Superluminescent LED source

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1986-06-16

1988-03-08

Davie, James W.

Coherent light generators

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Semiconductor

357 16, 357 17, 372 44, H01S 319

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047303310

ABSTRACT:
A light source comprises a semiconductor laser having a plurality of deposited semiconductor layers including an active region consisting of a plurality of layers forming at least two quantum wells in the active region. The layers immediately adjacent to the active region provide confinement for light generated in one or more optical cavities established in the active region and propagating between end facets of the source. Means, such as in the form of an antireflection (AR) coating, is provided to convert the semiconductor laser into a superluminescent LED source. Further, means is provided to broaden the wavelength spectral emission from the source by rendering the energy levels present in the quantum wells to be at different levels between or among the quantum wells. The resulting output beam has high output intensity and a uniform far field pattern without intensity variation along the beam width particularly useful as a superluminescent LED source for electrooptic line TIR modulators and line printers.

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