WO2001067561A3 - Optical waveguide amplifier - Google Patents

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WO2001067561A3
WO2001067561A3 PCT/US2001/006726 US0106726W WO0167561A3 WO 2001067561 A3 WO2001067561 A3 WO 2001067561A3 US 0106726 W US0106726 W US 0106726W WO 0167561 A3 WO0167561 A3 WO 0167561A3
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optical
housing
amplifier
waveguide
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Brian L Lawrence
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Molecular Optoelectronics Corp
Brian L Lawrence
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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
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/06—Construction or shape of active medium
    • H01S3/063—Waveguide lasers, i.e. whereby the dimensions of the waveguide are of the order of the light wavelength
    • 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
    • H01S3/02—Constructional details
    • 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
    • H01S3/09—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping
    • H01S3/091—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping
    • H01S3/094—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light
    • H01S3/094003—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light the pumped medium being a fibre

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An optical amplifier (100) with integrated optical waveguide, pump source and other, optional components for amplifying an input optical signal coupled from a fiber optic. The amplifier includes a housing (160) having these components mounted therein, and appropriate optics (120, 130, 150) for coupling the input and output optical signals to and from the appropriate ports, and for carrying an optical pump signal from its source (140) to the waveguide. The optical waveguide disclosed is a channel waveguide amplification chip (110), having a relatively small size; and the pump source disclosed is a laser diode capable of generating the optical pump signal internal to the housing with only electrical (e.g., power) signals applied thereto from outside of the housing. Other optional components may be provided for cooperative optical processing in the amplifier housing such as isolators, gain flattening filters, and optical taps for monitoring. The disclosed optical amplifier offers size and cost advantages over other known systems.
PCT/US2001/006726 2000-03-03 2001-03-02 Optical waveguide amplifier WO2001067561A2 (en)

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AU2001240000A AU2001240000A1 (en) 2000-03-03 2001-03-02 Compact optical amplifier with integrated optical waveguide, pump source, and performance enhancing optical components

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FR2837291A1 (en) * 2002-03-15 2003-09-19 Alcatel Optronics France Optical amplifier device used in telecommunications comprises an optical pump, a light amplifier, light guides, and passive optical coupling elements

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WO2000020904A2 (en) * 1998-09-23 2000-04-13 Molecular Optoelectronics Corporation Optical channel waveguide amplifier
WO2000072478A2 (en) * 1999-05-24 2000-11-30 Molecular Optoelectronics Corporation Compact optical amplifier package with integrated optical channel waveguide amplifier and pump source

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EP0343489A2 (en) * 1988-05-20 1989-11-29 Oki Electric Industry Company, Limited Optical amplifier module
JPH033283A (en) * 1989-05-30 1991-01-09 Furukawa Electric Co Ltd:The Light amplifier
EP0409258A2 (en) * 1989-07-20 1991-01-23 Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. A fiber optical amplifier
JPH0371115A (en) * 1989-08-11 1991-03-26 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Optical circuit for light amplification
JPH06196788A (en) * 1992-12-25 1994-07-15 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Optical amplifier
US5563979A (en) * 1995-08-31 1996-10-08 Lucent Technologies Inc. Erbium-doped planar optical device
WO2000020904A2 (en) * 1998-09-23 2000-04-13 Molecular Optoelectronics Corporation Optical channel waveguide amplifier
WO2000072478A2 (en) * 1999-05-24 2000-11-30 Molecular Optoelectronics Corporation Compact optical amplifier package with integrated optical channel waveguide amplifier and pump source

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