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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alfred R Adams, Guildford, GB;
Alistair T Meney, Guildford, GB;
James R Downes, Guildford, GB;
Adriaan Valster, Waalre, NL;
Gerard A Acket, Waalre, NL;
Assignee:
Uniphase Opto Holdings, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
372 45 ; 372 43 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a laser with a multi quantum well active layer in which a portion of the quantum well and barrier layers is provided with a compression stress, while another portion is provided with an oppositely directed tensile stress. Said stresses are overcompensated such that the net stress is a tensile stress. Preferably, the laser comprises one or several quantum well layers with a compression stress and a number of barrier layers with an excess tensile stress.