Patent ID: 6714575
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: H01S

Abstract:
A laser diode device comprising:a first waveguide having a first reflector at a first end of the first waveguide and a second reflector at a second end of the first waveguide, the first waveguide having an outcoupling aperture positioned to couple light out of the first waveguide at a location between the first and second reflectors of the first waveguide, wherein the first waveguide is a cavity of a laser diode of the device; a second waveguide; wherein the first end of the second waveguide is optically connected to the first waveguide at a first switch between the first reflector of the first waveguide and the outcoupling aperture of the first waveguide; wherein the second end of the second waveguide is optically connected to the first waveguide at a second switch between the second reflector of the first waveguide and the outcoupling aperture of the first waveguide; and wherein when the first and second switches are in a first state, light from the first waveguide is transmitted into the second waveguide.