WO2002073756A3 - Optical devices - Google Patents

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WO2002073756A3
WO2002073756A3 PCT/GB2002/001145 GB0201145W WO02073756A3 WO 2002073756 A3 WO2002073756 A3 WO 2002073756A3 GB 0201145 W GB0201145 W GB 0201145W WO 02073756 A3 WO02073756 A3 WO 02073756A3
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signal
modulating
optical devices
bias
fist
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Richard Vincent Penty
Ian Hugh White
Laurence John Sargent
Aeneas Benedict Massara
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Univ Bristol
Richard Vincent Penty
Ian Hugh White
Laurence John Sargent
Aeneas Benedict Massara
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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
    • H01S5/062—Arrangements for controlling the laser output parameters, e.g. by operating on the active medium by varying the potential of the electrodes
    • 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
    • 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
    • H01S5/062—Arrangements for controlling the laser output parameters, e.g. by operating on the active medium by varying the potential of the electrodes
    • 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
    • H01S5/06251—Amplitude modulation
    • 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
    • H01S5/20—Structure or shape of the semiconductor body to guide the optical wave ; Confining structures perpendicular to the optical axis, e.g. index or gain guiding, stripe geometry, broad area lasers, gain tailoring, transverse or lateral reflectors, special cladding structures, MQW barrier reflection layers
    • H01S5/22—Structure or shape of the semiconductor body to guide the optical wave ; Confining structures perpendicular to the optical axis, e.g. index or gain guiding, stripe geometry, broad area lasers, gain tailoring, transverse or lateral reflectors, special cladding structures, MQW barrier reflection layers having a ridge or stripe structure

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Lasers (AREA)

Abstract

A laser diode device comprises a layered structure, and defines two upper contact regions to which bias current signals can be applied. A first contact region receives a fist bias signal and a modulating signal. Such a device can produce a light output signal which can be modulated at high frequency using a low modulating current swing and can operated in uncooled conditions, whilst giving satisfactory output characteristics compared with single contact devices.
PCT/GB2002/001145 2001-03-12 2002-03-12 Optical devices WO2002073756A2 (en)

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GB0106075A GB2373369A (en) 2001-03-12 2001-03-12 Laser diodes
GB0106075.5 2001-03-12

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WO2002073756A2 WO2002073756A2 (en) 2002-09-19
WO2002073756A3 true WO2002073756A3 (en) 2003-08-28

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EP0128297A2 (en) * 1983-04-11 1984-12-19 Nec Corporation Frequency-stabilized semiconductor laser oscillator
EP0189252A2 (en) * 1985-01-14 1986-07-30 Nec Corporation Semiconductor laser direct frequency modulation system
EP0354141A2 (en) * 1988-08-05 1990-02-07 Eastman Kodak Company Diode laser with improved means for electrically modulating the emitted light beam intensity including turn-on and turn-off and electrically controlling the position of the emitted laser beam spot
US5358898A (en) * 1989-07-15 1994-10-25 Fujitsu Limited Method of making a tunable laser diode having a distributed feedback structure
EP0488417A2 (en) * 1990-11-30 1992-06-03 Fujitsu Limited Driver circuit of a tunable laser diode
JPH07249832A (en) * 1994-03-10 1995-09-26 Canon Inc Optical transmitter-receiver, its driving method, and optical communication system

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