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Tunable short cavity laser sensor

US9397468B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

Thorlabs, Inc. · DE
Praevium Research, Inc. · US

Inventors

Alex Ezra Cable · Newton, US
Vijaysekhar Jayaraman · Goleta, US
Benjamin Michael Potsaid · Cambridge, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 8, 2015
Grant date	Jul 19, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 8, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01S2301/02
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Optical systems employ a tunable source which includes a short cavity laser with a large free spectral range cavity, fast tuning response, and single transverse and longitudinal mode operation. Systems for optical spectroscopy with optimized scanning, a system for optical beam steering and a system for a tunable local oscillator are disclosed.

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