Thermal management of a locker etalon in a transmitter optical subassembly
US9995890B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 27, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4271
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Thermal management of a locker etalon in a transmitter optical subassembly (TOSA). In one example embodiment, a TOSA includes a case, a laser positioned within the case and electro-thermally connected to the case, a locker etalon positioned in the case and thermally connected to the case, and a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) positioned within the case and in thermal contact with both the laser and the locker etalon.
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