公开(公告)号：US06400738B1

公开(公告)日：2002-06-04

申请号：US09550547

申请日：2000-04-14

申请人： Rodney S. Tucker ,  Wayne V. Sorin

发明人： Rodney S. Tucker ,  Wayne V. Sorin

IPC分类号： H01S310

CPC分类号： G02B7/1822 ,  H01S3/08059 ,  H01S3/105 ,  H01S5/18366 ,  H01S5/18388

摘要： A tunable optical cavity constructed from a fixed mirror and a movable mirror. The fixed mirror is attached to a substrate having a first electrically conducting surface. A support member having the moveable mirror supported thereon and having a second electrically conducting surface, is suspended above the substrate. A circuit applies an electrical potential between the first and second electrically conducting surfaces thereby adjusting the distance between the fixed and movable mirrors. The fixed mirror and the moveable mirror are positioned such that the mirrors form the opposite ends of the optical cavity. The distance between the fixed mirror and the moveable mirror is a function of the applied electrical potential. The fixed mirror is mounted in a well in the substrate such that distance between the support member and the substrate is less than half the distance between the mirrors.

摘要翻译： 由固定镜和可移动镜构成的可调光学腔。 固定镜附着到具有第一导电表面的基片上。 具有支撑在其上并具有第二导电表面的可移动反射镜的支撑构件悬挂在基板上。 电路在第一和第二导电表面之间施加电位，从而调节固定镜和可移动镜之间的距离。 固定镜和可动镜被定位成使得镜形成光腔的相对端。 固定镜与可动镜之间的距离是施加电位的函数。 固定镜安装在衬底中的阱中，使得支撑构件和衬底之间的距离小于反射镜之间的距离的一半。

公开(公告)号：US06724785B1

公开(公告)日：2004-04-20

申请号：US09549267

申请日：2000-04-14

申请人： Rodney S. Tucker ,  Wayne V. Sorin ,  Douglas M. Baney ,  Curt A. Flory

发明人： Rodney S. Tucker ,  Wayne V. Sorin ,  Douglas M. Baney ,  Curt A. Flory

IPC分类号： H01S310

CPC分类号： G02B26/001 ,  G01J3/26 ,  H01S3/08059 ,  H01S3/105 ,  H01S5/18366 ,  H01S5/18388

摘要： A tunable optical cavity constructed from a fixed mirror and a movable mirror. The fixed mirror is attached to a substrate having a first electrically conducting surface. A support member having the moveable mirror supported thereon and having a second electrically conducting surface, is suspended above the substrate. A circuit applies an electrical potential between the first and second electrically conducting surfaces thereby adjusting the distance between the fixed and movable mirrors. The fixed mirror and the moveable mirror are positioned such that the mirrors form the opposite ends of the optical cavity. The distance between the fixed mirror and the moveable mirror is a function of the applied electrical potential. The support member has physical dimensions that are chosen such that the amplitude of thermally induced vibrations in the support member are less than 0.01 percent of the wavelength of the resonating light. The support member is preferably a thin film membrane having the moveable mirror attached thereto and having openings communicating between the top and bottom surfaces of the membrane. The openings are located so as to reduce the vibration amplitude of the moveable mirror at any mechanical resonances of the membrane. The openings occupy less than 90% of the surface area of the membrane.

摘要翻译： 由固定镜和可移动镜构成的可调光学腔。 固定镜附着到具有第一导电表面的基片上。 具有支撑在其上并具有第二导电表面的可移动反射镜的支撑构件悬挂在基板上。 电路在第一和第二导电表面之间施加电位，从而调节固定镜和可移动镜之间的距离。 固定镜和可动镜被定位成使得镜形成光腔的相对端。 固定镜与可动镜之间的距离是施加电位的函数。 支撑构件具有被选择为使得支撑构件中的热诱导振动的振幅小于谐振光的波长的0.01％的物理尺寸。 支撑构件优选是具有附接到其上并具有在膜的顶表面和底表面之间连通的开口的薄膜膜。 这些开口被定位成在膜的任何机械谐振下减小可移动反射镜的振动幅度。 开口占薄膜表面积的90％以下。

