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Laser/detector hybrid with integrated mirror and diffracted returned beam

US6188062A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 8, 1998
Grant dateFeb 13, 2001
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Expiry dateApr 8, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B7/1353
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present laser/detector hybrid with a turning mirror integrated into the photo detector chip. This allows a smaller package for the device and a simpler method for producing the laser/detector device. The laser beam is emitted along the surface of the chip towards a groove cut in the chip. A mirror is mounted in the groove, and the mirror has a corrugated structure so that it will reflect the beam and convert it into multiple beams at the same time.

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