Optical component
US7116481B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 23, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S5/143
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tunable optical resonator for use as a tunable laser or optical filter comprising a cavity in which the cavity is delimited by a reflection grating and a reflector in which the reflection grating is fixed to a flexible support, the resonator also comprising means for flexing the flexible support for causing the grating to mimic rotation about a selected point. A micro-mechanical tunable resonator as above providing mode-hop free tuning.
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