AU2001292973A1 - Optical transmitter comprising a stepwise tunable laser - Google Patents

Optical transmitter comprising a stepwise tunable laser

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AU2001292973A1
AU2001292973A1 AU2001292973A AU9297301A AU2001292973A1 AU 2001292973 A1 AU2001292973 A1 AU 2001292973A1 AU 2001292973 A AU2001292973 A AU 2001292973A AU 9297301 A AU9297301 A AU 9297301A AU 2001292973 A1 AU2001292973 A1 AU 2001292973A1
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Prior art keywords
optical transmitter
tunable laser
stepwise tunable
stepwise
laser
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AU2001292973A
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Arnaud Garnache
Alexandre Katchanov
Guido Knippels
Marc Levenson
Barbara Paldus
Chris Rella
Bruce Richman
Daniele Romanini
Frederic Stoeckel
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BLUE LEAF Inc
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BLUE LEAF Inc
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Priority claimed from US09/668,905 external-priority patent/US6741629B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/930,841 external-priority patent/US6611546B1/en
Application filed by BLUE LEAF Inc filed Critical BLUE LEAF Inc
Publication of AU2001292973A1 publication Critical patent/AU2001292973A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/10—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
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    • H01S3/1062—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling devices placed within the cavity using a controlled passive interferometer, e.g. a Fabry-Perot etalon
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    • H01S5/024—Arrangements for thermal management
    • H01S5/02407—Active cooling, e.g. the laser temperature is controlled by a thermo-electric cooler or water cooling
    • H01S5/02415—Active cooling, e.g. the laser temperature is controlled by a thermo-electric cooler or water cooling by using a thermo-electric cooler [TEC], e.g. Peltier element
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    • H01S5/04—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping, e.g. by electron beams
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    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
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    • H01S5/068—Stabilisation of laser output parameters
    • H01S5/0683—Stabilisation of laser output parameters by monitoring the optical output parameters
    • H01S5/0687—Stabilising the frequency of the laser
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    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/10—Construction or shape of the optical resonator, e.g. extended or external cavity, coupled cavities, bent-guide, varying width, thickness or composition of the active region
    • H01S5/18—Surface-emitting [SE] lasers, e.g. having both horizontal and vertical cavities
    • H01S5/183—Surface-emitting [SE] lasers, e.g. having both horizontal and vertical cavities having only vertical cavities, e.g. vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers [VCSEL]
    • H01S5/18361—Structure of the reflectors, e.g. hybrid mirrors
    • H01S5/18377—Structure of the reflectors, e.g. hybrid mirrors comprising layers of different kind of materials, e.g. combinations of semiconducting with dielectric or metallic layers
AU2001292973A 2000-09-22 2001-09-21 Optical transmitter comprising a stepwise tunable laser Abandoned AU2001292973A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09/668,905 US6741629B1 (en) 2000-09-22 2000-09-22 Optical transmitter having optically pumped vertical external cavity surface emitting laser
US09/688,905 2000-09-22
US09/930,841 2001-08-15
US09/930,841 US6611546B1 (en) 2001-08-15 2001-08-15 Optical transmitter comprising a stepwise tunable laser
PCT/US2001/029706 WO2002025782A2 (en) 2000-09-22 2001-09-21 Optical transmitter comprising a stepwise tunable laser

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