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Direct amplitude modulation of lasers

US5502741A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 22, 1994
Grant dateMar 26, 1996
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Expiry dateMar 22, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/06258
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A DFB laser is provided with a top electrode divided symmetrically into two or three in-line separate elements through which a bias current is applied with a symmetrical distribution and through which a modulation current is applied with an antisymmetric (push-pull) distribution.

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