Method of producing a semiconductor laser adapted for use in an analog
optical communications system
    1.
    发明授权
    Method of producing a semiconductor laser adapted for use in an analog optical communications system 失效
    适用于模拟光通信系统的半导体激光器的制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US5034334A

    公开(公告)日:1991-07-23

    申请号:US420867

    申请日:1989-10-13

    摘要: An advantageous method of fabricating lasers adapted for use in a multichannel analog optical fiber communication system, e.g., a CATV system, is disclosed. A laser generally can be used in such a communication system only if it meets, inter alia, very stringent intermodulation specifications. To identify such lasers typically requires extensive testing. It has now been discovered that certain readily determinable parameters can be used to predict the intermodulation behavior of a given device. This discovery makes possible a simpler, and therefore less costly, process of identifying suitable lasers, resulting in a more economical method of making lasers for the stated application. The method comprises measuring the light versus current (L versus I) characteristic of a given laser, determining therefrom the first, second, and possibly higher, order derivatives of L with respect to I, and determining thereform a parameter that is a predictor of the distortion behavior of the laser. Exemplarily, the quantity is the normalized second order distortion (2HD/C), defined as 20 log (mL"/4L'.sup.2), where m is the modulation index, and L' and L" are the first and second derivatives, respectively, of L. 2HD/C has a pronounced minimum at I=I.sub.op , the current at which L"=0. Advantageously, lasers are selected that have 2HD/C less than a predetermined value (e.g., -70 dbc, with m=0.04) over a relatively wide current range (e.g., at least 4 mA).

    Methods for testing lasers using optical burn-in
    4.
    发明授权
    Methods for testing lasers using optical burn-in 有权
    使用光学老化测试激光器的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08067949B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-29

    申请号:US12881070

    申请日:2010-09-13

    IPC分类号: G01R31/10

    摘要: Semiconductor lasers are aged to identify weak or flawed devices, resulting in improved reliability of the remaining devices. The lasers can be aged using a high-power optical burn-in that includes providing a high drive current to the lasers for a period of time, and maintaining the ambient temperature of the lasers at a low temperature. After the high-power optical burn-in, the output of the lasers can be measured to determine if the lasers are operating within specifications. Those that are not can be discarded, while those that are can be further aged using a high-temperature thermal burn-in that includes providing a drive current to the lasers while maintaining the ambient temperature of the lasers at a high-temperature.

    摘要翻译: 半导体激光器老化以识别弱或有缺陷的器件,从而提高其余器件的可靠性。 激光器可以使用高功率光学老化来老化,其包括向激光器提供高驱动电流一段时间,并且将激光器的环境温度保持在低温。 在高功率光学老化之后,可以测量激光器的输出,以确定激光器是否在规格范围内运行。 那些不能被丢弃的那些,而那些可以使用高温热老化进一步老化,其包括向激光器提供驱动电流,同时将激光器的环境温度保持在高温。

    Speckle sizing and sensor dimensions in optical positioning device
    5.
    发明授权
    Speckle sizing and sensor dimensions in optical positioning device 有权
    光学定位装置中的斑点尺寸和传感器尺寸

    公开(公告)号:US07042575B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-09

    申请号:US11128988

    申请日:2005-05-13

    IPC分类号: G01B9/02 G09G5/08

    CPC分类号: G06F3/0317 G01P3/36 G01P3/68

    摘要: One embodiment relates to an optical displacement sensor for sensing transverse displacement of a data input device relative to a surface by determining displacement of optical features in a succession of frames. The sensor includes at least a coherent light source, illumination optics to illuminate a portion of the surface, imaging optics, and a first array of photosensitive elements having a periodic distance. The illuminator and the detector are configured to produce on the first array of photosensitive elements an intensity pattern of light reflected from the illuminated portion of the surface. The intensity pattern comprises a plurality of speckles having an average speckle diameter which is between one half and two times the periodic distance of the array.

    摘要翻译: 一个实施例涉及用于通过确定一连串框架中的光学特征的位移来感测数据输入装置相对于表面的横向位移的光学位移传感器。 传感器至少包括相干光源,用于照亮表面的一部分的照明光学器件,成像光学元件以及具有周期性距离的第一光敏元件阵列。 照明器和检测器被配置为在第一阵列感光元件上产生从表面的照射部分反射的光的强度图案。 强度图案包括具有平均斑点直径在阵列的周期距离的一半和两倍之间的多个斑点。

    Optical positioning device having shaped illumination
    8.
    发明授权
    Optical positioning device having shaped illumination 有权
    具有成形照明的光学定位装置

    公开(公告)号:US07285766B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-10-23

    申请号:US11129967

    申请日:2005-05-16

    IPC分类号: G01B9/02 G09G5/08

    摘要: One embodiment relates to an optical displacement sensor for sensing relative movement between a data input device and a surface by determining displacement of optical features in a succession of frames. The sensor includes an illuminator and a detector. The illuminator has a light source and illumination optics to illuminate a portion of the surface with a planar phase-front. The detector has a plurality of photosensitive elements and imaging optics. The illuminator and the detector are configured such that the illuminated portion of the surface is less than fifty percent larger than a field of view of the photosensitive elements of the detector. Other embodiments are also described.

    摘要翻译: 一个实施例涉及用于通过确定一连串框架中的光学特征的位移来感测数据输入设备和表面之间的相对移动的光学位移传感器。 该传感器包括一个照明器和一个检测器。 照明器具有光源和照明光学器件,用平面相位前照射一部分表面。 检测器具有多个感光元件和成像光学元件。 照明器和检测器被配置为使得表面的照射部分小于检测器的感光元件的视野的百分之五十以上。 还描述了其它实施例。

    Superlattice piezoelectric devices
    10.
    发明授权
    Superlattice piezoelectric devices 失效
    超晶格压电器件

    公开(公告)号:US4590399A

    公开(公告)日:1986-05-20

    申请号:US659172

    申请日:1984-10-09

    IPC分类号: H01L29/84 H01L41/18 H01L41/08

    摘要: Piezoelectric transducers and oscillators made from amorphous superlattice structures are disclosed. These materials have large built-in fields necessary for piezoelectricity but they are materials which can be deposited at low temperatures onto virtually any substrate.

    摘要翻译: 公开了由非晶超晶格结构制成的压电换能器和振荡器。 这些材料具有压电性所需的大的内置领域,但它们是能够在低温下沉积到几乎任何基底上的材料。