Global Patent Index - EP 1364432 A2

EP 1364432 A2 20031126 - OPTICAL TRANSMITTER COMPRISING A STEPWISE TUNABLE LASER

Title (en)

OPTICAL TRANSMITTER COMPRISING A STEPWISE TUNABLE LASER

Title (de)

SCHRITTWEISER ABSTIMMBARER OPTISCHER SENDER

Title (fr)

EMETTEUR OPTIQUE COMPRENANT UN LASER A REGLAGE PROGRESSIF

Publication

EP 1364432 A2 20031126 (EN)

Application

EP 01973387 A 20010921

Priority

  • US 0129706 W 20010921
  • US 66890500 A 20000922
  • US 93084101 A 20010815

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0225782A2] A laser, useful as part of a multiple wavelength optical fiber transmitter, includes a single mode, multiple quantum well semiconductor amplifying mirror as a gain element an includes a second mirror to form an optical cavity, the length of which defines a sequence of optical modes. The gain element has an arrangement for tuning the laser from one mode to another by altering a temperature of the amplifying mirror.

IPC 1-7

H01S 5/14; H01S 5/183; H01S 5/022

IPC 8 full level

H01S 5/022 (2006.01); H01S 5/14 (2006.01); H01S 5/183 (2006.01); H01S 5/02 (2006.01); H01S 5/04 (2006.01); H01S 5/0687 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01S 5/02253 (2021.01); H01S 5/141 (2013.01); H01S 5/18375 (2013.01); H01S 3/1062 (2013.01); H01S 5/0215 (2013.01); H01S 5/02415 (2013.01); H01S 5/041 (2013.01); H01S 5/0612 (2013.01); H01S 5/0617 (2013.01); H01S 5/0687 (2013.01); H01S 5/18377 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0225782A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0225782 A2 20020328; WO 0225782 A3 20030925; AU 9297301 A 20020402; EP 1364432 A2 20031126

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0129706 W 20010921; AU 9297301 A 20010921; EP 01973387 A 20010921