Compact optical amplifier module
US6483978B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/09415
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical amplifier module is disclosed. The optical amplifier module includes a housing having an interior length and an interior width generally shorter than the interior length and an electronic control board disposed within the housing. The electronic control board includes a plurality of electronically connected components. The optical amplifier module also includes a gain medium disposed in the housing in a generally circularly spiral shape, such that the gain medium has a radius of curvature approximately one half the interior width of the housing. The optical amplifier module further includes a pump laser electronically connected to the electronic control board and optically connected to the gain medium.
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