7).
- L 1 > f 1 , d 2 ⁇ d 1 is satisfied.
- the second lens 9 is arranged at a position separated from the first lens 8 by an arbitrary distance L 2, so that each of the beams 100, 110, and 120 is placed on the wavelength dispersion optical element 5. It will be superimposed.
- L 2 f 1 + f 2
- L 2 the length of the distance L 2 is not limited to this, and may be any length.
- a third lens is disposed between the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 and the partial reflection mirror 6, or the partial reflection mirror 6 is a concave mirror (the mirror surface is It is necessary to take another measure such as a concave shape.
- each semiconductor laser 10 is overlapped by one wavelength dispersion optical element 5, and all the beams emitted from each semiconductor laser 10 have different wavelengths.
- Equation (9) the procedure for deriving Equation (9) will be specifically described.
- Equation (10) the procedure for deriving Equation (10) is obtained.
- the diffraction order m 1, and the differentiation is performed with the incident angle ⁇ being constant.
- the distance L from the semiconductor laser 10b to the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 becomes about 1200 mmmm. That is, when the configuration of the semiconductor laser device according to the fifth embodiment is not applied, the distance L from the semiconductor laser 10 to the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 needs to be about 1200 mm.
- each semiconductor laser 10 is superposed by one wavelength dispersion optical element 5, and all the beams emitted from each semiconductor laser 10 have different wavelengths.
- the distance L in this case, the distance L 1 from the semiconductor laser 10b to the first beam superposition point 152, the focal length f 1 from the first beam superposition point 152 to the first lens 8, a first lens 8
- This corresponds to the sum of the distance L 2 to the second lens 9 and the focal length f 2 from the second lens 9 to the wavelength dispersion optical element 5, and is expressed by the following equation (13).
- the distance L 1 from the semiconductor laser 10b to the first beam superimposing point 152 is 100 mm and the focal length f 1 of the first lens 8 is 20 mm.
- the optical axis becomes The distance d 2 in the X direction between the beam 101 after being converted into parallel and the beam 123 is 20 mm.
- the focal length f 2 from the second lens 9 to the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 becomes about 240 mm.
- the distance d 2 in the formula (9) it is calculated by substituting the distance d 1 in the formula the distance d 2.
- the distance L from the semiconductor laser 10b to the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 is about 620 mm. That is, when the configuration of the semiconductor laser device according to the fifth embodiment is applied, the distance L from the semiconductor laser 10b to the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 needs to be about 620 mm.
- the distance from the semiconductor laser 10 to the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 is smaller than that in the case where the configuration of the semiconductor laser device is not applied. Since it becomes shorter, the overall size of the apparatus can be greatly reduced.
- the beam width 301 is expanded by the first lens 8 and the second lens 9, the beam diameter of the beam superimposed on the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 is increased. Therefore, the beam irradiation density irradiated to the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 can be greatly reduced, and the durability of the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 which becomes a very big problem in increasing the output of the apparatus is also greatly improved. be able to.
- an increase in the beam diameter of the beam superimposed on the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 means that the number of grooves used in the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 increases, so that the wavelength resolution of the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 is also improved. It is also possible to achieve higher brightness.
- the overall size of the device can be significantly reduced as compared with the case where the configuration of the semiconductor laser device is not applied, and the wavelength dispersion optical element
- the beam diameter on 5 can be further expanded, and further effects relating to durability improvement and wavelength resolution improvement can be exhibited.
- L 2 ⁇ f 1 + f 2 the distance from the semiconductor laser 10 to the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 becomes shorter, so that the size of the entire apparatus can be further reduced.
- FIG. 15A is a plan view schematically showing a semiconductor laser device according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention
- FIG. 15B is a side view of the semiconductor laser 10 of FIG. 15A viewed from the X-axis direction.
- the semiconductor laser device includes one semiconductor laser 10, the wavelength dispersion optical element 5, and the partial reflection mirror 6 described in the first to fourth embodiments.
- the sixth embodiment as in the first embodiment, the case where one semiconductor laser 10 is used is illustrated.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the third to fifth embodiments described above are used.
- the number of semiconductor lasers 10 may be two or more.
