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Wavelength conversion laser light source having dual optical receiver and a temperature control unit, and projection display device, liquid crystal display device and laser light source provid - Patent # 8440951 - PatentGenius
8440951 Wavelength conversion laser light source having dual optical receiver and a temperature control unit, and projection display device, liquid crystal display device and laser light source provid
Attorney Or Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponace, L.L.P.
U.S. Class: 250/205; 250/238
Field Of Search: 250/205; 250/238; 250/239; 250/225; 250/208.1; 250/216; 359/326; 359/327; 359/328; 359/329; 359/330; 359/331; 359/332; 372/96; 372/20; 372/21; 372/22; 372/23; 372/24; 372/25; 372/26; 372/27; 372/28; 372/29; 372/30; 372/31; 372/32
Foreign Patent Documents: 5-188421; 2000-305120; 2002-164616; 2003-290963; 2004-157217; 2004-348052; 2007-233039
Other References: International Search Report issued Aug. 4, 2009 in International (PCT) Application No. PCT/JP2009/003194. cited by applicant.
Abstract: A wavelength conversion laser light source includes: a fundamental light source for outputting fundamental light; a wavelength conversion element with a nonlinear optical effect for converting the fundamental light into harmonic light of a different wavelength; a first optical receiver for receiving light of a specific polarization direction contained in the fundamental light output from the fundamental light source and converting an amount of light thereof into an electrical signal; a second optical receiver for receiving the harmonic light output from the wavelength conversion element and converting an amount of light thereof into an electrical signal; a temperature holding unit for holding a temperature of the wavelength conversion element constant; a fundamental light control unit for performing first control of controlling an amount of light of the fundamental light output from the fundamental light source based on the electrical signal from the second optical receiver, and second control of controlling an amount of light of the fundamental light based on the electrical signal from the first optical receiver; and a temperature control unit for performing third control of controlling a holding temperature of the temperature holding unit based on the electrical signal from the second optical receiver.
1. A wavelength conversion laser light source, comprising: a fundamental light source for outputting fundamental light; a wavelength conversion element with anonlinear optical effect for converting the fundamental light into harmonic light of a different wavelength; a polarization element disposed at a position where the fundamental light is incident, and for passing only light of a specific polarizationdirection contained in the fundamental light; a first optical receiver for receiving the light which has passed the polarization element and converting an amount of light thereof into an electrical signal; a second optical receiver for receiving theharmonic light output from the wavelength conversion element and converting an amount of light thereof into an electrical signal; a temperature holding unit for holding a temperature of the wavelength conversion element constant; a fundamental lightcontrol unit for performing first control of controlling an amount of light of the fundamental light output from the fundamental light source based on the electrical signal from the second optical receiver, and second control of controlling an amount oflight of the fundamental light based on the electrical signal from the first optical receiver; and a temperature control unit for performing third control of controlling a holding temperature of the temperature holding unit based on the electricalsignal from the second optical receiver.
2. A wavelength conversion laser light source, comprising: a fundamental light source for outputting fundamental light; a wavelength conversion element with a nonlinear optical effect for converting the fundamental light into harmonic light ofa different wavelength; a mirror disposed at a position where the harmonic light output from the wavelength conversion element is incident, for separating fundamental light contained in the harmonic light; a polarization element disposed at a positionwhere the fundamental light as separated is incident, which allows only the light of a specific polarization direction contained in the harmonic light to pass therethrough; a first optical receiver for receiving the light passed through the polarizationelement and converting an amount of light thereof into an electrical signal; a second optical receiver for receiving the harmonic light output from the wavelength conversion element and converting an amount of light thereof into an electrical signal; atemperature holding unit for holding a temperature of the wavelength conversion element constant; a fundamental light control unit for performing first control of controlling an amount of light of the fundamental light output from the fundamental lightsource based on the electrical signal from the second optical receiver, and second control of controlling an amount of light of the fundamental light based on a result of comparing the electrical signal from the second optical receiver and the electricalsignal from the first optical receiver; and a temperature control unit for performing third control of controlling the holding temperature of the temperature holding unit based on a result of comparing the electrical signal from the second opticalreceiver and the electrical signal from the first optical receiver.
3. The wavelength conversion laser light source according to claim 1, wherein the first control to third control are intermittently implemented by the fundamental light control unit and the temperature control unit so that implementation timingof the first control and implementation timing of the second control and the third control do not overlap.
4. The wavelength conversion laser light source according to claim 1, wherein the temperature control unit includes a temperature measuring part for measuring a temperature of the wavelength conversion element, and a temperature controller forsupplying current to the temperature holding unit and controlling the holding temperature of the temperature holding unit constant based on a measurement signal from the temperature measuring part.
5. The wavelength conversion laser light source according to claim 4, wherein the temperature controller adjusts the holding temperature of the temperature holding unit by performing wobbling at .+-..DELTA.t (.degree. C.) centered around acenter temperature Tc (.degree. C.), and if the amount of light of the harmonic light is P (Tc+.DELTA.t), P (Tc) and P (Tc-.DELTA.t), respectively, when the temperature of the wavelength conversion element is Tc+.DELTA.t (.degree. C.), Tc (.degree. C.) and Tc-.DELTA.t (.degree. C.), current is supplied to the temperature holding unit so that Tc is raised if P (Tc-.DELTA.t)<P (Tc)<P (Tc+.DELTA.t), Tc is maintained if P (Tc+.DELTA.t)<P (Tc)>P (Tc-.DELTA.t), and Tc is lowered if P(Tc-.DELTA.t)>P (Tc)>P (Tc+.DELTA.t).
