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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
May. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arthur J. Fischer, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Kent D. Choquette, Urbana, IL (US);
Weng W. Chow, Cedar Crest, NM (US);
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 5/00 ; H01S 3/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 5/00 ; H01S 3/10 ;
Abstract
A new class of multi-terminal vertical-cavity semiconductor laser components has been developed. These multi-terminal laser components can be switched, either electrically or optically, between distinct lasing wavelengths, or can be made to lase simultaneously at multiple wavelengths.