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- the present invention relates to a semiconductor laser device in which light beams from a plurality of light emitting points are wavelength-superposed by an optical element having wavelength dispersion in an external resonator configuration.
- a wavelength dispersive element between the external resonator and a partial reflection mirror is used.
- a spatial filter has been inserted in (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).
- the prior art has the following problems.
- the semiconductor laser device of Patent Document 1 there is a problem that the laser power and the light condensing property are lowered due to the aberration and loss of the lens used for the spatial filter.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and without adding a new optical element such as a spatial filter to the external resonator, it is efficient without a decrease in laser power and light condensing performance.
- An object of the present invention is to obtain a semiconductor laser device that can suppress cross-coupling oscillation well.
- the semiconductor laser device includes a semiconductor laser that emits a plurality of beams having different wavelengths, a coupling optical system that spatially superimposes the plurality of beams emitted from the semiconductor laser, and a wavelength of the superimposed beams.
- the wavelength dispersion element width is defined as the width of the wavelength dispersion element in the direction in which one beam is separated into a plurality of parts when chromatic dispersion is performed, and the beam when normal oscillation is established is the normal oscillation beam, the wavelength dispersion element The width is the same as the width of the regular oscillation beam.
- the width of the wavelength dispersion element in which the normal oscillation optical path and the cross-coupling optical path are most spatially separated is made the same size as the width of the normal oscillation beam, thereby crossing from the normal oscillation beam.
- the coupling oscillation beam is removed.
- FIG. 1 and 2 are schematic configuration diagrams showing an example of the semiconductor laser device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 shows a configuration in which light from the light emitting points 2 a and 2 b of one semiconductor laser 1 is superimposed on a single beam using the wavelength dispersion of the wavelength dispersion element 6.
- FIG. 2 shows a configuration in which light from the light emitting points 2 a and 2 b of the plurality of semiconductor lasers 1 a and 1 b is superimposed on a single beam by using the wavelength dispersion of the wavelength dispersion element 6.
- a laser resonator is constituted by the surface opposite to the light emitting side surface of the light emitting points 2 a and 2 b of the semiconductor laser 1 and the partial reflection mirror 7.
- the light emitting points 2a and 2b themselves are usually resonators in addition to the above-described resonators.
- the resonator composed of the reflection mirror 7 and the light emitting points 2a and 2b will be referred to as an external resonator.
- FIG. 1 shows an example of one semiconductor laser 1 having two light emitting points 2a and 2b for the sake of simplicity.
- the semiconductor laser device according to the first embodiment is not limited to such a configuration.
- the number of semiconductor lasers 1 may be two or more.
- each semiconductor laser 1a, 1b has a single light emitting point 2a, 2b.
- an emitter semiconductor laser it is possible to superimpose light from a plurality of light emitting points 2a and 2b on a single beam as described below.
- the beam actually reciprocates in the external resonator, but first, the propagation of the beam in the direction from the light emitting points 2a and 2b to the partial reflection mirror 7 will be described.
- the beams generated from the light emitting points 2a and 2b of the semiconductor lasers 1a and 1b are emitted while diverging.
- the beam collimating optical systems 3a and 3b substantially collimate the beams generated from the semiconductor lasers 1a and 1b in order to couple with the mode of the external resonator.
- the beam paralleling optical systems 3a and 3b can use a cylindrical lens, a spherical lens, an aspheric lens, a mirror having a curvature, or a combination thereof.
- the divergence angle of light generated from the semiconductor lasers 1a and 1b is anisotropic, and the divergence angle differs between a direction perpendicular to the paper surface and a direction in the paper surface. Therefore, it is desirable to use a combination of a plurality of lenses or curvature mirrors as the beam paralleling optical systems 3a and 3b.
- the two beams substantially collimated by the beam collimating optical systems 3a and 3b are turned in the direction of the coupling optical system 5 by the mirrors 4a and 4b.
- the direction of the beam is changed using the mirrors 4a and 4b, but there may be no mirror as shown in FIG.
- FIG. 2 shows an example in which the coupling optical system 5 is composed of one lens, but the coupling optical system 5 may be a cylindrical lens, a spherical lens, an aspheric lens, a mirror having a curvature, or A combination of these can be used, and by combining the arrangement of the beam collimating optical system 3, the coupling optical system 5 can be used (for example, see Patent Document 3).
- the wavelength dispersion element 6 can be a reflection type diffraction grating, a transmission type diffraction grating, a prism, or an element (grism) that combines a diffraction grating and a prism.
- the chromatic dispersion element 6 has a large chromatic dispersion, that is, when a beam having a different wavelength is incident, the larger the difference in the diffraction angle or the refraction angle, the more the beams from the plurality of semiconductor lasers 1a and 1b are superimposed in a space saving manner. I can do it. For this reason, it is desirable to use a diffraction grating rather than a prism.
