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Tunable laser oscillator

US3965440A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 2, 1975
Grant dateJun 22, 1976
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Expiry dateApr 2, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S3/1398
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A laser oscillator circuit is disclosed which allows the operating frequency of the laser to be tuned over a wide range of frequencies in response to a wideband control signal. A laser oscillator such as that disclosed is useful in optical communications systems and especially in optical receivers utilizing a phase-locked control loop for tracking out frequency variations due to noise and the Doppler shifts.

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