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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2006
Changho Chong, Kasugai, JP;
Atsushi Morosawa, Kasugai, JP;
Tooru Sakai, Inuyama, JP;
Santec Corporation, Komaki, JP;
Abstract
An optical fiber loop has a gain medium having a gain at an oscillation wavelength and optical circulatorsand. Collimate lensesandenlarge light bean taken from the optical circulatorsand. A polygon mirroris provided on the light axis, and is rotated. A diffraction gratingis provided at the receiving position of the light reflected by the polygon mirror, and is of a Littrow configuration which reflects the light in the same direction as the incident light. A selected wavelength changes according to an incident angle to the diffraction grating, resulting in increase of selectivity owing to twice incident, thereby permitting to change an oscillation wavelength with narrow band even when changing the selected wavelength by rotating the polygon mirrorat high speed.