WO2002039553A3 - Wavelength locker - Google Patents

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WO2002039553A3
WO2002039553A3 PCT/GB2001/004996 GB0104996W WO0239553A3 WO 2002039553 A3 WO2002039553 A3 WO 2002039553A3 GB 0104996 W GB0104996 W GB 0104996W WO 0239553 A3 WO0239553 A3 WO 0239553A3
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wavelength
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Andrew C Carter
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Bookham Technology Plc
Andrew C Carter
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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
    • H01S5/06—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
    • H01S5/0687—Stabilising the frequency of the laser

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  • Semiconductor Lasers (AREA)
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Abstract

A wavelength locker (100) for use with a tuneable laser (60) capable of selectively producing light of fixed wavelengths, said fixed wavelengths having a substantially fixed wavelength spacing; the locker for locking the wavelength of the light to one of said fixed wavelengths and comprises: an interferometer arrangement comprising splitting means (90) for splitting the laser light to pass along two optical waveguides (92, 94) and combining means (95) for combining light from the waveguides to form at least one optical output (93, 98); wherein the optical waveguides are configured to have a difference in optical path length such that the magnitude of the at least one optical output varies cyclically with wavelength and has a waveguide period which is substantially an integer multiple of said fixed wavelength spacing; and control means (97) for controlling the laser in response to the magnitude of said optical output to lock the laser to one of said selected fixed wavelengths.
PCT/GB2001/004996 2000-11-11 2001-11-12 Wavelength locker WO2002039553A2 (en)

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GB0027629A GB2368969A (en) 2000-11-11 2000-11-11 Wavelength Locker
GB0027629.5 2000-11-11

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US6031948A (en) * 1998-03-03 2000-02-29 Applied Fiber Optics, Inc. Fused-fiber multi-window wavelength division multiplexer using an unbalanced Mach-Zehnder interferometer and method of making same
EP1028503A2 (en) * 1999-02-11 2000-08-16 Lucent Technologies Inc. Self-monitored light source for stable wavelength optical communications
WO2000049690A1 (en) * 1999-02-16 2000-08-24 Qtera Corporation Compact wavelength-independent wavelength-locker for absolute wavelength stability of a laser diode

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US5034603A (en) * 1989-11-06 1991-07-23 Wilson Keith E Integrated optics wavelength stabilization unit
DE4010823A1 (en) * 1990-04-04 1991-10-10 Standard Elektrik Lorenz Ag Monolithic mode-synchronised semiconductor laser - has electrodes on outer sides receiving current to change optical length of waveguide
US6031948A (en) * 1998-03-03 2000-02-29 Applied Fiber Optics, Inc. Fused-fiber multi-window wavelength division multiplexer using an unbalanced Mach-Zehnder interferometer and method of making same
EP1028503A2 (en) * 1999-02-11 2000-08-16 Lucent Technologies Inc. Self-monitored light source for stable wavelength optical communications
WO2000049690A1 (en) * 1999-02-16 2000-08-24 Qtera Corporation Compact wavelength-independent wavelength-locker for absolute wavelength stability of a laser diode

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