Coherent light generators – Particular beam control device – Tuning
Reexamination Certificate
2004-01-27
2010-10-26
Roy, Todd T Van (Department: 2828)
Coherent light generators
Particular beam control device
Tuning
C372S094000, C372S098000, C372S050110, C372S050220
Reexamination Certificate
active
07822082
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a laser transmitter capable of being configured to transmit one of a plurality of wavelengths. Specifically, the laser transmitter may be reconfigured using the resonance passbands of a tunable microresonator coupled with a fixed grating.
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Hayes Robert R.
Ng Willie W.
Yap Daniel
HRL Laboratories LLC
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