Patent ID: 11914203
Assignee: AYAR LABS, INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 5:
6. The method as recited in claim 4, wherein the planar lightwave circuit has the number (N) of optical inputs, wherein the method includes positioning the planar lightwave circuit so that the number (N) of optical inputs of the planar lightwave circuit respectively receive continuous wave laser light from the number (N) of optical outputs of the laser array chip, such that each of the number (N) of optical inputs of the planar lightwave circuit receives a different wavelength of continuous wave laser light,
wherein the planar lightwave circuit has a number (M) of optical outputs, the planar lightwave circuit configured to distribute a portion of the continuous wave laser light received at each of the optical inputs of the planar lightwave circuit to each of the number (M) of optical outputs of the planar lightwave circuit, such that the different wavelengths of continuous wave laser light received through the number (N) of optical inputs of the planar lightwave circuit are collectively transmitted through each of the number (M) of optical outputs of the planar lightwave circuit.