GB2516679C - Optical source - Google Patents

Optical source

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GB2516679C
GB2516679C GB1313550.4A GB201313550A GB2516679C GB 2516679 C GB2516679 C GB 2516679C GB 201313550 A GB201313550 A GB 201313550A GB 2516679 C GB2516679 C GB 2516679C
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James Poustie Alistair
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Rushmere Tech Ltd
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Priority to ES14749961.0T priority patent/ES2667743T3/es
Priority to PL14749961T priority patent/PL3028352T3/pl
Priority to PT147499610T priority patent/PT3028352T/pt
Priority to EP14749961.0A priority patent/EP3028352B1/en
Priority to JP2016530606A priority patent/JP6735666B2/ja
Priority to PCT/GB2014/052326 priority patent/WO2015015193A1/en
Priority to US14/908,918 priority patent/US10243327B2/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • 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
    • H01S5/005—Optical components external to the laser cavity, specially adapted therefor, e.g. for homogenisation or merging of the beams or for manipulating laser pulses, e.g. pulse shaping
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    • 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
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    • 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
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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
    • H01S3/106—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
    • 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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    • 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
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    • H01S5/062—Arrangements for controlling the laser output parameters, e.g. by operating on the active medium by varying the potential of the electrodes
    • H01S5/06233—Controlling other output parameters than intensity or frequency
    • H01S5/06246—Controlling other output parameters than intensity or frequency controlling the phase
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    • H01S5/0625—Arrangements for controlling the laser output parameters, e.g. by operating on the active medium by varying the potential of the electrodes in multi-section lasers
    • H01S5/06255—Controlling the frequency of the radiation
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    • H01S5/0651—Mode control
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    • H01S5/0654—Single longitudinal mode emission
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    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
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    • H01S5/0656—Seeding, i.e. an additional light input is provided for controlling the laser modes, for example by back-reflecting light from an external optical component
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    • H01S5/141—External cavity lasers using a wavelength selective device, e.g. a grating or etalon
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    • H01S2301/00—Functional characteristics
    • H01S2301/16—Semiconductor lasers with special structural design to influence the modes, e.g. specific multimode
    • H01S2301/163—Single longitudinal mode
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    • H01S5/4025—Array arrangements, e.g. constituted by discrete laser diodes or laser bar
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    • H01S5/4031—Edge-emitting structures
    • H01S5/4068—Edge-emitting structures with lateral coupling by axially offset or by merging waveguides, e.g. Y-couplers

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  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Lasers (AREA)
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GB1313550.4A GB2516679C (en) 2013-07-30 2013-07-30 Optical source
JP2016530606A JP6735666B2 (ja) 2013-07-30 2014-07-30 光学ソース
US14/908,918 US10243327B2 (en) 2013-07-30 2014-07-30 Optical source
PL14749961T PL3028352T3 (pl) 2013-07-30 2014-07-30 Źródło optyczne
PT147499610T PT3028352T (pt) 2013-07-30 2014-07-30 Fonte ótica
EP14749961.0A EP3028352B1 (en) 2013-07-30 2014-07-30 Optical source
DK14749961.0T DK3028352T3 (en) 2013-07-30 2014-07-30 OPTICAL SOURCE
PCT/GB2014/052326 WO2015015193A1 (en) 2013-07-30 2014-07-30 Optical source
ES14749961.0T ES2667743T3 (es) 2013-07-30 2014-07-30 Fuente óptica

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JP2016528733A (ja) 2016-09-15
PT3028352T (pt) 2018-05-09
EP3028352B1 (en) 2018-02-21
JP6735666B2 (ja) 2020-08-05
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