WO2008107963A1 - 光半導体素子 - Google Patents
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Abstract
光半導体素子を、同一基板上に、半導体レーザ(11)と、第1光導波路(12A)と、半導体レーザから第1光導波路を介して導かれた光を2つに分岐する光結合器(13)と、2つの第2光導波路(12B,12C)と、2つの第2光導波路のそれぞれに設けられた回折格子(14,15)と、2つの回折格子の一方を介して導かれた光を検出する光検出器(16)とを備えるものとし、各回折格子側から半導体レーザ側への反射戻り光が光結合器で干渉するように、各回折格子側からの反射戻り光の位相が光結合器部分でπずれるように構成する。
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