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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 1985

Filed:

Feb. 25, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:

Charles A Burrus, Jr, Fair Haven, NJ (US);

Chinlon Lin, Holmdel, NJ (US);

Assignee:

AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
372 44 ; 372 19 ; 372 92 ;
Abstract

Single longitudinal mode operation is achieved and maintained under CW and high speed (Gbps) current modulation conditions by a short coupled cavity laser including a short cavity semiconductor laser having two parallel mirror facets and a reflective surface spaced apart from and in predetermined relationship with one of the mirror facets. A short external cavity resonator is formed between the one mirror facet and the reflective surface. In general, the laser cavity length is related to the external cavity resonator length by the equation, nL=md, where nL is the effective optical length of the injection laser, d is the length of the external cavity resonator, and m is a positive number preferably between 2 and 10.


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