摘要:
A ring-type laser including a traveling wave cavity which incorporates at least first and second straight cavity sections and at least one curved cavity sections are interconnected at a first light-emitting facet, and second ends of the straight sections are interconnected by the curved waveguide. Additional curved and straight sections can be linked to provide various ring configurations.
摘要:
A laser (22) and detector (24) integrated on corresponding epitaxial layers of a single chip (20) cooperate with on-chip and/or external optics (62) to couple light of a first wavelength emitted by the laser to a single external device such as an optical fiber (60) and to simultaneously couple light of a different wavelength received from the external device to the detector to provide bidirectional photonic operation. Multiple lasers and detectors may be integrated on the chip to provide multiple bidirectional channels.
摘要:
A surface-emitting laser (see Fig. 2, Character 10), in which light is emitted vertically at one end from a near 45° angled facet, includes a second end (see Fig. 2, Character 28) having a perpendicular facet from which light is emitted horizontally, for monitoring. The surface-emitting laser (see Fig. 2, Character 10) comprises a divergence-compensating lens (see Fig. 21, Character 282) on the surface above the near 45°angled facet.
摘要:
A laser chip having a substrate, an epitaxial structure on the substrate, the epitaxial structure including an active region and the active region generating light, a waveguide formed in the epitaxial structure extending in a first direction, the waveguide having a front etched facet and a back etched facet that define an edge-emitting laser, and a first recessed region formed in said epitaxial structure, the first recessed region being arranged at a distance from the waveguide and having an opening adjacent to the back etched facet, the first recessed region facilitating testing of an adjacent laser chip prior to singulation of the laser chip.
摘要:
A laser and detector integrated on corresponding epitaxial layers of a single chip cooperate with on-chip and/or external optics to couple light of a first wavelength emitted by the laser to a single external device such as an optical fiber and to simultaneously couple light of a different wavelength received from the external device to the detector to provide bidirectional photonic operation. Multiple lasers and detectors may be integrated on the chip to provide multiple bidirectional channels. A monitoring photodetector is fabricated in the detector epitaxy adjacent one end of the laser.
摘要:
A laser (22) and detector (24) integrated on corresponding epitaxial layers of a single chip (20) cooperate with on-chip and/or external optics (62) to couple light of a first wavelength emitted by the laser to a single external device such as an optical fiber (60) and to simultaneously couple light of a different wavelength received from the external device to the detector to provide bidirectional photonic operation. Multiple lasers and detectors may be integrated on the chip to provide multiple bidirectional channels.
摘要:
A laser (40) and electroabsorption modulator (EAM) (44) are monolithically integrated through an etched facet process. Epitaxial layers on a wafer include a first layer for a laser structure and a second layer for an EAM structure (44). Strong optical coupling between the laser and the EAM (44) is realized by using two 45-degree turning mirrors (52 and 66) to route light vertically from the laser waveguide to the EAM waveguide (44). A directional angled etch process is used to form the two angled facets.
摘要:
Unidirectionality of lasers is enhanced by forming one or more etched gaps (78, 80) in the laser cavity. The gaps may be provided in any segment of a laser, such as any leg of a ring laser, or in one leg (62) of a V-shaped laser (60). A Brewster angle facet at the distal end of a photonic device coupled to the laser reduces back-reflection into the laser cavity. A distributed Bragg reflector is used at the output of a laser to enhance the side-mode suppression ratio of the laser.
摘要:
A beam control structure for semiconductor lasers that allows modification of the shape of a beam allowing, for example, higher coupling into an optical fiber. The structure may comprise one or more of a tilted patio, a staircase, a reflective roof, and a reflective sidewall.