Optically pumped surface emitting lasers incorporating high reflectivity/bandwidth limited reflector

US9124062B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated · US

Inventors

• Thomas Wunderer · Palo Alto, US
• John E. Northrup · Palo Alto, US
• Mark R. Teepe · Menlo Park, US
• Noble M. Johnson · Menlo Park, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 22, 2012
• Grant date: Sep 1, 2015
• Expiry date: May 11, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H01S5/34333
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Optically pumped laser structures incorporate reflectors that have high reflectivity and are bandwidth limited to a relatively narrow band around the central laser radiation wavelength. In some cases, the reflectors may be ¾-wavelength distributed Bragg reflectors (DBRs).