- FIG. 16A is a plan view schematically showing a semiconductor laser device used for comparison with the semiconductor laser device according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 16B is a view of the semiconductor laser 10 of FIG. 16A viewed from the X-axis direction. It is a side view. 16A and 16B are shown for supplementary explanation of the difference between the semiconductor laser device according to the sixth embodiment and the semiconductor laser device according to the first embodiment.
- a plurality of emitted beams are defined by an X axis that is a slow axis direction and a Y axis that is a fast axis direction. It is arranged to be inclined with respect to the Z axis perpendicular to the XY plane.
- the semiconductor laser 10 is arranged in a state inclined by an inclination angle C with respect to the Z axis.
- the beam divergence angle is such that the beam 102 emitted from the light emitting point 1 located substantially at the center of the semiconductor laser 10 travels substantially parallel to the Z axis after passing through the beam rotation optical system 4.
- the position of the correction optical system 3 in the Y-axis direction is adjusted.
- the beam divergence angle correction optical system 3 is as follows.
- the position in the Y axis direction may be adjusted.
- the beam divergence angle correcting optical system 3 is configured such that the beam 102 emitted from the light emitting point 1 located substantially at the center of the semiconductor laser 10 arranged to be inclined with respect to the Z axis is a beam.
- the position in the Y-axis direction is adjusted so as to travel substantially parallel to the Z-axis.
- the relative positional relationship between the light emitting point 1 and the beam divergence angle correction optical system 3 with respect to the Y-axis direction is changed so that the beam 102 is incident on a position shifted from the approximate center of the beam divergence angle correction optical system 3.
- the beam 102 after passing through the beam divergence angle correcting optical system 3 may be incident on the beam rotating optical system 4 with the inclination angle C.
- the angle D 1 formed between the beam 101 emitted from the semiconductor 10 and the beam 103 is the distance B 1 from the semiconductor laser 10 to the beam superimposing point 151, and the beam 101 and the beam 103 are emitted.
- the interval between the respective light emitting points 1 is the light emitting point interval A, the following equation (14) is obtained.
- the semiconductor laser 10 is arranged in parallel to the Z axis. Further, as shown in FIG. 16B, the beam 102 emitted from the light emitting point 1 located substantially at the center of the semiconductor laser 10 travels substantially parallel to the Z axis after passing through the beam rotation optical system 4.
- the angle D 2 formed between the beam 101 emitted from the semiconductor laser 10 and the beam 103 is the distance B 2 from the semiconductor laser 10 to the beam superimposing point 151, and the emission point interval A is used. And expressed as the following equation (15).
- the oscillation wavelength width is defined by the difference between the longest wavelength and the shortest wavelength among the oscillation wavelengths of the beams 101, 102, and 103 that oscillate at different wavelengths.
- the light emitting point interval A 10 mm
- the number N of grooves of the wavelength dispersion optical element 5 1500 / mm
- the incident angle ⁇ 43 °
- the wavelength ⁇ 915 nm of the beam 102
- the oscillation wavelength width ⁇ 40 nm
- the laser device according to Embodiment 6 changes the oscillation wavelength width of the semiconductor laser 10 as compared with the case where the configuration of the semiconductor laser device is not applied. Since the distance from the semiconductor laser 10 to the beam superimposing point 151 can be shortened, the size of the entire apparatus can be reduced by a very simple method. Further, the effect of reducing the size of the entire apparatus is multiplied by the number of semiconductor lasers 10 provided in the laser apparatus according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention. Greater effect is demonstrated.
