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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2006
Applicants:
Conor Kelly, Corvallis, OR (US);
Charles E. Otis, Corvallis, OR (US);
Alexander Govyadinov, Corvallis, OR (US);
Inventors:
Conor Kelly, Corvallis, OR (US);
Charles E. Otis, Corvallis, OR (US);
Alexander Govyadinov, Corvallis, OR (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tunable laser has a first optical element spaced apart from a second optical element to form a laser cavity of fixed length there between. An optical gain medium is in at least part of the laser cavity A third optical element is selectively spaced apart from and facing the first optical element or is selectively spaced apart from and facing the second optical element.