Thermally-controlled fiber optic tuning and isolating device
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1. A tuning and isolating support device for a tunable fiber optic component comprising:
- a) a thermally-conductive, acoustic-damping material defining an enclosure volume and receiving the tunable fiber optic component and configured to minimize environmental vibration effects on the fiber optic component;
b) a thermal control device in thermal contact with the thermally-conductive acoustic-damping material, wherein the thermal control device varies in temperature in response to an applied electrical signal and controls a temperature of the tunable fiber optic component so that the tunable fiber optic component optical frequency is tuned in response to the applied electrical signal; and
c) a fiber optic tension structure disposed within the enclosure volume to apply tension to the tunable fiber optic component.
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Abstract
A tunable fiber optic component providing environmental isolation, thermal tuning, and mechanical tuning and a method of tuning a fiber optic component using application of substantially simultaneous varying of temperature and mechanical strain is disclosed. A method of using a tunable fiber optic component, for example, a distributed feedback fiber laser, to compensate variations in an optical system, and a method of making a tunable fiber optic component are also disclosed.
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1. A tuning and isolating support device for a tunable fiber optic component comprising:
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a) a thermally-conductive, acoustic-damping material defining an enclosure volume and receiving the tunable fiber optic component and configured to minimize environmental vibration effects on the fiber optic component; b) a thermal control device in thermal contact with the thermally-conductive acoustic-damping material, wherein the thermal control device varies in temperature in response to an applied electrical signal and controls a temperature of the tunable fiber optic component so that the tunable fiber optic component optical frequency is tuned in response to the applied electrical signal; and c) a fiber optic tension structure disposed within the enclosure volume to apply tension to the tunable fiber optic component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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