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Wavelength converting device
Assignee: Hamamatsu Photonics KK
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Filing: 1990-04-27
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Granted: 1992-01-21
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Expires: 2010-04-27
Abstract
Abstract In a wavelength converting device including a light waveguide made of nonlinear optical material and outputting Cherenkov light, a reflecting mirror for reflecting guided light is provided at the end of the light waveguide. The light waveguide may include a light introducing portion and a curved light waveguide smoothly coupled with the light introducing portion. The light waveguide may have a Y-shaped structure including two light introducing portions partially parallel to each other, a junction part at which the two light introducing portions are smoothly joined together, and a linear light generating portion coupled with the junction part.
Inventors
- 👤 Shinichiro Aoshima
- 👤 Hironori Takahashi
- 👤 Yutaka Tsuchiya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 03:09
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01S; H01S3/00; H01S3/05; H01S3/06; H01S3/063; G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/35; G02F1/353; G02F1/3534; G02F1/37; G02F1/377; G02F1/374
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
57 words
A wavelength converting device comprising: a substrate; a light waveguide of nonlinear optical material on said substrate, comprising means for introducing light in said light waveguide to generate Cerenkov radiation in said substrate; and reflecting means provided at least one end face of said light waveguide, for reflecting a guided light beam back through said light waveguide.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
57 words
A wavelength converting device comprising: a substrate; a light waveguide of nonlinear optical material on said substrate, comprising means for introducing light in said light waveguide to generate Cerenkov radiation in said substrate; and reflecting means provided at least one end face of said light waveguide, for reflecting a guided light beam back through said light waveguide.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A wavelength converting device according to claim 1, wherein said light waveguide is substantially straight and has at least two end faces, and said reflecting means is provided at least at one of said at least two end faces of said light waveguide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A wavelength converting device according to claim 1, wherein said light waveguide is a ring-like light waveguide including a plurality of light waveguides coupled one to another by said reflecting means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
67 words
A wavelength converting device according to claim 1, wherein said light waveguide has a generally Y-shaped structure including two light introducing portions partially parallel to each other, a junction part at which said two light introducing portions are smoothly joined together, and a linear light generating portion coupled with said junction part, and said reflecting means is disposed at an end face of said light generating portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A wavelength converting device according to claim 1, wherein said reflecting means is a total reflection mirror.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A wavelength converting device according to claim 1, wherein said reflecting means is a dielectric multi-layer mirror.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A wavelength converting device according to claim 1, wherein said device operates as an SHG light generating device.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A wavelength converting device according to claim 1, wherein said device operates as a sum and difference frequency generating device.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
A wavelength converting device according to claim 1, further comprising directing means for directing wavelength-converted output light beams to one direction.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
A wavelength converting device according to claim 9, wherein said directing means comprises mirror means for reflecting said output light beams toward lens means, and said lens means for focusing said output light beams on one point.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
50 words
A wavelength converting device comprising: a substrate; a light waveguide of nonlinear optical material on said substrate, comprising means for introducing light in said light waveguide to generate Cerenkov radiation in said substrate; and a light introducing portion and a curved light waveguide smoothly coupled with said light introducing portion.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
50 words
A wavelength converting device comprising: a substrate; a light waveguide of nonlinear optical material on said substrate, comprising means for introducing light in said light waveguide to generate Cerenkov radiation in said substrate; and a light introducing portion and a curved light waveguide smoothly coupled with said light introducing portion.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
A wavelength converting device according to claim 11, wherein said curved light waveguide has the shape of a closed circle.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
A wavelength converting device according to claim 11, wherein said curved light waveguide is spiral in shape.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
41 words
A wavelength converting device according to claim 13, further comprising reflecting means provided at an end face of said spiral light waveguide located opposite to said light introducing portion, for reflecting a guided light beam back to said spiral light waveguide.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
A wavelength converting device according to claim 11, wherein said device comprises a plurality of said light introducing portions, each smoothly coupled with said curved light waveguide.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
36 words
A wavelength converting device according to claim 15, wherein said light introducing portion is tangentially connected to said curved light waveguide at least at each connecting point of a curved portion of said curved light waveguide.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
68 words
A wavelength converting device according to claim 11, wherein said light introducing portion has a generally Y-shaped structure including two sub-introducing portions partially parallel to each other, a junction part at which said two sub-introducing portions are smoothly joined together, and a connecting portion one end of which is coupled with said junction part and the other end of which is tangentially connected to said curved light waveguide.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
34 words
A wavelength converting device according to claim 11, further comprising an optical fiber coupled with an input end of said light introducing portion, for introducing an input light beam into said light introducing portion.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
21 words
A wavelength converting device according to claim 11, further comprising directing means for directing wavelength-converted output light beams to one direction.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
37 words
A wavelength converting device according to claim 19, wherein said directing means comprising mirror means for reflecting said output light beams toward lens means, and said lens means for focusing said output light beams on one point.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
72 words
A wavelength converting device comprising: a substrate; a light waveguide of nonlinear optical material on said substrate, comprising means for introducing light in said light waveguide to generate Cerenkov radiation in said substrate, said light waveguide having a generally Y-shaped structure including two light introducing portions, a junction part at which said two light introducing portions are smoothly joined together, and a substantially straight light generating portion coupled with said junction part.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
72 words
A wavelength converting device comprising: a substrate; a light waveguide of nonlinear optical material on said substrate, comprising means for introducing light in said light waveguide to generate Cerenkov radiation in said substrate, said light waveguide having a generally Y-shaped structure including two light introducing portions, a junction part at which said two light introducing portions are smoothly joined together, and a substantially straight light generating portion coupled with said junction part.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
34 words
A wavelength converting device according to claim 21, further comprising two optical fibers respectively coupled with input ends of said two light introducing portions, for introducing input light beams into said light introducing portions.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
21 words
A wavelength converting device according to claim 21, further comprising directing means for directing wavelength-converted output light beams to one direction.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
37 words
A wavelength converting device according to claim 23, wherein said directing means comprising mirror means for reflecting said output light beams toward lens means, and said lens means for focusing said output light beams on one point.
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