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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2002
Kwang Ryong Oh, Daejon-Shi, KR;
Myung Lae Lee, Busan-Shi, KR;
Hyun Soo Kim, Daejeon-Shi, KR;
Jung Ho Song, Jeju-Shi, KR;
Kang Ho Kim, Daejeon-Shi, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an optical deflector driven by an electrical signal, and a wavelength tunable external resonator using the same. The optical deflector of a triangle shape, capable of controlling the refractive index of a beam depending on the electrical signal, is positioned between a reflection mirror and a diffraction grating in a Littman-Metcalf mode external resonator or between a lens and the diffraction grating in a Littrow mode external resonator. Thus, even with the reflection mirror and the diffracting grating fixed, the refractive index of the beam generated from a laser diode can be controlled by adjusting the electrical signal applied to the optical deflector, so that beam having a specific wavelength can be focused and the wavelength can be rapidly and consecutively tuned.