- a plurality of incident beams are caused by the wavelength dispersion characteristic of the wavelength dispersion element 6, that is, the characteristic in which the diffraction angle or the refraction angle changes depending on the wavelength. Are superimposed as a single beam.
- the beam superimposed on one beam is emitted toward the partial reflection mirror 7.
- a part of the beam irradiated to the partial reflection mirror 7 is transmitted, extracted as laser power, and the remaining part is reflected.
- the reflected beam propagates in the opposite direction along the same path as the beam from the light emitting points 2a and 2b toward the partial reflection mirror 7.
- the positions and angles of the partial reflection mirror 7, the wavelength dispersion element 6, the coupling optical system 5, the mirrors 4a and 4b, and the beam paralleling optical systems 3a and 3b are adjusted appropriately. There is a need.
- the space between the partial reflection mirror 7 and the wavelength dispersion element 6 is one optical axis, while the distance between the wavelength dispersion element 6 and the light emitting points 2a and 2b.
- Two different optical axes an optical axis connecting the wavelength dispersive element 6 and the light emitting point 2a, and an optical axis connecting the wavelength dispersive element 6 and the light emitting point 2b.
- the laser oscillation wavelengths by the respective light emitting points 2a and 2b are automatically determined so that these optical axes are established.
- the oscillation wavelengths of the light emitting points 2a and 2b are automatically determined so that the resonator is established along the optical axis indicated by the normal oscillation optical axis 8 in FIG.
- the wavelengths are different from each other.
- this oscillation is referred to as normal oscillation.
- FIG. 3 shows a wavelength spectrum during normal oscillation according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- this normal oscillation two beams from the light emitting points 2a and 2b are superimposed and emitted from the partial reflection mirror 7 as one beam.
- the brightness of the beam can be doubled.
- Increasing the number of semiconductor lasers 1a, 1b and light emitting points 2a, 2b can further improve the brightness of the beam.
- undesirable laser oscillation oscillates by coupling (coupling) different light emitting points 2a and 2b, as will be described later, and will be referred to as cross coupling oscillation hereinafter.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining cross-coupling oscillation according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- Cross coupling oscillation will be described with reference to FIG.
- the optical axis of the cross coupling oscillation is shown as a dotted cross coupling optical axis 10.
- the normal oscillation optical axis is shown as a solid line normal oscillation optical axis 8.
- the normal oscillation optical axis 8 is at one place on the wavelength dispersion element 6 and enters the partial reflection mirror 7 perpendicularly.
- the cross coupling optical axis 10 is not gathered at one place on the wavelength dispersion element 6 and is incident on the partial reflection mirror 7 obliquely rather than perpendicularly.
- the cross coupling optical axis 10 is also incident obliquely at the light emitting points 2a and 2b, but a beam can be generated with a certain angle width from the light emitting points 2a and 2b.
- An external resonator is also established in the optical axis 10.
- FIG. 5 shows a wavelength spectrum when the cross coupling oscillation according to the first embodiment of the present invention occurs.
- the oscillation wavelength by the cross-coupling oscillation is an intermediate wavelength between the emission wavelengths of the light emitting point 2a and the light emitting point 2b in normal oscillation.
- the normal oscillation optical axis 8 is one optical axis that is perpendicularly incident on the partial reflection mirror 7, whereas the cross coupling optical axis 10 is the partial reflection mirror 7. Oblique on top.
- the condensing property of the beam generated from the external resonator is deteriorated.
- ⁇ Whether or not cross coupling occurs in the external resonator can be determined by looking at the wavelength spectrum of the external resonator power. When no cross coupling occurs and only normal oscillation occurs, the number of peaks in the wavelength spectrum matches the number of light emitting points 2 included in the external oscillator.
- the width of the wavelength dispersion element 6 is set to a normal oscillation beam on the wavelength dispersion element 6 as shown in FIGS. It is set to be equal to the width of 9.
- the width of the wavelength dispersion element 6 is the size in the long side direction of the wavelength dispersion element 6 indicated by a rectangle in FIGS. That is, it is the width of the wavelength dispersion element 6 in a direction in which one beam is separated into two when wavelength dispersion is performed. In other words, it is the width of the surface receiving the light of the wavelength dispersion element 6 in the plane having wavelength dispersion (the plane including the paper surface in FIGS. 1 and 2).
- the size in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface only needs to be large enough to receive the normal oscillation beam 9, and if it is too large, it does not adversely affect the operation of the external resonator.
- FIG. 6 shows a graph of the intensity distribution of the normal oscillation beam 9 on the wavelength dispersion element 6 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- the horizontal axis in FIG. 6 is the position of the wavelength dispersion element 6 in the width direction.
