Abstract:
A residual light removal structure 70 is used to remove residual light in a double-clad fiber 40 having a core 60, a cladding 62 having a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the core 60, and a covering material 64 having a refractive index lower than the refractive index of the cladding 62. The residual light removal structure 70 has a fiber housing 72 that houses part of the double-clad fiber 40, a cladding exposure portion 74 in which part of the whole circumference of the cladding 62 is exposed from the covering material 64 along a longitudinal direction of the double-clad fiber 40, and a resin 76 filled within the fiber housing 72 so as to cover at least the cladding exposure portion 74. The resin 76 has a refractive index that is equal to or higher than the refractive index of the cladding 62. For example, the cladding exposure portion is formed with a range of angles less than 180° about an axis of the double-clad fiber 40 in a cross-section perpendicular to the axis.
Abstract:
This optical device comprises: a first fiber 31 having a core 31a and cladding 31b that surrounds the outer periphery of the core 31a, a second fiber 32 having a core 32a and cladding 32b that surrounds the outer periphery of the core 32a and having one end face 32fb connected to one end face 31fa of the first fiber 31, and a quartz block 35 connected to the other end face 32fa of the second fiber 32. The other end face 32fa of the second fiber 32 is smaller than the face 35fb of the quartz block connected to the second fiber 32, and larger than the one end face 31fa of the first fiber 31.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a semiconductor laser module with high reliability that has a simple structure that can prevent a resin for fixing an optical fiber from coming off. The semiconductor laser module 1 has a base plate 11, a semiconductor laser device 22 disposed on the base plate 11, an optical fiber 30 operable to transmit a laser beam emitted from the semiconductor laser device 22, a fiber mount 40 that projects from an upper surface 11A of the base plate 11, and a resin 50 for fixing the optical fiber 30 on the fiber mount 40. The resin 50 is formed so as to cover side surfaces 42A, 42B, 43A, and 43B of the fiber mount 40.
Abstract:
The invention aims to provide an optical fiber in which light that is input to the clad is easily released to the outside of the clad, and a laser device using the optical fiber. An optical fiber (50) includes a core (51), and a clad (52) coating the core (51). The clad (52) includes a refractive-index varying region (56) in which the refractive index increases in the direction from the inner circumferential side toward the outer circumferential side. In this structure, even when light is input to the clad (52), the light that has reached the refractive-index varying region (56) of the clad (52) is refracted and propagates from the inner circumferential side toward the outer circumferential side of the clad (52). Accordingly, light that is input to the clad (52) is easily released to the outside of the clad (52).
Abstract:
A leakage light removal structure 70 is used to remove leakage light in an optical fiber 140 having a core 160, a cladding 162 having a refractive index lower than the core 160, and a covering material 164 having a refractive index higher than the cladding 162. The leakage light removal structure 70 has a fiber housing 72 that houses part of the optical fiber140, a covering material extension portion 175 covering part of a whole circumference of the cladding 162 by extending part of the covering material 164 along a longitudinal direction of the optical fiber 140 within the fiber housing 72, and a cladding exposure portion 174 in which a portion of the whole circumference of the cladding 162 other than the covering material extension portion 175 is exposed within the fiber housing 72. The covering material 164 may be covered with a resin 76 having a refractive index not more than the refractive index of the covering material 164. For example, the covering material extension portion 175 is formed with a range of angles equal to or less than 180° about an axis of the optical fiber 140 in a cross-section perpendicular to the axis.
Abstract:
A leakage light removal structure 70 is used to remove leakage light in an optical fiber 140 having a core 160, a cladding 162 having a refractive index lower than the core 160, and a covering material 164 having a refractive index higher than the cladding 162. The leakage light removal structure 70 has a fiber housing 72 that houses part of the optical fiber140, a covering material extension portion 175 covering part of a whole circumference of the cladding 162 by extending part of the covering material 164 along a longitudinal direction of the optical fiber 140 within the fiber housing 72, and a cladding exposure portion 174 in which a portion of the whole circumference of the cladding 162 other than the covering material extension portion 175 is exposed within the fiber housing 72. The covering material 164 may be covered with a resin 76 having a refractive index not more than the refractive index of the covering material 164. For example, the covering material extension portion 175 is formed with a range of angles equal to or less than 180° about an axis of the optical fiber 140 in a cross-section perpendicular to the axis.
Abstract:
The invention aims to provide a holey fiber that can release leak light propagating through the clad at a desired location, and a laser device using the holey fiber. A holey fiber (50) includes: one end (58) and the other end (59) ; a core (51) ; an inner clad (52) coating the core (51) ; a hole layer (53) having a large number of holes formed therein and coating the inner clad; and an outer clad (54) coating the hole layer (53). In this holey fiber, a collapse region (60) is formed, and the holes (56) in the collapse region are squashed by a predetermined length in the length direction of the fiber.