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System and method for generating an optimum side-mode suppression ratio continuous tuning path for a semiconductor tunable laser

US8964806B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Insight Photonic Solutions, Inc · US

Inventors

Jason Ensher · Lafayette, US
Dennis Derickson · Windsor, US
Michael Minneman · Lafayette, US
Michael Crawford · Lafayette, US
Chris Chiccone · Broomfield, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 22, 2013
Grant date	Feb 24, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 3, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01S5/0687
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system and method to determine data sets of front mirror current, back mirror current and phase current that change the wavelength output by a semiconductor laser in a prescribed trajectory versus time, while maintaining the maximum side-mode suppression ratio at each point during the sweep.

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