摘要:
There is provided a stable optical element having a fine, uniform, and wide-ranging domain inversion structure in a ferroelectric crystal. This includes a plurality of domain inversions (101) formed on an MgO:LiNbO3 substrate (100), and a groove (102) formed on the substrate surface between the domain inversions (101). The depth T′ of substantially all of the domain inversions (101) satisfies the relation T′
摘要:
An optical element (10) according to the present invention is provided with a plurality of waveguides (11)˜(13) and a plurality of light path coupling parts (21), (22) coupling adjacent waveguides so as to optically couple said plural waveguides serially, wherein the paths for transmitting lights through the plural waveguides are curved at the optical path coupling parts, thereby the optical elements which is converted the incident laser light into the emitted light having uniform cross-sectional light intensity distribution can give a compact structure, further a laser light source that employs the optical element, and a two-dimensional image forming apparatus that employs the laser light source can also give a compact structure.
摘要:
A method for forming a domain-inverted structure includes the following: using a ferroelectric substrate (1) having a principal surface substantially perpendicular to the Z axis of crystals; providing a first electrode (3) on the principal surface of the ferroelectric substrate, the first electrode having a pattern of a plurality of electrode fingers (5) that are arranged periodically; providing a counter electrode (6) on the other side of the ferroelectric substrate so as to be opposite from the first electrode; and applying an electric field to the ferroelectric substrate with the first electrode and the counter electrode, thereby forming domain-inverted regions corresponding to the pattern of the first electrode in the ferroelectric substrate. Each of the electrode fingers of the first electrode is located so that a direction from a base to a tip (5a) of the electrode finger is aligned with the Y-axis direction of the crystals of the ferroelectric substrate. This method can provide a short-period uniform domain-inverted structure.
摘要:
A wavelength conversion element is provided with a substrate including a nonlinear optical single crystal having a periodically poled structure, wherein a visible light transmittance of the substrate is 85% or higher when ultraviolet light is irradiated to the substrate. Further, a laser light having an average output of 1 W or more is outputted by shortening a wavelength of inputted laser light having a wavelength of 640 nm to 2000 nm. By improving visible light transmission characteristics when the ultraviolet light is irradiated in this way, a breakdown of crystal can be prevented and a stabilization of output characteristics at high output can be realized. As a result, an absorption of green light induced by ultraviolet light can also be suppressed and a saturation of output and the breakdown of crystal can be avoided.
摘要:
A surface emitting laser (100a) includes an active layer (3) disposed on a semiconductor substrate (2a), and a pair of upper and lower electrodes (5,6) for injecting carriers into the active layer (3). The plane surface of the lower electrode (6) is shaped into a star so that injection of current into the active layer (3) from the lower electrode (6) is carried out with a high density at the center of the lower electrode (6) and with a low density at its periphery part. In the surface emitting laser (100a), the density distribution of the carriers injected into the active layer corresponds to the power distribution of light inside the active layer. Thereby, hole burning due to an increase in the current density in the region of the active layer corresponding to the peripheral part of the electrode is avoided, and the transverse mode stability during high output operation is significantly enhanced to improve high-output characteristic.
摘要:
A light diffuser containing light diffusing elements is arranged in the most appropriate position between a spatial light modulator and an illumination optical system. Thereby, particles as light diffusing elements diffuse rays of light emitted from a laser light source. Accordingly, indefinite numbers of speckle pattern are formed so that, for example, a speckle noise which occurs on an image projected to a screen is reduced. As a result, loss of light amount after light diffusion is suppressed to small amount, and thereby a laser image display apparatus capable of displaying a bright and high-quality image having no luminosity irregularity is provided.
摘要:
In a display unit which makes coherent light perform scanning on a screen to display an image, it is necessary to rotate a polygon mirror at ultrahigh speed for display of a high resolution image such as HDTV, and therefore, a high-performance polygon mirror must be employed, and further, noise and power consumption during rotation of the polygon mirror cause problems. Mirrors for multiple reflection (6a) and (6b) are inserted in a coherent light scanning optical system, whereby plural scanning lines can be obtained while one plane of the polygon mirror (5) scans one line of coherent light, leading to reduction in the rpm of the polygon mirror.
摘要:
An optical waveguide device is provided that can reduce external interference noise. The optical waveguide device includes a substrate, an optical waveguide formed on the substrate, a periodic polarization inversion region formed on the optical waveguide, and an optical thin film formed in a portion of the optical waveguide. The optical waveguide (refractive index: N2) and the optical thin film (refractive index: N1) differ in refractive index dispersion, and the magnitude relationship between the refractive indexes is reversed depending on wavelength. The relationship N1>N2 is established for light having a shorter wavelength, while the relationship N2>N1 is established for light having a longer wavelength.
摘要:
Provided is a method for manufacturing an optical element, the method including: an electrode forming step of forming metal films on the plus z face and minus z face of a ferroelectric substrate to fabricate electrodes; a periodic electrode forming step of forming the metal film on the plus z face into a periodic electrode; a polarization reversal forming step of applying a voltage between the periodic electrode and the electrode on the minus z face to form polarization-reversed regions in the ferroelectric substrate; a surface treating step of removing the electrode, the periodic electrode, and surface layers on the plus z face and minus z face of the ferroelectric substrate; and an annealing step of applying predetermined heat to the ferroelectric substrate having the surface layers removed therefrom.
摘要:
In a display unit which makes coherent light perform scanning on a screen to display an image, it is necessary to rotate a polygon mirror at ultrahigh speed for display of a high resolution image such as HDTV, and therefore, a high-performance polygon mirror must be employed, and further, noise and power consumption during rotation of the polygon mirror cause problems.Mirrors for multiple reflection (6a) and (6b) are inserted in a coherent light scanning optical system, whereby plural scanning lines can be obtained while one plane of the polygon mirror (5) scans one line of coherent light, leading to reduction in the rpm of the polygon mirror.