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Anti-guided phase-locked array and manufacturing method therefor

US5323405A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 1992
Grant dateJun 21, 1994
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Expiry dateSep 30, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/2059
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A phase-locked laser array comprising a plurality of element regions for passing electric current into an active layer; and inter-element regions formed between the element regions. Each of the inter-element regions is so formed as to have two regions, i.e. a non-diffusion region at the center thereof and a diffusion regions disposed on both sides thereof, thereby rendering the refractive index in the non-diffusion region higher than that in the diffusion regions. The method of manufacturing the phase-locked laser array which is characterized by including a step growing an optical waveguide layer of superlattice on a portion of a second clad layer while diffusing impurities doped in the second clad layer into said optical waveguide layer, thereby forming a diffusion regions on both sides of the inter-element region.

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