摘要:
A system and process for automatically characterizing a plurality of external cavity semiconductor laser chips on a semiconductor laser bar separated from a semiconductor wafer. The system includes a diffraction grating mounted on a rotary stage for rotating the diffraction grating through a range of diffraction angles; a steering mirror mounted on the rotary stage and oriented perpendicular to a surface of the diffraction grating; and a laser analyzer; and a laser bar positioning stage. The positioning stage is automatically moved to aligning each laser chip in a laser bar on the stage, one chip at a time, with the diffraction grating, such that a part of the laser beam emitted from a laser chip in a laser bar is reflected back to the same laser chip by the 1st order diffraction of the grating to lock the lasing wavelength and the rest of the laser beam reflected by the steering mirror is received and characterized by the laser analyzer. For each laser ship, the rotary stage is automatically rotated to rotate the diffraction grating through a range of diffraction angles relative the laser beam emitted by the laser chip, and the laser analyzer automatically characterizes the laser optical properties such as spectra, power, or spatial modes at each diffraction angle.
摘要:
A photoacoustic gas detector and photoacoustic gas detection method are disclosed. The detector includes a laser source, an acoustic resonator, and at least one tuning fork positioned along a longitudinal length of the resonator. The detector is capable of performing fast measurements of the concentration of one or more target gases over a broad temperature range.
摘要:
A method and system for automatically generating a traffic incident management plan are disclosed. In one example, the method includes receiving information representing a traffic incident and validating at least a portion of the received information to ensure that the received information is sufficient to enable the generation of the traffic incident management plan. The method includes the use of a hybrid intelligence engine using a case based reasoning (CBR) process or a rule based reasoning (RBR) process to generate the traffic incident management plan, through use of a discriminate index corresponding to incident features. The method is coupled with a post-generation plan validation process. A plan evaluation mechanism using a confidence index is embedded.
摘要:
Concatenated distributed feedback lasers having multiple laser sections laid out in series are disclosed. The concatenated distributed feedback lasers utilize quantum cascade core designs to produce optical gain in the mid- infrared region and may generate several wavelengths simultaneously or sequentially. Methods of making along with methods of using such devices are also disclosed.
摘要:
Included are embodiments of a quantum cascade laser structure. Some embodiments include a plurality of quantum wells and a plurality of barriers, at least a portion of which define an active region. In some embodiments, a photon is emitted in the active region when an electron transitions from an upper laser state in the active region to a lower laser state in the active region. Additionally, a final quantum well in the plurality of quantum wells may define the active region, where the final quantum well extends below an adjacent quantum well in the active region. Similarly, the final quantum well may include a thickness that is less than a thickness of the adjacent quantum well in the active region.
摘要:
A quantum cascade laser and its method of fabrication are provided. The quantum cascade laser comprises an active waveguide core (29) sandwiched between upper (22, 26) and lower (24) n-type cladding layers which extend along a waveguide axis of the laser. A portion (40) of the upper n-type cladding layer comprises sufficient p-type dopant to have become p-type and to have become an electrical isolation region. The isolation regions may be solely provided at one or both of the window facet sections (13, 14) of the laser to provide vertical isolation in the facet sections, to reduce the current info the facet regions of the laser, and help minimize potentially harmful facet heating. Additional p-type electrical isolations regions (40) may be provided to form electrically isolated laser sections (10, 12, 16) extending along the waveguide axis of the laser.
摘要:
Concatenated distributed feedback lasers having novel waveguides are disclosed. The waveguides allow for coupling of the laser beam between active and passive waveguide structures and improved device design and output efficiency. Methods of making along with methods of using such devices are also disclosed.
摘要:
Concatenated distributed feedback lasers having novel waveguides are disclosed. The waveguides allow for coupling of the laser beam between active and passive waveguide structures and improved device design and output efficiency. Methods of making along with methods of using such devices are also disclosed.
摘要:
A monolithic tunable mid- infrared laser has a wavelength range within the range of 3- 14 μm and comprises a heterogeneous quantum cascade active region together with at least a first integrated grating. The heterogeneous quantum cascade active region comprises at least one stack, the stack comprising two, desirably at least three differing stages. Methods of operating and calibrating the laser are also disclosed.
摘要:
Multi-surface emitting mid-IR multiwavelength distributed-feedback quantum cascade ring lasers laid out in a concentric circle are disclosed. The lasers utilize quantum cascade core designs to produce optical gain in the mid-infrared region and may generate several wavelengths simultaneously or sequentially. Methods of making along with methods of using such devices are also disclosed.