CA2064726A1 - Monolithic semiconductor harmonic laser sources - Google Patents
Monolithic semiconductor harmonic laser sourcesInfo
- Publication number
- CA2064726A1 CA2064726A1 CA2064726A CA2064726A CA2064726A1 CA 2064726 A1 CA2064726 A1 CA 2064726A1 CA 2064726 A CA2064726 A CA 2064726A CA 2064726 A CA2064726 A CA 2064726A CA 2064726 A1 CA2064726 A1 CA 2064726A1
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- laser sources
- harmonic laser
- monolithic semiconductor
- semiconductor harmonic
- waveguide
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B82—NANOTECHNOLOGY
- B82Y—SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES
- B82Y20/00—Nanooptics, e.g. quantum optics or photonic crystals
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
- G02F1/35—Non-linear optics
- G02F1/353—Frequency conversion, i.e. wherein a light beam is generated with frequency components different from those of the incident light beams
- G02F1/3534—Three-wave interaction, e.g. sum-difference frequency generation
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
- G02F1/35—Non-linear optics
- G02F1/355—Non-linear optics characterised by the materials used
- G02F1/3556—Semiconductor materials, e.g. quantum wells
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
- H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
- H01S5/02—Structural details or components not essential to laser action
- H01S5/026—Monolithically integrated components, e.g. waveguides, monitoring photo-detectors, drivers
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
- H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
- H01S5/06—Arrangements for controlling the laser output parameters, e.g. by operating on the active medium
- H01S5/0604—Arrangements for controlling the laser output parameters, e.g. by operating on the active medium comprising a non-linear region, e.g. generating harmonics of the laser frequency
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
- H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
- H01S5/06—Arrangements for controlling the laser output parameters, e.g. by operating on the active medium
- H01S5/0607—Arrangements for controlling the laser output parameters, e.g. by operating on the active medium by varying physical parameters other than the potential of the electrodes, e.g. by an electric or magnetic field, mechanical deformation, pressure, light, temperature
- H01S5/0608—Arrangements for controlling the laser output parameters, e.g. by operating on the active medium by varying physical parameters other than the potential of the electrodes, e.g. by an electric or magnetic field, mechanical deformation, pressure, light, temperature controlled by light, e.g. optical switch
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
- H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
- H01S5/06—Arrangements for controlling the laser output parameters, e.g. by operating on the active medium
- H01S5/062—Arrangements for controlling the laser output parameters, e.g. by operating on the active medium by varying the potential of the electrodes
- H01S5/06233—Controlling other output parameters than intensity or frequency
- H01S5/06243—Controlling other output parameters than intensity or frequency controlling the position or direction of the emitted beam
Abstract
Harmonic generation laser sources are disclosed. The sources include a waveguide having a multilayered structure to enhance the harmonic generation. Various embodiments are described, some including an active lasing means built in the waveguide.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US545,497 | 1990-06-29 | ||
US07/545,497 US5051617A (en) | 1990-06-29 | 1990-06-29 | Multilayer semiconductor waveguide device for sum frequency generation from contra-propagating beams |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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CA2064726A1 true CA2064726A1 (en) | 1991-12-30 |
CA2064726C CA2064726C (en) | 1996-09-17 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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CA002064726A Expired - Fee Related CA2064726C (en) | 1990-06-29 | 1991-06-27 | Monolithic semiconductor harmonic laser sources |
Country Status (6)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US5051617A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0494274B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2693269B2 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2064726C (en) |
DE (1) | DE69114257D1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1992000548A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (15)
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CA2028506C (en) * | 1990-10-25 | 2001-07-17 | National Research Council Of Canada | Optical multilayer structures for harmonic laser emission |
US5249193A (en) * | 1991-03-20 | 1993-09-28 | Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Solid-state laser system |
JPH05259567A (en) * | 1992-03-13 | 1993-10-08 | Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> | Waveguide type multiple quantum well light control element |
KR940007557A (en) * | 1992-09-07 | 1994-04-27 | 에프. 제이. 스미트 | Optical elements and optoelectronic devices for raising electromagnetic radiation frequencies |
US5345456A (en) * | 1993-03-11 | 1994-09-06 | National Research Council Of Canada | Spatially addressable surface emission sum frequency device |
US5387972A (en) * | 1993-03-15 | 1995-02-07 | National Research Council Of Canada | Coherent phase and frequency detection using sum-frequency mixing in non-linear waveguides |
US5422903A (en) * | 1993-04-15 | 1995-06-06 | Yamada; Norihide | Surface emitting second harmonic generating device |
JPH0730181A (en) * | 1993-06-30 | 1995-01-31 | Hewlett Packard Co <Hp> | Surface luminous second harmonic generating device |
US5436920A (en) * | 1993-05-18 | 1995-07-25 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Laser device |
US5408110A (en) * | 1993-06-28 | 1995-04-18 | National Research Council Of Canada | Second-harmonic generation in semiconductor heterostructures |
US5375011A (en) * | 1993-08-18 | 1994-12-20 | National Research Council Of Canada | Non-linear, real-time, micrometer resolution optical time domain reflectometers for optoelectronic circuits diagnostic and sensing applications |
JP2002198612A (en) * | 2000-12-25 | 2002-07-12 | Nippon Sheet Glass Co Ltd | Wavelength-monitoring device |
US6845186B2 (en) * | 2002-03-14 | 2005-01-18 | Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. | Optical circuit with harmonic generator |
US9880445B1 (en) * | 2015-06-19 | 2018-01-30 | Stc.Unm | Harmonic generation using optimized stack of thin films |
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US4382660A (en) * | 1976-06-16 | 1983-05-10 | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | Optical transistors and logic circuits embodying the same |
JPS60123084A (en) * | 1983-12-08 | 1985-07-01 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Semiconductor light generator |
US4904038A (en) * | 1984-05-30 | 1990-02-27 | Litton Systems, Inc. | Guided wave optical frequency shifter |
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US4930132A (en) * | 1987-12-28 | 1990-05-29 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Second harmonic wave generating device having active layer and second harmonic wave generating layer on same substrate |
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1990
- 1990-06-29 US US07/545,497 patent/US5051617A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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1991
- 1991-06-27 JP JP3510691A patent/JP2693269B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-06-27 EP EP91911337A patent/EP0494274B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-06-27 CA CA002064726A patent/CA2064726C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1991-06-27 WO PCT/CA1991/000225 patent/WO1992000548A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1991-06-27 DE DE69114257T patent/DE69114257D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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DE69114257D1 (en) | 1995-12-07 |
WO1992000548A1 (en) | 1992-01-09 |
US5051617A (en) | 1991-09-24 |
CA2064726C (en) | 1996-09-17 |
EP0494274A1 (en) | 1992-07-15 |
EP0494274B1 (en) | 1995-11-02 |
JPH04505224A (en) | 1992-09-10 |
JP2693269B2 (en) | 1997-12-24 |
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