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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles David Brandle, Jr, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Lynn Frances Schneemeyer, Westfield, NJ (US);
Gordon Albert Thomas, Princeton, NJ (US);
William Larry Wilson, Somerville, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359342 ; 372 41 ;
Abstract
In accordance with the invention, an improved optical communication system employs light-generating devices comprising a phonon-tuned crystal alloy host doped with an optically active atom. In one embodiment, the crystal alloy host and optically active atom respectively comprise spinel and nickel. The spinel material is typically a solid solution between magnesium aluminate and magnesium gallate.