Semiconductor laser with multiple lasing wavelengths
| Patent Number: | 6,600,761 |
| Issued: | 7/29/2003 |
| Official Filing: | View the Complete Patent |
| Abstract: | A new class of multi-terminal vertical-cavity semiconductor laser components has been developed. These multi-terminal laser components can be switched, either electrically or optically, between distinct lasing wavelengths, or can be made to lase simultaneously at multiple wavelengths. |
| Filed: | 5/1/2001 |
| Application Number: | 9/847,178 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |