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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2017
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Guthrie Partridge, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A light source having a gain chip, a retro reflecting prism and a first actuator is disclosed. The gain chip amplifies light passing therethrough. The retro reflecting prism is characterized by a pivot axis within the retro reflecting prism, an input light direction, an output light direction, and a diffraction grating that receives light emitted by the gain chip traveling in the input direction, returns a diffracted light beam to the gain chip along the input light direction and generates an output light beam. The first actuator causes the retro reflecting prism to rotate about the pivot axis in response to a control signal being coupled to the first actuator.