公开(公告)号：US20170012402A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-12

申请号：US15119048

申请日：2015-02-09

Applicant: SPECTRONIX CORPORATION

Inventor： Joji OKADA ,  Yosuke ORII

IPC: H01S3/106 ,  H01S3/094 ,  H01S3/0941 ,  H01S3/108 ,  H01S3/16 ,  H01S3/067 ,  H01S3/23

CPC classification number: H01S3/106 ,  G02F1/37 ,  H01S3/0064 ,  H01S3/0085 ,  H01S3/0092 ,  H01S3/067 ,  H01S3/06758 ,  H01S3/094003 ,  H01S3/094076 ,  H01S3/09415 ,  H01S3/10 ,  H01S3/10007 ,  H01S3/1003 ,  H01S3/108 ,  H01S3/131 ,  H01S3/1611 ,  H01S3/1618 ,  H01S3/1643 ,  H01S3/2316 ,  H01S3/2333 ,  H01S3/2375 ,  H01S5/06216 ,  H01S5/12 ,  H01S2301/02

Abstract: A laser light-source apparatus includes: fiber amplifiers and a solid state amplifier configured to amplify pulse light output from a seed light source based on gain switching; nonlinear optical elements configured to perform wavelength conversion on the pulse light output from the solid state amplifier; an optical switching element configured to permit or stop propagation of pulse light from the fiber amplifier to the solid state amplifier; and a control unit configured to control the optical switching element in such a manner that the propagation of the light is stopped in an output period of the pulse light from the seed light source, and permitted in a period other than the output period of the pulse light from the seed light source.

Abstract translation: 激光光源装置包括：光纤放大器和固态放大器，被配置为基于增益切换放大从种子光源输出的脉冲光; 配置为对从固态放大器输出的脉冲光执行波长转换的非线性光学元件; 光开关元件，被配置为允许或停止来自所述光纤放大器的脉冲光传播到所述固态放大器; 以及控制单元，被配置为以这样的方式控制所述光开关元件，使得所述光的传播在来自所述种子光源的所述脉冲光的输出周期中停止，并且在所述脉冲的输出周期之外的周期中被允许 来自种子光源的光。

公开(公告)号：US20180278010A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-27

申请号：US15549360

申请日：2016-03-30

Applicant: SPECTRONIX CORPORATION

Inventor： Joji OKADA ,  Yosuke ORII ,  Shinichi MURAYAMA ,  Daisuke OKUYAMA

IPC: H01S3/23 ,  H01S3/067 ,  G02F1/355 ,  G02F1/35 ,  H01S3/00 ,  H01S3/0941 ,  H01S3/094 ,  H01S3/10 ,  H01S3/106

CPC classification number: H01S3/2316 ,  G02F1/11 ,  G02F1/3501 ,  G02F1/3551 ,  G02F1/37 ,  G02F2001/3507 ,  H01S3/0085 ,  H01S3/0092 ,  H01S3/067 ,  H01S3/06758 ,  H01S3/094003 ,  H01S3/094076 ,  H01S3/0941 ,  H01S3/10 ,  H01S3/10007 ,  H01S3/1068 ,  H01S3/107 ,  H01S3/1611 ,  H01S3/1643 ,  H01S3/1673 ,  H01S3/23 ,  H01S5/022 ,  H01S5/06 ,  H01S2301/02

Abstract: A laser light-source apparatus includes: a fiber amplifier and a solid-state amplifier to amplify pulse light output from a seed light source serving as a first light source; a nonlinear optical element to perform wavelength conversion on the pulse light output from the solid-state amplifier; an optical switching element to permit or stop propagation of the pulse light from the fiber amplifier to the solid-state amplifier; a second light source disposed on an upstream side of the solid-state amplifier and is configured to output laser light able to be combined with the pulse light output from the seed light source; and a control unit to control the optical switching element in such a manner that the propagation of light is stopped and to perform control in such a manner that the second light source oscillates, at least in an output period of the pulse light from the seed light source.

