GB2386754B - A diffraction device for providing wavelength selective feedback in a tunable optical source - Google Patents

A diffraction device for providing wavelength selective feedback in a tunable optical source

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GB2386754B
GB2386754B GB0223052A GB0223052A GB2386754B GB 2386754 B GB2386754 B GB 2386754B GB 0223052 A GB0223052 A GB 0223052A GB 0223052 A GB0223052 A GB 0223052A GB 2386754 B GB2386754 B GB 2386754B
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wavelength selective
optical source
tunable optical
diffraction device
selective feedback
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Yakov Sidorin
Abdul Hadi Damiriji
Salah A Al-Chalabi
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Optitune PLC
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    • 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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/0102—Constructional details, not otherwise provided for in this subclass
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F2201/00—Constructional arrangements not provided for in groups G02F1/00 - G02F7/00
    • G02F2201/30—Constructional arrangements not provided for in groups G02F1/00 - G02F7/00 grating
    • G02F2201/305—Constructional arrangements not provided for in groups G02F1/00 - G02F7/00 grating diffraction grating
GB0223052A 2001-11-30 2002-10-04 A diffraction device for providing wavelength selective feedback in a tunable optical source Expired - Fee Related GB2386754B (en)

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US10/306,843 US7027469B2 (en) 2001-11-30 2002-11-29 Tunable filter

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US99726101A 2001-11-30 2001-11-30

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Citations (6)

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US4803692A (en) * 1985-09-04 1989-02-07 Hitachi, Ltd. Semiconductor laser devices
US5384799A (en) * 1993-09-09 1995-01-24 Martin Marietta Corporation Frequency stabilized laser with electronic tunable external cavity
US5463647A (en) * 1993-02-25 1995-10-31 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Air Force Broadband multi-wavelength narrow linewidth laser source using an electro-optic modulator
US6041071A (en) * 1995-09-29 2000-03-21 Coretek, Inc. Electro-optically tunable external cavity mirror for a narrow linewidth semiconductor laser
US6192170B1 (en) * 1998-12-02 2001-02-20 Nec Corporation Multiple-wavelength light source and method of controlling oscillation frequencies thereof
EP1341277A2 (en) * 2002-01-17 2003-09-03 Optitune Public Limited Company Tunable diffractive device

Patent Citations (6)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4803692A (en) * 1985-09-04 1989-02-07 Hitachi, Ltd. Semiconductor laser devices
US5463647A (en) * 1993-02-25 1995-10-31 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Air Force Broadband multi-wavelength narrow linewidth laser source using an electro-optic modulator
US5384799A (en) * 1993-09-09 1995-01-24 Martin Marietta Corporation Frequency stabilized laser with electronic tunable external cavity
US6041071A (en) * 1995-09-29 2000-03-21 Coretek, Inc. Electro-optically tunable external cavity mirror for a narrow linewidth semiconductor laser
US6192170B1 (en) * 1998-12-02 2001-02-20 Nec Corporation Multiple-wavelength light source and method of controlling oscillation frequencies thereof
EP1341277A2 (en) * 2002-01-17 2003-09-03 Optitune Public Limited Company Tunable diffractive device

Non-Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
"External cavity diode laser with electrooptic wavelength tuning", M Laschek et al, Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 1999, Summaries of conference papers, 23-28 May 1999, pages 141-142 *
"Two-element-cavity femtosecond Cr4+:YAG laser" T Tomaru, Conf. Proc. Lasers & Electro-Optics, Vol 56, Pg 4-4, 6th May 2001 *

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