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Laser transmitter based on a coupler and having a controlled output port

US5987050A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 16, 1998
Grant dateNov 16, 1999
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Expiry dateNov 16, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/50
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A laser transmitter based on a star coupler includes a separate controlled output port. An interferometric modulator is incorporated inside a laser cavity by means of a star coupler and enables modulation of the laser signal, independent of the means of wavelength selection used to determine the frequency of the laser.

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