AU4513601A - Tunable laser with microactuator - Google Patents

Tunable laser with microactuator

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Publication number
AU4513601A
AU4513601A AU45136/01A AU4513601A AU4513601A AU 4513601 A AU4513601 A AU 4513601A AU 45136/01 A AU45136/01 A AU 45136/01A AU 4513601 A AU4513601 A AU 4513601A AU 4513601 A AU4513601 A AU 4513601A
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Australia
Prior art keywords
microactuator
tunable laser
tunable
laser
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
AU45136/01A
Inventor
Jill D. Berger
John D. Grade
John F. Heanue
John H Jerman
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Iolon Inc
Original Assignee
Iolon Inc
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Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US09/491,429 external-priority patent/US6856632B1/en
Application filed by Iolon Inc filed Critical Iolon Inc
Publication of AU4513601A publication Critical patent/AU4513601A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • 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
    • H01S3/105—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling the mutual position or the reflecting properties of the reflectors of the cavity, e.g. by controlling the cavity length
    • H01S3/1055—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling the mutual position or the reflecting properties of the reflectors of the cavity, e.g. by controlling the cavity length one of the reflectors being constituted by a diffraction grating
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • 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
    • H01S5/14—External cavity lasers
    • H01S5/141—External cavity lasers using a wavelength selective device, e.g. a grating or etalon
    • H01S5/143—Littman-Metcalf configuration, e.g. laser - grating - mirror
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/02—Structural details or components not essential to laser action
    • H01S5/022—Mountings; Housings
    • H01S5/023—Mount members, e.g. sub-mount members
    • H01S5/02325—Mechanically integrated components on mount members or optical micro-benches
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/06—Arrangements for controlling the laser output parameters, e.g. by operating on the active medium
    • H01S5/068—Stabilisation of laser output parameters
    • H01S5/0683—Stabilisation of laser output parameters by monitoring the optical output parameters
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • 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
    • H01S5/14—External cavity lasers
    • H01S5/141—External cavity lasers using a wavelength selective device, e.g. a grating or etalon
AU45136/01A 1999-11-29 2000-11-29 Tunable laser with microactuator Abandoned AU4513601A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (13)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US16793799P 1999-11-29 1999-11-29
US16795199P 1999-11-29 1999-11-29
US60167937 1999-11-29
US60167951 1999-11-29
US17456200P 2000-01-05 2000-01-05
US60174562 2000-01-05
US09/491,429 US6856632B1 (en) 1999-09-20 2000-01-26 Widely tunable laser
US09491429 2000-01-26
US22793300P 2000-08-25 2000-08-25
US60227933 2000-08-25
US23404200P 2000-09-20 2000-09-20
US60234042 2000-09-20
PCT/US2000/042490 WO2001043241A2 (en) 1999-11-29 2000-11-29 Tunable laser with microactuator

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU4513601A true AU4513601A (en) 2001-06-18

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AU45136/01A Abandoned AU4513601A (en) 1999-11-29 2000-11-29 Tunable laser with microactuator

Country Status (3)

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EP (1) EP1238448A4 (en)
AU (1) AU4513601A (en)
WO (1) WO2001043241A2 (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP4073886B2 (en) 2004-03-30 2008-04-09 アンリツ株式会社 Variable wavelength light source
GB2487079A (en) * 2011-01-07 2012-07-11 Oclaro Technology Ltd Tunable pumping light source for optical amplifiers

Family Cites Families (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP3322712B2 (en) * 1993-01-14 2002-09-09 松下電器産業株式会社 Starting method of optical tuner and optical tuner
US5771252A (en) * 1996-01-29 1998-06-23 Sdl, Inc. External cavity, continuously tunable wavelength source
US5867512A (en) * 1997-02-10 1999-02-02 Sacher; Joachim Tuning arrangement for a semiconductor diode laser with an external resonator
JPH11307864A (en) * 1998-04-23 1999-11-05 Ando Electric Co Ltd External resonator variable wavelength light source
CA2356905A1 (en) * 1998-12-15 2000-06-22 Iolon, Inc. Optical microswitch with rotary electrostatic microactuator
US6847661B2 (en) * 1999-09-20 2005-01-25 Iolon, Inc. Tunable laser with microactuator
AU4513701A (en) * 1999-11-29 2001-06-18 Iolon, Inc. Balanced microdevice and rotary electrostatic microactuator for use therewith

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Publication number Publication date
WO2001043241A3 (en) 2002-01-24
EP1238448A4 (en) 2006-08-16
EP1238448A2 (en) 2002-09-11
WO2001043241A2 (en) 2001-06-14

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
MK6 Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase