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EP 1161783 A1 20011212 - SATURABLE BRAGG REFLECTOR WITH INCREASED MODULATION DEPTH

Title (en)

SATURABLE BRAGG REFLECTOR WITH INCREASED MODULATION DEPTH

Title (de)

SÄTTIGBARER BRAGG-REFLEKTOR MIT ERHÖHTER MODULATIONSTIEFE

Title (fr)

RECLECTEUR DE BRAGG SATURABLE A TAUX DE MODULATION ACCRU

Publication

EP 1161783 A1 20011212 (EN)

Application

EP 00917919 A 20000314

Priority

US 0006618 W 20000314
US 27272399 A 19990318

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0055949A1] A saturable Bragg reflector with increased modulation depth is used for mode-locking a laser system. The Bragg reflector includes multiple quantum-well-structures in non-adjacent layers of the quarter-wave stack.

IPC 1-7

H01S 3/098; H01S 3/113; G02F 1/35

IPC 8 full level

G02F 1/35 (2006.01); H01S 3/098 (2006.01); H01S 3/113 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G02F 1/3523 (2013.01); H01S 3/1118 (2013.01); H01S 3/113 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0055949A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0055949 A1 20000921; EP 1161783 A1 20011212

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0006618 W 20000314; EP 00917919 A 20000314