On-chip optical amplifier
US7787176B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S5/30
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An on-chip amplifier includes first element that curtails the velocity of an incoming light to the amplifier. A second element is doped so as to make the frequency of the incoming light equal to the electron frequency in order to allow for electron-photon wave interaction, so that when current flows through the amplifier, electron power is transferred to the incoming light, resulting in amplification of the incoming light.
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