Polarisation switching in active devices
CA 1309766 C · Owner: British Telecommunications Public Limited Company · Inventors: White, Ian Hugh; Linton, Richard Steven
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The output polarisation of a twin guide semiconductor laser is switched either by controlling the operating current of both guides or by injecting an optical signal. Twin-stripe and twin-ridge lasers of InGaAsP are described. True polarisation bistability is reported for a range of devices; the effect is temperature insensitive.
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- Granted November 3, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 3, 2009.
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