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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Finisar Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
James K. Guenter, Garland, TX (US);
Jimmy A. Tatum, Plano, TX (US);
Norman Brent Stapleton, Princeton, TX (US);
Richard L. Bell, Richardson, TX (US);
Harold Young Walker, Plano, TX (US);
Jose Joaquin Aizpuru, Murphy, TX (US);
Assignee:
FINISAR CORPORATION, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 5/00 (2006.01); H04B 10/80 (2013.01); H01S 5/183 (2006.01); H01S 5/022 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/802 (2013.01); H01S 5/183 (2013.01); H01S 5/02288 (2013.01); H01S 5/02292 (2013.01);
Abstract
An opto-isolator is disclosed that include a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL), a photodetector and a package enclosing the VCSEL and the photodetector. The photodetector is optically coupled to the VCSEL and configured to receive an output optical signal generated by the VCSEL.