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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc, Livermore, CA (US);
Inventors:
Derrek R. Drachenberg, Livermore, CA (US);
Paul H. Pax, Livermore, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/293 (2006.01); G02B 6/02 (2006.01); G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/10 (2006.01); H03F 3/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/29332 (2013.01); G02B 6/02042 (2013.01); G02B 6/02057 (2013.01); G02B 6/10 (2013.01); G02B 6/262 (2013.01); H03F 3/21 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dual-core waveguide architecture provides two evanescently coupled waveguides where a first waveguide is doped with an active gain species to produce optical power and a second waveguide that runs parallel to the first waveguide is configured to collect the power produced by the first waveguide. Power is harvested from the second waveguide.