公开(公告)号：US06714565B1

公开(公告)日：2004-03-30

申请号：US09704004

申请日：2000-11-01

申请人： Rodney S. Tucker ,  Wayne V. Sorin

发明人： Rodney S. Tucker ,  Wayne V. Sorin

IPC分类号： H01S310

CPC分类号： G02B6/29358 ,  G01J3/26 ,  G02B6/29395 ,  G02B26/001 ,  G02B26/02

摘要： A tunable optical resonator whose resonance frequency is determined by a light signal introduced into the resonator. The resonator includes an optical cavity having a first mirror and a second mirror. The first mirror and second mirror are supported relative to one another such that the distance between the first and second mirrors may be altered by applying a force to said second mirror thereby altering the resonance frequency of said cavity. The resonator includes a light input port for receiving a tuning light signal, and a light signal generator for generating the tuning light source. The tuning light signal is introduced into the optical cavity such that the tuning light signal is reflected between the first and second mirrors. In the absence of the tuning light signal, the resonator has a resonance characterized by a resonance response curve centered at &lgr;0. The tuning light signal has a wavelength &lgr;1 within said resonance response curve and sufficient power to cause said resonance response curve to shift such that the resonance response curve is now centered at &lgr;2, where &lgr;2>&lgr;1. In one embodiment of the invention, a circuit for monitoring the light leaving the resonator is utilized to control the wavelength and/or amplitude of the tuning light signal such that the light leaving the resonator has a predetermined wavelength.

摘要翻译： 可调谐光谐振器，其谐振频率由引入谐振器的光信号决定。 谐振器包括具有第一反射镜和第二反射镜的光学腔。 第一反射镜和第二反射镜相对于彼此支撑，使得可以通过向所述第二反射镜施加力而改变第一和第二反射镜之间的距离，从而改变所述空腔的共振频率。 谐振器包括用于接收调谐光信号的光输入端口和用于产生调谐光源的光信号发生器。 调谐光信号被引入到光腔中，使得调谐光信号在第一和第二反射镜之间被反射。 在没有调谐光信号的情况下，谐振器具有以以λ0为中心的谐振响应曲线的共振特征。 调谐光信号在所述谐振响应曲线内具有波长λ1，并具有足以使所述共振响应曲线移位的功率，使得谐振响应曲线现在以λ2为中心，其中λ2>λ1。 在本发明的一个实施例中，用于监测离开谐振器的光的电路用于控制调谐光信号的波长和/或振幅，使得离开谐振器的光具有预定的波长。

公开(公告)号：US06538748B1

公开(公告)日：2003-03-25

申请号：US09550548

申请日：2000-04-14

申请人： Rodney S. Tucker ,  Wayne V. Sorin ,  Douglas M. Baney

发明人： Rodney S. Tucker ,  Wayne V. Sorin ,  Douglas M. Baney

IPC分类号： G01B902

CPC分类号： G02B26/02 ,  G01J3/26 ,  G02B26/001 ,  H01S5/041 ,  H01S5/0614 ,  H01S5/06817 ,  H01S5/0687 ,  H01S5/18366

摘要： A tunable optical cavity constructed from a fixed mirror and a movable mirror is disclosed. A circuit applies an electrical potential between first and second electrically conducting surfaces thereby adjusting the distance between the fixed and movable mirrors. The fixed mirror and the moveable mirror are positioned such that the mirrors form the opposite ends of the optical cavity. The distance between the fixed mirror and the moveable mirror is a function of the applied electrical potential. The thermally induced vibrations are reduced by utilizing an electrical feedback circuit that measures the distance between the mirrors. The feedback circuit dynamically changes the potential between the substrate and the support member so as to reduce fluctuations in the cavity resonance frequency.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种由固定镜和可移动镜构成的可调光学腔。 电路在第一和第二导电表面之间施加电势，从而调节固定镜和可移动镜之间的距离。 固定镜和可动镜被定位成使得镜形成光腔的相对端。 固定镜与可动镜之间的距离是施加电位的函数。 通过利用测量反射镜之间的距离的电反馈电路来减少热诱导的振动。 反馈电路动态地改变衬底和支撑构件之间的电位，以便减小空腔谐振频率的波动。

公开(公告)号：US07027743B1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-11

申请号：US09684371

申请日：2000-10-05

申请人： Rodney S. Tucker ,  Douglas M. Baney ,  Wayne V. Sorin

发明人： Rodney S. Tucker ,  Douglas M. Baney ,  Wayne V. Sorin

IPC分类号： H04B10/06 ,  H04B10/148

CPC分类号： H04B10/60 ,  H04B10/64

摘要： An optical heterodyne detection system includes a tunable optical pre-selector that is adjusted to track the frequency of a swept local oscillator signal. The tunable optical pre-selector is adjusted in response to a measure of the frequency of the swept local oscillator signal and in response to a measure of a portion of the swept local oscillator signal after the portion of the swept local oscillator signal has optically interacted with the optical pre-selector. In an embodiment, at least some portion of the swept local oscillator signal is modulated before it interacts with the optical pre-selector. In an embodiment, the portion of the swept local oscillator signal that interacts with the pre-selector is detected and used in a feedback control circuit to generate a control signal which causes the error between the center frequency of the pre-selector and the frequency of the swept local oscillator signal to be small.

