Optical injection locking of laser diode arrays
US4686485A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 7, 1985 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2005 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S5/0064
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for amplifying a laser beam through injection locking of a laser array by a single master laser is presented. The apparatus is comprised of a master laser which produces a beam that is shaped or focused onto a laser array facet which is further comprised of an array junction plane wherein the laser array is biased above threshold.
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