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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jason N. Farmer, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark R. Pratt, Seattle, WA (US);
Richard D. Romea, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Nlight Photonics Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/00 ; H01S 3/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/00 ; H01S 3/10 ;
Abstract
The present invention is in general related to efficient operation of an external cavity laser and more particularly to a system and method of operating an external cavity laser utilizing one or more controlled linewidth gain elements. Specifically, the linewidth of an gain elements is broadened so that Brillouin scattering mechanisms in a gain medium are eliminated or reduced.