公开(公告)号：US20180129114A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-10

申请号：US15549366

申请日：2016-03-30

Applicant: SPECTRONIX CORPORATION

Inventor： Joji OKADA ,  Yosuke ORII ,  Shinichi MURAYAMA ,  Daisuke OKUYAMA

IPC: G02F1/35 ,  H01S3/11 ,  H01S3/23 ,  H01S3/00 ,  H01S3/067 ,  H01S3/117 ,  G02F1/355 ,  H01S3/106 ,  H01S3/13

CPC classification number: G02F1/353 ,  G02F1/3551 ,  G02F1/37 ,  G02F2001/354 ,  H01S3/0092 ,  H01S3/067 ,  H01S3/06754 ,  H01S3/0941 ,  H01S3/10 ,  H01S3/1068 ,  H01S3/11 ,  H01S3/117 ,  H01S3/1305 ,  H01S3/1618 ,  H01S3/23 ,  H01S3/2316 ,  H01S5/062 ,  H01S2301/02

Abstract: A laser light-source apparatus includes a control unit configured to perform control in such a manner that a seed light source is driven in a pulse oscillation mode of oscillating pulse light based on gain switching in an output permitted state where output of pulse light from the apparatus is permitted, and is driven in a continuous oscillation mode of oscillating continuous light in an output stopped state in which the output of the pulse light from the apparatus is stopped, with power of excitation light for a solid state amplifier maintained, and adjusts power of laser light input to the solid state amplifier from the seed light source in the continuous oscillation mode in such a manner that the solid state amplifier outputs light with substantially same average power in the output stopped state and in the output permitted state.

公开(公告)号：US20170054268A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-23

申请号：US15119005

申请日：2015-02-09

Applicant: SPECTRONIX CORPORATION

Inventor： Joji OKADA ,  Yosuke ORII

IPC: H01S3/10 ,  H01S3/094 ,  H01S3/0941 ,  H01S5/12 ,  H01S3/106 ,  H01S3/108 ,  H01S3/23 ,  H01S3/067 ,  H01S3/16

CPC classification number: H01S3/10007 ,  H01S3/0064 ,  H01S3/0085 ,  H01S3/0092 ,  H01S3/06716 ,  H01S3/06758 ,  H01S3/094003 ,  H01S3/094076 ,  H01S3/09415 ,  H01S3/1003 ,  H01S3/1068 ,  H01S3/108 ,  H01S3/1611 ,  H01S3/1618 ,  H01S3/1666 ,  H01S3/1673 ,  H01S3/2316 ,  H01S3/2333 ,  H01S3/2375 ,  H01S5/06216 ,  H01S5/12 ,  H01S2301/02

Abstract: A laser light-source apparatus includes; a seed light source; a fiber amplifier configured to amplify pulse light output from the seed light source based on gain switching; a solid state amplifier configured to further amplify the resultant pulse light; a nonlinear optical element configured to perform wavelength conversion on the pulse light output from the solid state amplifier; an optical switching element that is disposed between the fiber amplifier and the solid state amplifier and is configured to remove ASE noise; and a control unit. The control unit is configured to control the optical switching element in such a manner that propagation of light is permitted in an output period of the pulse light from the seed light source, and is stopped in a period other than the output period.

Abstract translation: 激光光源装置包括： 种子光源; 光纤放大器，被配置为基于增益切换放大从种子光源输出的脉冲光; 固态放大器，被配置为进一步放大所产生的脉冲光; 被配置为对从固态放大器输出的脉冲光执行波长转换的非线性光学元件; 光开关元件，其设置在所述光纤放大器和所述固态放大器之间，并且被配置为去除ASE噪声; 和控制单元。 控制单元被配置为以这样的方式控制光开关元件，使得在来自种子光源的脉冲光的输出周期中光的传播被允许，并且在除了输出周期之外的时段中停止。

公开(公告)号：US20200052458A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-13

申请号：US16607209

申请日：2018-04-19

Applicant: SPECTRONIX CORPORATION

Inventor： Joji OKADA ,  Yosuke ORII

IPC: H01S3/23 ,  H01S3/067 ,  H01S3/109 ,  H01S3/0941 ,  H01S3/094 ,  H01S3/10

Abstract: A laser light-source apparatus includes a seed light source 10, fiber amplifiers 20 and 30 and a solid state amplifier 50 configured to amplify pulse light output from the seed light source, nonlinear optical elements 60 and 70 configured to perform wavelength conversion on the pulse light output from the solid state amplifier 50 and output the resultant pulse light, a semiconductor optical amplifier 15 disposed between the seed light source 10 and the solid state amplifier 50 and configured to amplify the pulse light output from the seed light source 10, and a control unit 100 configured to execute gain switching control processing in which the seed light source 10 is driven at a desired pulse rate, and semiconductor optical amplifier control processing in which an injection current to the semiconductor optical amplifier 15 is controlled depending on the pulse rate of the seed light source 10, and thus, generation of a giant pulse can be reliably prevented, regardless of the pulse rate of the seed light source.