6. The wavelength conversion laser light source according to claim 5, wherein a range of the .DELTA.t in which the temperature controller performs wobbling is 0.1.degree. C. to 0.2.degree. C.
7. The wavelength conversion laser light source according to claim 5, wherein a period of the wobbling performed by the temperature controller is 5 seconds to 10 seconds.
8. The wavelength conversion laser light source according to claim 1, wherein the second control controls intensity of the fundamental light so that, of the fundamental light, intensity of light in the polarization direction which contributesto a wavelength conversion of the wavelength conversion element becomes constant.
9. A wavelength conversion laser light source, comprising: a fundamental light source for outputting fundamental light; a wavelength conversion element with a nonlinear optical effect for converting the fundamental light into harmonic light ofa different wavelength; a polarization element disposed at a position where the fundamental light is incident, and for passing only light of a specific polarization direction contained in the fundamental light; a first optical receiver for receivingthe light which has passed the polarization element and converting an amount of light thereof into an electrical signal; a second optical receiver for receiving the harmonic light output from the wavelength conversion element and converting an amount oflight thereof into an electrical signal; a temperature holding unit for holding a temperature of the wavelength conversion element constant; and a fundamental light control unit for performing first control of controlling an amount of light of thefundamental light output from the fundamental light source based on the electrical signal from the second optical receiver, second control of controlling an amount of light of the fundamental light based on the electrical signal from the first opticalreceiver, and third control of controlling a wavelength of the fundamental light based on the electrical signal from the second optical receiver.
10. The wavelength conversion laser light source according to claim 9, wherein the fundamental light control unit intermittently implements the first control to third control so that implementation timing of the first control and implementationtiming of the second control and the third control do not overlap.
11. The wavelength conversion laser light source according to claim 9, wherein the fundamental light source includes a semiconductor laser for emitting excitation light, a double clad rare earth-added fiber for absorbing the excitation lightemitted from the semiconductor laser and emitting the fundamental light, a narrow reflection band fiber grating and a broad reflection band fiber grating disposed at either end of the double clad rare earth-added fiber, and for deciding a wavelength ofthe fundamental light emitted from the fundamental light source, and an actuator for applying stress to the narrow reflection band fiber grating, and the wavelength of the fundamental light changes based on the stress applied by the actuator to thenarrow reflection band fiber grating.
12. The wavelength conversion laser light source according to claim 9, wherein the fundamental light source is a distributed-feedback semiconductor laser light source including a distributed-feedback mirror part, and the wavelength of thefundamental light changes by changing current that is incident into the distributed-feedback mirror part.
13. The wavelength conversion laser light source according to claim 9, wherein the fundamental light source includes a distributed-feedback semiconductor laser light source with a distributed-feedback mirror part for generating light whichbecomes a source of the fundamental light, an excitation light source for emitting excitation light, and a laser medium for increasing intensity of the light emitted by the distributed-feedback semiconductor laser light source by absorbing the excitationlight, and the wavelength of the fundamental light changes by changing current that is incident into the distributed-feedback mirror part.
14. The wavelength conversion laser light source according to claim 9, further comprising: a temperature control unit for controlling a holding temperature of the temperature holding unit, wherein the temperature control unit includes atemperature measuring part for measuring a temperature of the wavelength conversion element, and a temperature controller for supplying current to the temperature holding unit and controlling the holding temperature of the temperature holding unitconstant based on a measurement signal from the temperature measuring part.
15. The wavelength conversion laser light source according to claim 4, wherein a thermal resistance moderator for providing a difference between a temperature of the wavelength conversion element and a temperature measured with the temperaturemeasuring part is provided between the wavelength conversion element and the temperature measuring part.
16. The wavelength conversion laser light source according to claim 9, wherein the second control controls intensity of the fundamental light so that, of the fundamental light, intensity of light in the polarization direction which contributesto a wavelength conversion of the wavelength conversion element becomes constant.
17. The wavelength conversion laser light source according to claim 15, wherein a heat transfer agent for equalizing contact thermal resistance between members is provided between the thermal resistance moderator and the wavelength conversionelement, a case of the wavelength conversion laser light source, or the temperature measuring part.
18. The wavelength conversion laser light source according to claim 1, wherein the wavelength conversion element is configured from an optical crystal primarily having an oxygen octahedral structure as the basic structure thereof, and theoptical crystal is formed with a periodically poled structure for matching phases of the fundamental light and the harmonic light.
19. The wavelength conversion laser light source according to claim 18, wherein a plane, which is orthogonal to a polarizing direction of the periodically poled structure, of the wavelength conversion element is coated with a coating materialwith electrical resistivity of 1.times.10.sup.8 .OMEGA.cm or more.
20. The wavelength conversion laser light source according to claim 2, wherein the second control is selectively executed if a phase of the electrical signal output from the first optical receiver and a phase of the electrical signal outputfrom the second optical receiver are synchronous, and the third control is selectively executed if a phase of the electrical signal output from the first optical receiver and a phase of the electrical signal output from the second optical receiver areasynchronous.
21. A projection display device, comprising: the wavelength conversion laser light source according to claim 1; a two dimensional light modulation element for receiving the harmonic light emitted from the wavelength conversion laser lightsource and forming an image; and a projection lens for projecting the image formed with the two dimensional modulation element.
22. A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a light source including the wavelength conversion laser light source according to claim 1; and a liquid crystal display panel for receiving light emitted from the light source unit and formingan image.
23. A laser light source, comprising: the wavelength conversion laser light source according to claim 1; and a delivery fiber for guiding the harmonic light output from the wavelength conversion laser light source to an irradiation targetarea.
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