JP4452296B2 - 光導波路型光結合機構 - Google Patents
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Description
前記光導波路の前記コア部は、前記光ファイバ側の前記コア部の端部の前記z軸方向の幅Deeが、前記半導体レーザバー側の前記コア部の端部の前記x軸方向の幅Dssよりも小さく、前記y軸方向が半導体レーザバー側から前記光ファイバ側にかけて広がるテーパー形状、あるいは、前記半導体レーザバー側の側面をレンズ加工した端面を有する形状からなり、かつ、前記光ファイバ側の端部での前記コア部の光の広がり角αeが、前記光ファイバの受け入れ角以下となるように形状変形させて前記半導体レーザバーの各発光素子から前記z軸方向に出射された光を前記x軸方向に導光する形状変化部と、前記形状変化部から前記x軸方向に延びて前記x軸方向に配置された前記光ファイバの側面と結合する結合部と、からなり、
前記光導波路は、前記結合部の側面が前記光ファイバの側面に接合されており、前記半導体レーザバーから出射された光が前記光導波路の前記コア部を介して前記光ファイバの前記コアの側面へ入射されることを特徴とする光導波路型光結合機構である。
請求項7の発明は、前記光ファイバの側面と接続される前記クラッド部の端面に、反射コーティングが設けられる請求項1記載の光導波路型光結合機構である。
請求項8の発明は、前記光導波路の前記クラッド部は、前記コア部の底辺に空孔を有する請求項1記載の光導波路型光結合機構である。
よって、図3における反射コーティング23側の広がり角(αe)を光ファイバの受け入れ角以内又は等しくなるように、光導波路20の出力側(反射コーティング23側)におけるy軸方向のコア長Deを設定することにより、y軸方向に対して高効率に光ファイバ30と光結合を行うことができる。
11 発光素子
20 光導波路
21 コア部
22 クラッド部
30 光ファイバ
31 コア
32 クラッド
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- x軸方向およびx軸方向に対して直交するy軸方向に光の広がり角をもつ発光素子を前記x軸方向に並列に複数個並べて構成される半導体レーザバーと、該半導体レーザバーの各発光素子から前記x軸方向および前記y軸方向に対して直交するz軸方向へ出射された光を導光させる矩形断面のコア部および該コア部の周囲に形成されたクラッド部からなる板状の光導波路と、コアおよび該コアの周囲に形成され、前記コアヘ光を閉じ込めるクラッドからなる光ファイバと、を備え、
前記光導波路の前記コア部は、前記光ファイバ側の前記コア部の端部の前記z軸方向の幅Deeが、前記半導体レーザバー側の前記コア部の端部の前記x軸方向の幅Dssよりも小さく、前記y軸方向が半導体レーザバー側から前記光ファイバ側にかけて広がるテーパー形状、あるいは、前記半導体レーザバー側の側面をレンズ加工した端面を有する形状からなり、かつ、前記光ファイバ側の端部での前記コア部の光の広がり角αeが、前記光ファイバの受け入れ角以下となるように形状変形させて前記半導体レーザバーの各発光素子から前記z軸方向に出射された光を前記x軸方向に導光する形状変化部と、前記形状変化部から前記x軸方向に延びて前記x軸方向に配置された前記光ファイバの側面と結合する結合部と、からなり、
前記光導波路は、前記結合部の側面が前記光ファイバの側面に接合されており、前記半導体レーザバーから出射された光が前記光導波路の前記コア部を介して前記光ファイバの前記コアの側面へ入射されることを特徴とする光導波路型光結合機構。 - 前記コア部は、前記光ファイバ側の幅Deが前記半導体レーザバー側の幅Dsよりも大きく、かつ、前記光導波路において前記光ファイバ側の光の広がり角αeが前記発光素子側の光の広がり角αsよりも小さくなるテーパー形状を有する請求項1記載の光導波路型光結合機構。
- 前記光ファイバは、前記光導波路と接合されるコアの形状が、前記光導波路との接合面に対して平坦である請求項1または2記載の光導波路型光結合機構。
- 前記コア部は、前記光導波路において前記光ファイバ側の光の広がり角αeが前記発光素子側の光の広がり角αsよりも小さくなるように前記半導体レーザバー側の端面がレンズ加工されている請求項1記載の光導波路型光結合機構。
- 前記光導波路は、前記コア部内を伝播する前記発光素子から出射された光の方向を変換して前記光ファイバの側面へ導光する請求項1記載の光導波路型光結合機構。
- 前記光ファイバは、希土類が添加されたコアとそのコアの周囲に形成された異なる2つのクラッドを有するファイバレーザ用ダブルクラッドファイバである請求項3記載の光導波路型光結合機構。
- 前記光ファイバの側面と接続される前記クラッド部の端面に、反射コーティングが設けられる請求項1記載の光導波路型光結合機構。
- 前記光導波路の前記クラッド部は、前記コア部の底辺に空孔を有する請求項1記載の光導波路型光結合機構。
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