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図1はこの発明の実施の形態1に係る半導体レーザ装置を概略的に示す斜視図である。
図1において、半導体レーザ装置は、複数の発光点1を有する半導体レーザバー2と、発光点1に対向配置されたビーム発散角度補正光学系3と、ビーム発散角度補正光学系3に対向配置されたビーム回転光学系4と、ビーム発散角度補正光学系3およびビーム回転光学系4を介した複数のビーム11の集光位置に配置された波長分散光学素子5と、波長分散光学素子5からの反射ビームの光路に配置された部分反射鏡6と、を備えている。
複数の発光点1から出射された各ビーム11は、ビーム発散角度補正光学系3により発散角度が補正された後、ビーム回転光学系4に入射されて、各ビームの光軸に垂直な面内で約90度回転する。
波長分散光学素子5は、波長によって異なる回折特性および屈折角を有し、適切な波長分散値を選択することによって、互いに異なる波長および異なる入射角度を有する複数のビーム11を、ほぼ同軸に重畳することが可能となっている。
異なる波長で発振した各ビーム11を、波長分散光学素子5を介して、ほぼ同軸の1つのビームに重畳することにより、半導体レーザの輝度を向上させることができる。
半導体レーザバー2上の複数の発光点1の各々のY-X平面上の大きさは、数μm×数10μm~数μm×数100μmである。
通常、数μmのY軸方向は、速軸方向と称され、数10μm~数100μmのX軸方向は、遅軸方向と称される。
ビーム11の品質を示すビームプロダクトパラメータは、速軸方向(Y軸)では、ほぼ回折限界であるのに対し、遅軸方向(X軸)では、回折限界の10倍程度であるのが一般的である。
ビーム発散角度補正光学系3は、急速に発散する速軸方向(Y軸)のビーム11の発散角度を補正するための光学系であり、シリンドリカルレンズまたはシリンドリカルミラーにより構成される。ビーム発散角度補正光学系3を通すことにより、速軸方向(Y軸)のビーム発散角度は、ほぼ補正される。
上記アレイ構成からなるビーム回転光学系4を通すことにより、各発光点1から出射されたビーム11は、光軸に垂直な面内で約90度回転される。
図2は半導体レーザバー2上の複数の発光点1とビーム発散角度補正光学系3との位置関係を示す平面図であり、図1内の矢印A方向から見た両者の位置関係を示している。
なお、図3~図8においては、説明を簡略化するために、単一の発光点1のみに注目した場合のビーム光路(グレー領域)のみを示している。
ここでは、発光点1とビーム発散角度補正光学系3との位置関係が同軸上である場合を考える。
続いて、図7、図8のように、ビーム発散角度補正光学系3から出射されたビーム11をビーム回転光学系4に入射すると、ビームは約90度回転(矢印D参照)する。
この結果、ビーム11の光軸も90度回転し、ビーム発散角度補正方向に対して垂直な面内で、半導体レーザバー2の出射面と垂直な方向から傾きθ(図8参照)を有する光軸となる。
すなわち、半導体レーザバー2上の発光点1とビーム発散角度補正光学系3との相対的な位置変化量δは、発光点1の配列方向(X軸方向)のピッチxに関して線形関数で表される。
図10は上記値での半導体レーザバー2上の発光点1とビーム発散角度補正光学系3との位置関係を示す平面図であり、前述の図2に対応している。
したがって、集光レンズを設置することなく、小型かつシンプルな構成で高輝度の半導体レーザ装置を得ることができる。
なお、上記実施の形態1(図2、図10)では、ビーム発散角度補正光学系3の平面形状を複数ピースで示したが、図11のように、たとえば、一体形状のシリンドリカルレンズからなるビーム発散角度補正光学系3Aを矢印E方向に微小回転させて、各発光点1に対する相対位置を順次に変化させてもよい。
この場合、ビーム発散角度補正光学系3Aの平面形状のみが前述と異なり、図示しない他の構成は、前述(図1)と同様である。
図11において、シリンドリカルレンズ形状のビーム発散角度補正光学系3Aは、半導体レーザバー2(図1参照)の発光点1に対して、半導体レーザバー2の出射端面に平行な面内で、矢印E方向に微小回転(傾斜)して配置されている。
また、半導体レーザバー2に対するビーム発散角度補正光学系3Aの回転角度を調整することにより、ビーム11が1点に集まる場所と半導体レーザバー2との距離Lを容易に調整することができる。
