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- 第1の帯域幅を有する光放射を提供する装置であって、シーディング放射を提供するシードレーザーと、前記シーディング放射を増幅する少なくとも1つの増幅器と、反射器と、を有する装置において、
・前記シードレーザーは、光学的有効走行時間とスペクトルと第2の帯域幅とによって規定される、ファブリペロー半導体レーザーであり、前記光学的有効走行時間は、光が前記シードレーザーを進行方向に伝搬する為に要する時間であり、
・前記シードレーザーは、前記反射器を介して前記増幅器に接続され、
・前記反射器は、前記シードレーザーによって放射された前記シーディング放射の中のある比率を前記シードレーザー内に反射して戻すべく構成され、且つ、
・前記増幅器は、屈折率n1を具備したコアと、屈折率n2を具備したペデスタルと、を有する光ファイバを有し、且つ、この場合に、前記光ファイバは、前記ペデスタルを取り囲む屈折率n3を具備したガラスから製造された第1クラッディングを含み、この場合に、
・n1はn2より大きく、
・n2はn3より大きく、更に、
・前記増幅器は、ポンプ放射を前記第1のクラッディング内に結合することによってクラッディングポンピングされ、
更に前記装置は、
・使用中において前記増幅器は、前記シードレーザーによってシードされた場合、1kWよりも大きなピークパワーを有するパルスを放射し、
・前記反射器からの光学的フィードバックは、前記第1の帯域幅が前記第2の帯域幅よりも小さくなるようなものであり、更に、
・前記ペデスタルは、前記コアから漏洩した光放射を導波するように適応されていることを特徴とする、装置。 - 請求項1に記載の装置において、前記光学的有効走行時間は10ps〜50psである、装置。
- 前記2に記載の装置において、前記光学的有効走行時間は25ps〜40psである、装置。
- 請求項1に記載の装置において、前記スペクトルは約0.045nmだけ分離した個々のレーザーラインを備える、装置。
- 請求項1乃至4の何れか1項に記載の装置において、前記反射器は、0.5nmよりも大きな第3の帯域幅によって特徴付けられるファイバブラッグ格子である、装置。
- 請求項5に記載の装置において、前記第3の帯域幅は1nmよりも大きい、装置。
- 請求項6に記載の装置において、前記第3の帯域幅は約2nmよりも大きい、装置。
- 請求項5乃至7の何れか1項に記載の装置において、前記反射器は、前記第3の帯域幅にわたる往復反射時間遅延変動によって特徴付けられ、前記往復反射時間遅延変動は、光が前記反射器に入り反射器から出てくるまでの時間の、前記第3の帯域幅に亘る最大の時間差であり、更に、前記往復反射時間遅延変動は前記光学的有効走行時間よりも大きい、装置。
- 請求項8に記載の装置において、前記往復反射時間遅延変動は、約50ps〜1000psである、装置。
- 請求項1乃至9の何れか1項に記載の装置において、前記反射器は、前記シードレーザーから5m未満の距離に位置している、装置。
- 請求項1乃至10の何れか1項に記載の装置において、前記光ファイバは、前記コア及び前記ペデスタルの少なくとも1つの中に配置された、少なくとも1種類の希土類ドーパントによってドープされている、装置。
- 請求項1乃至11の何れか1項に記載の装置において、前記光ファイバは0.15未満の開口数を有する導波路を備え、
・前記コアは、シリカ、約0.1〜4モルパーセントの濃度のアルミナ、2〜20モルパーセントの濃度の燐酸塩、2000〜60000ppmの濃度のイッテルビウムを有し、且つ、
・前記ペデスタルは、シリカ、燐酸塩、及び酸化ゲルマニウムを有し、前記光ファイバは、976nmにおける約400mWのポンプ光によって長さが0.1〜1mの光ファイバをコアポンピングする場合、1000nm〜1100nmの波長において2000時間で5%以下の減衰における増加によって特徴付けられるフォトダークニング耐性の光ファイバである、装置。 - 請求項12に記載の装置において、前記減衰における増加は、2000時間において1%未満である、装置。
- 請求項1乃至13の何れか1項に記載の装置であって、コントローラと2個のポンプを含み、前記光放射は、ピークパワー、パルスエネルギー、パルス繰り返し周波数及びパルス幅によって特徴付けられ、且つ、前記コントローラは、パルス繰り返し周波数が1Hz〜500kHzに渡って前記ピークパワーを5kW以上に維持する一方で、0.04mJを超えるパルスエネルギーを供給するように、前記2個のポンプ、パルス繰り返し周波数及びパルス幅を制御する、装置。
- 請求項14に記載の装置であって、レーザー供給ファイバおよび加工ヘッドを含み、前記装置は、材料を加工するためのレーザーの形状である、装置。
- 請求項1乃至15の何れか1項に記載の装置であって、前記増幅器はサイドポンピングされる、装置。
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