Laser and laser signal combiner
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1. An optical communication system, comprising:
- a laser array having a plurality of laser transmitters transmitting a plurality of optical beams at a plurality of different wavelengths;
a diffraction grating optically coupled to said laser array, the diffraction grating diffracting each of the optical beams at a substantially equal diffraction angle to form a combined optical beam; and
an optical communication media optically coupled to the diffraction grating, the optical communication media receiving the combined optical beam.
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Abstract
An optical communication system for transmitting multiple optical beams, each at a different wavelength is disclosed. The optical communication system includes a laser array having multiple laser transmitters transmitting multiple optical beams, each at a different wavelength. The optical communication system further includes a diffraction grating optically coupled to the laser array, the diffraction grating diffracting each of the optical beams at a substantially equal diffraction angle to form a combined optical beam. The combined beam is then focused into an optical communication media.
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1. An optical communication system, comprising:
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a laser array having a plurality of laser transmitters transmitting a plurality of optical beams at a plurality of different wavelengths;
a diffraction grating optically coupled to said laser array, the diffraction grating diffracting each of the optical beams at a substantially equal diffraction angle to form a combined optical beam; and
an optical communication media optically coupled to the diffraction grating, the optical communication media receiving the combined optical beam. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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20. An optical communication system comprising:
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a laser array having a plurality of laser transmitters transmitting a plurality of optical beams at a plurality of different wavelengths;
a waveguide grating coupler optically coupled to said laser array wherein a diffraction order of the grating matches a propagating mode of the waveguide; and
an optical communication media optically coupled to the waveguide grating coupler, wherein the optical communication media receives the combined optical beam. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. An optical communication system comprising:
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a laser array having a plurality of laser transmitters formed on a common substrate transmitting a plurality of optical beams at a plurality of different wavelengths;
an arrayed waveguide grating monolithically formed on the common substrate, wherein the arrayed waveguide grating receives the plurality of transmit optical beams and combines the plurality of optical beams into a combined optical beam; and
an optical communication media optically coupled to the arrayed waveguide grating, wherein the optical communication media receives the combined optical beam. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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