図12はこの発明の実施の形態3に係る半導体レーザ装置を概略的に示す平面図である。なお、図12において、後述するビーム100、110、120として表している直線は、ビーム100、110、120の光軸を示していることに注意が必要である。
図13は、この発明の実施の形態4に係る半導体レーザ装置を概略的に示す平面図である。
図14はこの発明の実施の形態5に係る半導体レーザ装置を概略的に示す平面図である。
図15Aはこの発明の実施の形態6に係る半導体レーザ装置を概略的に示す平面図であり、図15Bは図15Aの半導体レーザ10をX軸方向から見た側面図である。
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- 複数のビームを出射するための複数の発光点を有する半導体レーザバーと、
前記複数の発光点から出射される前記複数のビームの各々の発散角度を補正するビーム発散角度補正光学系と、
前記ビーム発散角度補正光学系により発散角度が補正された前記複数のビームの各々を光軸に対して回転させるビーム回転光学系と、
を有する半導体レーザと、
前記ビーム回転光学系を介した前記複数のビームの集光位置に配置された波長分散機能を有する波長分散光学素子と、
前記波長分散光学素子で反射されて同軸上に重畳された前記複数のビームの光路上に配置された部分反射鏡と、
を備えた半導体レーザ装置であって、
前記複数の発光点に対する前記ビーム発散角度補正光学系の発散角度補正方向での相対的な位置は、前記複数の発光点の配列順に順次に変化している
半導体レーザ装置。 - 前記複数の発光点は、前記半導体レーザバー上に等しいピッチで配列され、
互いに隣接する2つの発光点に対する前記ビーム発散角度補正光学系の発散角度補正方向の相対的な位置変化量の違いは、それぞれ一定値に設定されている
請求項1に記載の半導体レーザ装置。 - 前記ビーム発散角度補正光学系は、シリンドリカルレンズにより構成され、前記複数の発光点から出射される各ビームの光軸に垂直な面内で、前記複数の発光点の各々に対して相対的に斜めに設置されている
請求項1または請求項2に記載の半導体レーザ装置。 - 前記半導体レーザは、出射する前記複数のビームが、遅軸方向であるX軸と速軸方向であるY軸で規定されるXY平面に垂直なZ軸に対して傾斜して配置され、
前記ビーム発散角度補正光学系は、前記半導体レーザの中心に位置する発光点から出射されたビームが前記ビーム回転光学系を通過した後に前記Z軸に対して平行に進行するように、前記Y軸方向の位置が調整されている
請求項1から請求項3のいずれか1項に記載の半導体レーザ装置。 - 前記半導体レーザを複数個備える
請求項1から請求項4のいずれか1項に記載の半導体レーザ装置。 - 前記複数個の半導体レーザのそれぞれから出射されるビームが1点に集合し、ビーム重畳点を形成するように、前記複数個の半導体レーザのそれぞれが配置される
請求項5に記載の半導体レーザ装置。 - 前記半導体レーザから出射されるビームを、前記波長分散光学素子の位置方向へ反射する反射光学素子をさらに備え、
前記複数個の半導体レーザのそれぞれから出射されるビームが1点に集合し、ビーム重畳点を形成するように、前記複数個の半導体レーザのそれぞれと、前記反射光学素子とが配置される
請求項5または請求項6に記載の半導体レーザ装置。 - 焦点距離が第1焦点距離である第1レンズと、焦点距離が第2焦点距離である第2レンズとをさらに備え、
前記第1レンズは、前記ビーム重畳点から前記第1焦点距離だけ離れた位置に配置され、
前記第2レンズは、前記第1レンズの位置から前記第1焦点距離および前記第2焦点距離の和に相当する距離だけ離れた位置に配置される
請求項6または請求項7に記載の半導体レーザ装置。 - 焦点距離が第1焦点距離である第1レンズと、焦点距離が第2焦点距離である第2レンズとをさらに備え、
前記第1レンズは、前記ビーム重畳点から前記第1焦点距離だけ離れた位置に配置され、
前記第2レンズは、前記第1レンズの位置から前記第1焦点距離および前記第2焦点距離の和に相当する距離よりも短い距離または長い距離だけ離れた位置に配置され、
前記波長分散光学素子と、前記部分反射鏡との間に配置される前記第3レンズをさらに備えるか、または前記部分反射鏡の鏡面を凹面形状とする
請求項6または請求項7に記載の半導体レーザ装置。
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