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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2000
Method of generating an optical signal with a tunable laser source with integrated optical amplifier
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas Beck Mason, Middletown, NJ (US);
Gregory Fish, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Larry Coldren, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Agility Communications, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 5/026 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 5/026 ;
Abstract
A method of generating an optical signal provides a diode laser assembly including an epitaxial structure formed on a substrate. A laser and an amplifier are formed in the epitaxial structure. At least a portion of the laser and amplifier share a common waveguide. A tunable laser output is produced from the laser. The laser output is coupled into the amplifier along the common waveguide. An optical signal is generated from the amplifier.