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Laser array

US4760580A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 1987
Grant dateJul 26, 1988
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/4062
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An injection laser array has 2.sup.n output elements (1) coupled by Y couplers (2, 4, 6) and (n-1) in sets of intermediate elements to a single element (7) in a tree configuration. The face end of the single element is provided with a high reflectivity coating (8) while those of the 2.sup.n output elements are provided with low a reflectivity coating (9).

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