Systems and methods for generating a tunable laser beam

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2011-04-19

2011-04-19

Harvey, Minsun (Department: 2828)

Coherent light generators

Particular beam control device

Tuning

C372S019000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07929582

ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods of generating a tunable laser beam are disclosed. An example method includes: generating coherent optical beams from a plurality of semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs); combining the coherent optical beams into a combined coherent optical beam; and tuning the combined beam to a selected frequency range to output a coherent optical beam having only the selected frequency range. In some embodiments, the SOAs are arranged in parallel within a resonant cavity, and each coherent optical beam has a different center wavelength that overlaps in bandwidth with another one of the coherent optical beams.

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