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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2004
Applicants:
Jinchun Xie, Cupertino, CA (US);
Alexandre Katchanov, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Barbara Paldus, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jinchun Xie, Cupertino, CA (US);
Alexandre Katchanov, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Barbara Paldus, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Picarro, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S003/10 ; H01S003/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tunable laser and laser tuning method based on the use of a tunable etalon in reflection as a mirror within a laser cavity and forming an end reflective surface thereof. The laser emission wavelength is not necessarily at a wavelength of peak etalon reflectivity. A preferred embodiment makes use of a microelectromechanical etalon to tune an external cavity semiconductor.