摘要翻译： 光学外差检测系统包括可调光学预选器，其被调整以跟踪扫频本地振荡器信号的频率。 响应于扫描本地振荡器信号的频率的量度，并且响应于扫描本地振荡器信号的一部分在扫描本地振荡器信号的一部分与光学相互作用之后的测量来调节可调谐光学预选器 光学预选器。 在一个实施例中，扫描本地振荡器信号的至少一部分在与光学预选器相互作用之前被调制。 在一个实施例中，扫描本地振荡器信号与预选器相互作用的部分被检测并在反馈控制电路中使用，以产生控制信号，该控制信号导致预选器的中心频率与频率之间的误差 扫频本机振荡信号较小。

公开(公告)号：US06580516B1

公开(公告)日：2003-06-17

申请号：US09703546

申请日：2000-11-01

申请人： Rodney S. Tucker ,  Wayne V. Sorin

发明人： Rodney S. Tucker ,  Wayne V. Sorin

IPC分类号： G01B902

CPC分类号： G02B26/001 ,  G01J3/26 ,  G02B26/02 ,  H01S5/141

摘要： A tunable optical resonator constructed from a fixed mirror and a moveable mirror. The fixed mirror is attached to a substrate having a first electrically conducting surface. A support member having the moveable mirror supported thereon and a second electrically conducting surface is suspended above the substrate such that the moveable mirror is separated from the fixed mirror. A light output port transmits a light signal of a wavelength determined by the distance between the fixed and moveable mirrors. An optical circuit measures the power level of the light signal and generates an electrical signal that depends on the measured power level. A frequency adjustment circuit, responsive to the electrical signal and a tuning voltage, applies an electrical potential between the first and second electrically conducting surfaces. The electrical potential causes the distance to remain at a distance determined by the tuning voltage independent of the power level for power levels less than a predetermined power level. The resonator can be used to construct a laser by incorporating an active layer for amplifying light trapped in the cavity. The resonator can also be used a tunable optical filter by including an input port for receiving a light signal that is to be filtered. In one embodiment of the invention, a feedback circuit consisting of an optical coupler, photodiode, amplifier, and signal adder is used to generate the potential between the first and second electrically conducting surfaces.

摘要翻译： 由固定镜和可动镜构成的可调谐光谐振器。 固定镜附着到具有第一导电表面的基片上。 具有支撑在其上的可移动反射镜的支撑构件和第二导电表面悬挂在基板上方，使得可移动反射镜与固定反射镜分离。 光输出端口透射由固定镜和可移动镜之间的距离确定的波长的光信号。 光电路测量光信号的功率电平并产生取决于被测功率电平的电信号。 响应于电信号和调谐电压的频率调节电路在第一和第二导电表面之间施加电势。 电位使得该距离保持在由调谐电压确定的距离，与功率水平无关，功率水平小于预定功率水平。 谐振器可以用于通过结合用于放大在空腔中捕获的光的有源层来构造激光器。 谐振器还可以通过包括用于接收要被滤波的光信号的输入端口用于可调谐滤光器。 在本发明的一个实施例中，使用由光耦合器，光电二极管，放大器和信号加法器组成的反馈电路来产生第一和第二导电表面之间的电位。

公开(公告)号：US4939474A

公开(公告)日：1990-07-03

申请号：US431693

申请日：1989-11-03

申请人： Gadi Eisenstein ,  Per B. Hansen ,  Rodney S. Tucker ,  Jay M. Wiesenfeld

发明人： Gadi Eisenstein ,  Per B. Hansen ,  Rodney S. Tucker ,  Jay M. Wiesenfeld

IPC分类号： H01S5/062 ,  H01S5/227 ,  H01S5/50

CPC分类号： H01S5/50 ,  H01S5/06226 ,  H01S5/227 ,  H01S5/2275

摘要： An improved semiconductor optical amplifier with shortened gain-recovery time is disclosed. In the inventive device a carrier-storage region is placed adjacent to the gain region of the amplifier. Passage of carriers from the storage region to the gain region rapidly replenishes the carrier population within the gain region, thereby permitting rapid recovery of the amplifier gain.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种具有缩短的增益恢复时间的改进的半导体光放大器。 在本发明的装置中，载流子存储区域被放置成与放大器的增益区域相邻。 载波从存储区域到增益区域的通过快速补充增益区域内的载波群体，从而允许放大器增益的快速恢复。

