Wavelength sweepable laser source

Kresten Yvind (Inventor), Thor Ansbæk (Inventor), Il-Sug Chung (Inventor), Ole Hansen (Inventor)

    Research output: Patent

    Abstract

    Wavelength sweepable laser source is disclosed, wherein the laser source is a semiconductor laser source adapted for generating laser light at a lasing wavelength. The laser source comprises a substrate, a first reflector, and a second reflector. The first and second reflector together defines an optical cavity, and are arranged to support light oscillation in the optical cavity along an optical path in a direction normal to the substrate. The optical cavity comprises a void in the optical path. The second reflector is resiliently suspended by a suspension in a distance from the first reflector and having a rest position, the second reflector and suspension together defining a microelectromechanical MEMS oscillator. The MEMS oscillator has a resonance frequency and is adapted for oscillating the second reflector on either side of the rest position.; The laser source further comprises electrical connections adapted for applying an electric field to the MEMS oscillator. Furthermore, a laser source system and a method of use of the laser source are disclosed.
    Original languageEnglish
    IPCH01S5/183
    Patent numberWO2014023777
    Filing date13/02/2014
    Country/TerritoryInternational Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
    Priority date08/08/2012
    Priority numberEP20120179699
    Publication statusPublished - 2014

    Bibliographical note

    Also published as WO2014023777 (A3).

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