WO2001071861A3 - Continuously grating-tuned external cavity laser - Google Patents
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- WO2001071861A3 WO2001071861A3 PCT/US2001/009480 US0109480W WO0171861A3 WO 2001071861 A3 WO2001071861 A3 WO 2001071861A3 US 0109480 W US0109480 W US 0109480W WO 0171861 A3 WO0171861 A3 WO 0171861A3
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- external cavity
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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
- H01S5/10—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
- H01S5/14—External cavity lasers
- H01S5/141—External cavity lasers using a wavelength selective device, e.g. a grating or etalon
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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
- H01S2301/00—Functional characteristics
- H01S2301/02—ASE (amplified spontaneous emission), noise; Reduction thereof
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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
- H01S5/10—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
- H01S5/1078—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 with means to control the spontaneous emission, e.g. reducing or reinjection
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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
- H01S5/10—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
- H01S5/14—External cavity lasers
- H01S5/141—External cavity lasers using a wavelength selective device, e.g. a grating or etalon
- H01S5/143—Littman-Metcalf configuration, e.g. laser - grating - mirror
Abstract
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for producing laser beams with low source spontaneous emission ('SSE') or amplified spontaneous emission ('ASE') light radiation from external cavity diode lasers.
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AU2001271243A AU2001271243A1 (en) | 2000-03-23 | 2001-03-23 | Continuously grating-tuned external cavity laser |
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US (2) | US6606340B2 (en) |
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JPH05267768A (en) * | 1992-03-23 | 1993-10-15 | Toshiba Corp | Tunable laser device |
US5379310A (en) * | 1993-05-06 | 1995-01-03 | Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Illinois | External cavity, multiple wavelength laser transmitter |
US6038239A (en) * | 1995-04-20 | 2000-03-14 | Gabbert; Manfred | Tunable alignment-stable laser light source having a spectrally filtered exit |
EP0920094A1 (en) * | 1997-11-28 | 1999-06-02 | Ando Electric Co., Ltd. | Variable wavelength laser light source |
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