- the intensity distribution of normal oscillation on the wavelength dispersion element 6 has a bell shape close to a Gaussian shape having a strong center as shown in FIG.
- the portion irradiated to the wavelength dispersion element 6 in the beam intensity of normal oscillation is shown with a color (gray).
- the power applied to the wavelength dispersion element 6 shown with this color is 95% or more, more preferably 99% or more, of the total power of the regular oscillation beam. Set to. If the wavelength dispersion element 6 is smaller than this, the loss with respect to normal oscillation increases, and the laser power generated from the external resonator is significantly reduced.
- a guideline for the upper limit of the width of the wavelength dispersion element 6 is a width x 1.1 times that includes 99% of the beam power of the normal oscillation. If the width of the wavelength dispersion element 6 is further increased, cross coupling The effect of suppressing oscillation is reduced.
- the normal oscillation optical axis 8 In order to reduce the loss of normal oscillation, it is necessary to satisfactorily overlap the normal oscillation optical axis 8 on the wavelength dispersion element 6. Without the mirrors 4a and 4b, the degree of overlap of the normal oscillation optical axis 8 in the wavelength dispersion element 6 is determined by the installation accuracy of the semiconductor lasers 1a and 1b, so that it is difficult to obtain a good overlap. . Therefore, by installing the mirrors 4a and 4b in the resonator and adjusting the position of the beam collimating optical systems 3a and 3b and the direction of the mirrors 4a and 4b, the normal oscillation optical axis 8 is placed on the wavelength dispersion element 6. Good overlap can be achieved.
- the normal oscillation is a beam close to the diffraction limit.
- the beam waveform of the normal oscillation beam 9 on the wavelength dispersion element 6 can be calculated using ray tracing and wave calculation.
- the cross coupling optical axis 10 and the normal oscillation optical axis 8 are spatially separated in the external resonator. Therefore, by selecting the cross-coupling oscillation beam and the normal oscillation beam at the place where they are farthest from each other, it is possible to effectively suppress the cross coupling without increasing the normal oscillation loss.
- the configuration is such that the width of the wavelength dispersion element where the normal oscillation optical path and the cross coupling optical path are most spatially separated is the same as the width of the normal oscillation beam. I have.
- cross-coupling oscillation can be effectively suppressed without installing optical elements and shielding objects in the external resonator that disturb the external resonance operation and cause beam quality deterioration and power reduction of normal oscillation.
- the beams from a plurality of light emitting points can be superimposed. For this reason, the remarkable effect that a high-intensity laser power can be obtained is produced.
- Embodiment 2 a configuration in which a plurality of external resonators share one partial reflection mirror 7 will be described. With such a configuration, it becomes possible to easily guide the beam to an optical fiber or the like at a reduced cost.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a semiconductor laser device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the semiconductor laser device of the second embodiment has a shape in which two semiconductor laser devices of the first embodiment are folded and adjacent to each other.
- the semiconductor laser device of the first embodiment is referred to as a basic module.
- the functions of the wavelength dispersion element 6 are the same as those of the first embodiment.
- each semiconductor laser device has the same number of optical elements as in the first embodiment, but the partial reflection mirror 7 constituting one end of the external resonator is shared by two basic modules. Yes.
- the number of basic modules can be 3 or more.
- the width of the wavelength dispersion element 6 is set to be approximately the same as the width of the regular oscillation beam 9 on the wavelength dispersion element 6. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, it is possible to install two basic modules close to each other. As a result, it is possible to eliminate almost no gap between the beam generated from the left basic module and the beam generated from the right basic module.
- the beam condensing property is deteriorated twice that of the basic module, but the power is doubled. That is, the luminance does not change and the power can be doubled.
- an optical system such as a mirror or a lens that adjoins the beams generated from the basic module is required in addition to the condenser lens. there were.
- two basic modules are installed on a mirror surface, and one partial reflection mirror is shared.
- the partial reflection mirror can be shared by the two basic modules.
- a remarkable effect of reducing the manufacturing cost, improving the stability, and improving the efficiency of the semiconductor laser can be obtained.
- Embodiment 3 the state of the external resonator is monitored by detecting the power of the beam that is emitted outside the width of the wavelength dispersion element 6 and leaks behind the wavelength dispersion element 6 in the regular oscillation beam 9. Will be described.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a semiconductor laser device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- the semiconductor laser device of the third embodiment shown in FIG. 8 is different from the semiconductor laser device of the second embodiment in that a beam sensor 13 is further provided behind the wavelength dispersion element 6.
- Other configurations are the same as those in FIG.
- the state of the external resonator that is, the external resonator is detected by detecting the power value of the protruding normal oscillation beam 9 using the beam sensor 13 provided behind the wavelength dispersion element 6. Monitor for normal power generation.