公开(公告)号：US5440577A

公开(公告)日：1995-08-08

申请号：US295041

申请日：1994-08-25

申请人： Rodney S. Tucker

发明人： Rodney S. Tucker

IPC分类号： H01S5/042 ,  H01S5/10 ,  H01S5/183 ,  H01S5/40 ,  H01S3/19

CPC分类号： H01S5/1021 ,  H01S5/0425 ,  H01S5/4006 ,  H01S5/4018 ,  H01S5/4031 ,  H01S5/5027

摘要： A semiconductor laser comprises a plurality of laser sections (10, 11, 12) defined in a body and isolated electrically from one another. The active region (14) of each section are optically coupled together and electrical connections (9) connect the sections in series and provide connections to an external drive current source. In a practical embodiment the laser is constructed in planar form in a body (16) of semi-insulating material and wells (23a, 23b, 23c) are etched into the body and are provided with metallization (24) which forms the electrical connections. The active region (14) extends continuously through the body with separate p-type anodes thereabove and separate n-type cathodes beneath the active region and extending on either side thereof.

摘要翻译： 半导体激光器包括限定在主体中并彼此电隔离的多个激光部分（10,11,12）。 每个部分的有源区域（14）光学耦合在一起，并且电连接（9）串联连接这些部分并且提供到外部驱动电流源的连接。 在实际实施例中，激光器以半绝缘材料的主体（16）中的平面形式构造，并且将阱（23a，23b，23c）蚀刻到主体中并且设置有形成电连接的金属化（24）。 有源区域（14）在其上方分开的p型阳极连续延伸穿过主体区域，并且在有源区域下方分开并在其任一侧上延伸的n型阴极。

公开(公告)号：US4787086A

公开(公告)日：1988-11-22

申请号：US142266

申请日：1988-01-11

申请人： Andrew G. Dentai ,  Gadi Eisenstein ,  Enrique A. J. Marcatili ,  Rodney S. Tucker

发明人： Andrew G. Dentai ,  Gadi Eisenstein ,  Enrique A. J. Marcatili ,  Rodney S. Tucker

IPC分类号： G02B6/42 ,  H01S5/14 ,  H01S3/098

CPC分类号： H01S5/146 ,  G02B6/4201 ,  G02B6/4203 ,  G02B6/4285

摘要： High-power, single transverse mode laser operation is achieved in an extended-cavity structure by combining a semiconductor gain medium having a large optical cavity together with a length of single mode optical fiber between first and second reflector surfaces. The first reflector surface is formed on an end facet of the semiconductor gain medium; the second reflector surface is formed on an end of the optical fiber. Output power is efficiently coupled from the fiber end of the extended-cavity laser to a standard transmission medium.

摘要翻译： 通过将具有大的光腔的半导体增益介质与第一和第二反射器表面之间的单模光纤的长度组合，在扩展腔结构中实现大功率单横模激光器操作。 第一反射器表面形成在半导体增益介质的端面上; 第二反射器表面形成在光纤的端部上。 输出功率从扩展腔激光器的光纤端有效耦合到标准传输介质。

公开(公告)号：US5509022A

公开(公告)日：1996-04-16

申请号：US211093

申请日：1994-06-10

申请人： Arthur J. Lowery ,  Rodney S. Tucker ,  Noriaki Onodera

发明人： Arthur J. Lowery ,  Rodney S. Tucker ,  Noriaki Onodera

IPC分类号： H01S5/065 ,  H01S5/0683 ,  H01S5/0687 ,  H01S5/14 ,  H01S3/098

CPC分类号： H01S5/065 ,  H01S5/0683 ,  H01S5/0687 ,  H01S5/141

摘要： A self-tuning mode locked semi-conductor laser automatically adjusts itself to produce short (less than 200 ps and preferably less than 50 ps) stable optical pulses. Tuning is achieved by means of a feedback loop which includes a spectrum analyzer (18) which receives a small amount of the optical output of the laser and monitors the spectral wavelength, spectral width or spectral shape of the output. A controller (19) is connected to said analyzer and produces a control signal based on said spectral information. The control signal causes adjustment of one or more parameters influencing operation of said laser, such as frequency or power of an RF drive signal, level of dc bias, cavity length, for example, in order to produce said short stable pulses.

摘要翻译： PCT No.PCT / AU92 / 00496 Sec。 371日期：1994年6月10日 102（e）日期1994年6月10日PCT提交1992年9月18日PCT公布。 公开号WO93 / 06642 日期：1993年4月1日。自调谐模式锁定半导体激光器自动调整自身，以产生短（小于200 ps，优选小于50 ps）稳定的光脉冲。 通过反馈回路实现调谐，该反馈回路包括频谱分析器（18），该频谱分析器接收少量的激光的光输出并监视输出的光谱波长，光谱宽度或光谱形状。 控制器（19）连接到所述分析器并基于所述光谱信息产生控制信号。 控制信号导致例如为了产生所述短稳定脉冲而调节影响所述激光器的操作的一个或多个参数，例如RF驱动信号的频率或功率，直流偏置电平，腔体长度。