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Grating coupled waveguide laser apparatus

US4156206A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 30, 1976
Grant dateMay 22, 1979
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Expiry dateDec 30, 1996

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/026
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A semiconductor laser and optical waveguide are coupled together along a common optical axis and bounded at remote ends with reflective surfaces to form an optical resonant cavity. A periodic grating formed in a side surface of the optical waveguide directs some radiant energy out of the cavity in a direction not parallel with the common optical axis.

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