- a single photodiode, a photodiode array, a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor, or a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) image sensor can be used.
- a single photodiode is used, only the power drop of the external resonator can be detected.
- the power of which of the semiconductor lasers 1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d is reduced. It is possible to detect whether the semiconductor lasers 1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d is reduced. It is possible to detect whether
- the semiconductor laser device When the semiconductor laser device is used as a laser processing machine, it is necessary to monitor the laser power in order to keep the processing quality constant.
- the laser in the external resonator is used. The power can be monitored, and when the laser power decreases, the cause can be easily identified and recovered.
- the monitoring unit (not shown) of the semiconductor laser device is configured to detect the laser power in the external resonator detected by the beam sensor 13. By comparing the power after light guide to the optical fiber 12, it can be determined whether the optical fiber 12 is damaged or the laser power in the external resonator is reduced.
- the laser power of the external resonator is reduced, as described above, by detecting the spatial distribution of the beam power detected by the beam sensor 13, which of the semiconductor lasers 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d is detected. It is also possible to specify whether the power is decreasing.
- the beam sensor that detects the power of the beam that is emitted outside the wavelength dispersion element width and leaks behind the wavelength dispersion element among the regular oscillation beams is disposed behind the wavelength dispersion element.
- the state of the external resonator can be monitored based on the power value of the beam irradiated outside the wavelength dispersion element width detected by the beam sensor. There is an effect.
- FIG. 8 shows an example in which the beam sensor 13 is further provided to the configuration of FIG. 7 of the second embodiment
- the third embodiment is not limited to such a configuration.
- the same effect can be obtained by a configuration further including the beam sensor 13 with respect to FIGS. 1 and 2 of the first embodiment.
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特許文献1の半導体レーザ装置では、空間フィルターに用いるレンズの収差やロスによる、レーザパワーや集光性の低下という問題が生じる。また、レンズを用いない空間フィルター(スリットなど)を用いる場合でも、求めている正規の発振とクロスカップリングの分離が困難である。この結果、クロスカップリング抑制が不十分となるか、正規の発振まで抑制してしまうという課題があった。
図1及び図2は、本発明の実施の形態1に係る半導体レーザ装置の例を示す概略構成図である。具体的には、図1は、1つの半導体レーザ1の発光点2a、2bからの光を、波長分散素子6の波長分散を用いて、一本のビームに重畳する構成を示している。また、図2は、複数の半導体レーザ1a、1bの発光点2a、2bからの光を、波長分散素子6の波長分散を用いて、一本のビームに重畳する構成を示している。
本実施の形態2では、複数の外部共振器が、1つの部分反射ミラー7を共有する構成について説明する。このような構成により、コストを抑えて、容易にビームを光ファイバ等に導光することができるようになる。
本実施の形態3では、正規発振ビーム9のうち波長分散素子6の幅外に照射されて波長分散素子6の後方に漏れるビームのパワーを検出することにより、外部共振器の状態をモニタリングする構成について説明する。
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- 波長が異なる複数のビームを出射する半導体レーザと、前記半導体レーザから出射される前記複数のビームを空間的に重畳する結合光学系と、重畳された前記複数のビームを波長分散によって一本のビームに重畳する波長分散素子と、前記一本のビームの一部を反射させて前記波長分散素子に戻す部分反射ミラーとを備えて構成される外部共振器を有する半導体レーザ装置であって、
前記一本のビームが波長分散時に複数に分離する方向の前記波長分散素子の幅を波長分散素子幅とし、正規発振が成立しているときの前記ビームを正規発振ビームとするときに、前記波長分散素子幅は、前記正規発振ビームの幅と同じ大きさである
半導体レーザ装置。 - 請求項1に記載の半導体レーザ装置において、
複数の前記外部共振器が、1つの前記部分反射ミラーを共有している
半導体レーザ装置。 - 請求項1または2に記載の半導体レーザ装置において、
前記波長分散素子幅は、前記波長分散素子に照射される前記ビームのパワーが、前記正規発振ビーム全体のパワーの95%以上となるように設定される
半導体レーザ装置。 - 請求項1または2に記載の半導体レーザ装置において、
前記波長分散素子幅は、前記波長分散素子に照射される前記ビームのパワーが、前記正規発振ビーム全体のパワーの95.0%以上かつ99.5%以下となるように設定され、
前記波長分散素子の後方に備えられて、前記正規発振ビームのうち前記波長分散素子幅外に照射されて前記波長分散素子の後方に漏れるビームのパワーを検出するビームセンサと、
前記ビームセンサが検出する前記波長分散素子幅外に照射される前記ビームのパワー値に基づいて前記外部共振器の状態をモニタリングするモニタリング部と、
を更に有する
半導体レーザ装置。
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