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Single-element optical injection locking of diode-laser arrays

US4751705A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 7, 1986
Grant dateJun 14, 1988
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Expiry dateOct 7, 2006

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/4075
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

By optically injecting a single end-element of a semiconductor laser array, both the spatial and spectral emission characteristics of the entire laser array is controlled. With the output of the array locked, the far-field emission angle of the array is continuously scanned over several degrees by varying the injection frequency.

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