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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Romano G Pappalardo, Sudbury, MA (US);
Thomas E Peters, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Karen Lee, Salem, MA (US);
William J Miniscalco, Sudbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
GTE Laboratories Incorporated, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
372 40 ; 372 70 ; 372 39 ; 2523 / ;
Abstract
A host acting as an optical emitter and a process of making the same for the .sup..about. 1.3 .mu.m to .sup..about. 1.55 .mu.m spectral region utilized in optical communications is disclosed. The host is Cr-activated willemite (Zn.sub.2 SiO.sub.4). Efficient band-emission at room temperature, with peak at 1.42 .mu.m, is observed on exiting the material in the near infrared, typically at 730 nm and 829 nm.