Coherent light generators – Particular component circuitry – Optical pumping
Patent
1986-06-05
1988-07-12
Wan, Gene
Coherent light generators
Particular component circuitry
Optical pumping
350385, 350386, 350393, 372 21, G02B 523, G02B 530, H01S 310
Patent
active
047566060
ABSTRACT:
The inventive method for forming monolithic nonlinear Fabry-Perot etalons comprises depositing on an appropriate substrate, e.g., a GaAs wafer, a first multilayer mirror, depositing on the first mirror a spacer typically comprising optically nonlinear material, and depositing a second multilayer mirror onto the spacer. Typically, at least one of the mirrors is an active mirror comprising optically nonlinear material. Deposition can be by a known process, e.g., by MBE or MOCVD. Since, inter alia, the method comprises no critical etching steps it can be used to produce high finesse etalons that have uniform properties over relatively large areas. The inventive method can be adapted to the manufacture of transmissive etalons. It can also be used to produce arrays of optically isolated etalons. Devices comprising nonlinear etalons manufactured by the inventive method can be incorporated, for instance, into optical data processing apparatus, or into optical communications apparatus.
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Jewell Jack L.
McCall, Jr. Samuel L.
American Telephone and Telegraph Company AT&T Bell Laboratories
Pacher Eugen E.
Shingleton Michael B.
Wan Gene
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