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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2007
Richard Murison, St-Lazare, CA;
Tullio Panarello, St-Lazare, CA;
Benoit Reid, Laval, CA;
Reynald Boula-picard, Montreal, CA;
Pascal Deladurantaye, St-Joseph de la Pointe-Levy, CA;
Robert Larose, Laval, CA;
Yves Taillon, Saint-Augusin de Desmaures, CA;
Francois Brunet, Quebec, CA;
Richard Murison, St-Lazare, CA;
Tullio Panarello, St-Lazare, CA;
Benoit Reid, Laval, CA;
Reynald Boula-Picard, Montreal, CA;
Pascal Deladurantaye, St-Joseph de la Pointe-Levy, CA;
Robert Larose, Laval, CA;
Yves Taillon, Saint-Augusin de Desmaures, CA;
Francois Brunet, Quebec, CA;
PyroPhotonics Lasers Inc., Quebec, CA;
Abstract
A tunable pulsed laser source comprising a seed source adapted to generate a seed signal and an optical circulator. The optical circulator includes a first port coupled to the seed source, a second port, and a third port. The laser source also includes an amplitude modulator characterized by a first side and a second side. The first side is coupled to the second port of the optical circulator. The laser source further includes a first optical amplifier characterized by an input end and a reflective end including a spectral-domain reflectance filter. The input end is coupled to the second side of the amplitude modulator. Moreover, the laser source includes a second optical amplifier coupled to the third port of the optical circulator.