摘要:
An optical transmission device has an graded index optical fiber having a diameter .phi..sub.s of a core of the optical fiber, a refraction index n.sub.0 at a center of the core, and a difference .DELTA.n between refraction indexes of the center of the core and a peripheral section of the core; and an optical fiber incident system having a smallest focussed point at or near an incident side plane in said optical fiber through which the laser beam being introduced, and a diameter .phi..sub.in Of the laser beam at said incident side plane of said optical fiber having a following relationship: 0.5.phi..sub.s .ltoreq..phi..sub.in .ltoreq.2.phi..sub.s, and .phi..sub.s =(.phi..sub.c .phi..sub.0 .theta.(2n.sub.0 .DELTA.n).sup.-1/2).sup.1/2, where a diameter and an opening angle of the laser beam waist are .phi..sub.0 and 2.theta.. A solid state laser device has an graded index optical fiber in which the diameter .phi..sub.in of the laser beam at the optical fiber side having the following relationship: 0.5.phi..sub.s .ltoreq..phi..sub.in .ltoreq.2.phi..sub.s, and .phi..sub.s =(.phi..sub.c .phi..sub.0 .theta.(2n.sub.0 .DELTA.n).sup.-1/2).sup.1/2, where a diameter of the laser beam waist at an output level is .phi..sub.0, and an opening angle is 2.theta. (total angle). and a laser processing device incorporating these optical transmission device and the solid state laser device.
摘要:
A solid state laser apparatus is provided to generate a high quality and high power laser beam, and a laser machining apparatus is provided to perform laser machining by a laser beam generated from the solid state laser apparatus. In the solid state laser apparatus, a laser resonator includes a solid state component cooled in a cylindrical pipe by contacting liquid which is introduced through an inflow opening and discharged through an outflow opening, the solid state component having larger refractive index than that of the liquid, a light source turned ON by a power source to excite the solid state component, and an optical system transmitting light from the light source to the solid state component. Further, a surface roughness of the solid state component is adjusted so as to adjust an excitation distribution in a section of the solid state component. The solid state component further includes moving means for moving a reflection mirror and a condensing lens in a direction of an optical axis of the laser resonator, and a housing accommodating an image transferring optical system. A laser beam is generated from the laser resonator, and is externally derived and used to perform the laser machining.
摘要:
A wavelength conversion laser for generating sum frequency laser beam comprising a laser resonator, a solid-state laser active medium, a second harmonic generation wavelength conversion crystal and a sum frequency generation wavelength conversion crystal, wherein the length of the second harmonic generation wavelength conversion crystal along the optical axis is set to be shorter than that of the sum frequency generation wavelength conversion crystal.
摘要:
A laser apparatus has a phase regulator for regulating phase of output laser beam is provided, in which a full reflection portion of an output mirror is made partially reflective and a relative optical length thereof to a non-reflection portion of the output mirror is regulated by a relative thickness thereof. In one aspect of the invention, a coating provided on a center portion of an inner surface of an output mirror of a resonator comprises a partially reflective coating and a phase difference between laser beam portions passing through the center portion and a surrounding portion is regulated by a thin membrane having same refraction index as that of a matrix of the output mirror and provided between the matrix and a coating on either surface of the output mirror.
摘要:
In a solid-state laser amplifying apparatus and a solid-state laser apparatus, a high-power laser beam can be produced in a high efficiency under stable condition. The solid-state laser amplifying apparatus is comprised of a solid-state element containing an activated solid medium; a flow tube for causing a cooling medium used to cool the solid-state element to flow therethrough; a light condensing device arranged so as to surround the solid-state element, for holding the flow tube by directly, or indirectly sandwiching the flow tube, an inner surface of which is formed as a diffusion/reflection surface; an excitation light source arranged outside the light condensing device, for emitting excitation light used to excite the solid-state element; and an opening portion provided with the light condensing device, for conducting the excitation light.
摘要:
A laser machining apparatus includes a laser resonator capable of producing a laser beam having a filled-in intensity distribution pattern and a condensing device for converting the beam into a suitable beam to perform an intended machining. A device is provided for regulating phase of the laser beam to improve the condensed laser beam. The apparatus may also include a device for pulsating the beam and a device for changing a focal depth of the beam.
摘要:
In a wavelength converting method, an ambient that is in contact with a surface of a non-linear optical crystal from which wavelength-converted light is outputted is a gas that is lower in content of nitrogen than air. A wavelength converting device includes a device for controlling the ambient in contact with a surface of the non-linear optical crystal from which the wavelength-converted light is outputted so the ambient is lower in nitrogen than air. A laser machining device includes the wavelength converting device.
摘要:
A laser system wherein, in order that a high-output and high-quality single mode of a cross sectional area larger than the beam diameter determined by the construction of a resonator can be obtained stably, although this has heretofore been impossible, there is used a coupling mirror provided with a partial reflection film and an antireflecting film, a laser beam mode is selected using the partial reflection film, a phase difference between laser beam portions caused by a difference in construction between the partial reflection film and the antireflecting film is compensated using a phase difference compensating means, and there is formed an aperture whose diameter is set to a value of not larger than four times the diameter of the partial reflection film.
摘要:
An output laser beam of an unstable laser resonator has a circular cross sectional pattern, so that a condensation thereof becomes easy, resulting in a high power beam. The circular pattern is obtained by making an expanding mirror of the resonator partially transmissible and compensating for a phase difference between laser beam portions passing through the expanding mirror and other portion of a window mirror.
摘要:
A gas laser device comprises a discharge tube made of a dielectric material; a laser medium gas which is circulated at a high speed within the discharge tube in the axial direction of the discharge tube; an optical resonator composed of a total refelection mirror and a partial reflection mirror, both being disposed in mutual confrontation at both ends of the discharge tube; a plurality of electrodes oppositely provided on the outer periphery of the discharge tube; and a power source for applying an a.c. voltage to the oppositely provided electrodes to generate silent discharge.