Fiber laser modulation method and modulator
AssigneeFurukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorsKeisuke Tominaga, Kanji Tanaka
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Abstract
A pattern generator 2 produces a predetermined pattern signal 11 which is an electric signal, and a LD output light 12 of light signal is produced by inputting the pattern signal 11 to a plurality of semiconductor lasers (LD) 3 as a pump light source. To make a output light 14 to be a pulsed light not following a surge pulse rectangular, a fiber laser modulator 1 is configured that the pattern signal 11 generated by a pattern generator 2 includes four phases power level: low powered phase, power rising phase, high power phase and power decreasing phase.
Claims10
A fiber laser modulation method for modulating a pump light as an input light to an amplifying optical fiber to output a predetermined output light comprising the steps of:
- forming a pattern of said input light based on a pattern signal in a power level of four phases including a fixed level of a low powered phase, a fixed rising rate of a power rising phase, the power rising phase lasting 10 micro seconds or more, a fixed level of a high power phase and a fixed decreasing rate of a power decreasing phase;
- setting a power level of said high power phase as a predetermined high power level such that said output light is determined to match with a predetermined required power level;
- setting a power level of said low powered phase so as to be greater than zero and such that a predetermined low power level is determined that said output light is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold;
- raising the power level of said power rising phase between said low power level and said high power level in a predetermined rising rate;
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- decreasing the power level of said power decreasing phase between said high power level and said low power level in a predetermined decreasing rate to produce a rectangular pulsed light without a surge pulse.
A fiber laser modulator comprising:
- a pattern generator for producing an input pattern including a fixed level of a low powered phase, a fixed rising rate of a power rising phase, the fixed rising rate lasting for 10 micro seconds or longer, a fixed level of a high power phase and a fixed decreasing rate of a power decreasing phase;
- a pump light source for outputting pump light by inputting said input pattern from said pattern generator;
- a first FBG (Fiber Bragg Grating) for permitting said pump light to pass from said pump light source while reflecting an amplifying light from an opposite direction;
- an optical fiber to couple the pump light source and the first FBG;
- an amplifying optical fiber for outputting the amplifying light of a predetermined wavelength, by excitement due to said pump light which is input through said first FBG;
- a second FBG for permitting a part of said amplifying light transmitted within the optical fiber to pass and reflecting the rest of the light;
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- a fiber outputting element for outputting said amplifying light passed through said the second FBG to outside of an immediate area of the amplifying fiber.
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