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US 2003/0112495 A1Published application
Optical amplifier with transverse pump
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsAndrew C. Alduino, Rongchung Tyan, Christopher J. Scholz
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Abstract
An optical amplifier comprises a device substrate, a first waveguide embedded in the device substrate, and a plurality of lasers. The lasers are positioned to provide a first plurality of light beams substantially transverse to the first waveguide.
Claims22
An optical amplifier comprising:
- a device substrate;
- a first waveguide embedded in the device substrate;
- and
- a first plurality of lasers positioned to provide a first plurality of light beams substantially transverse to the first waveguide.
1 more element
A method of amplifying an optical signal comprising:
- directing the optical signal through a waveguide, the optical signal having a first direction of propagation;
- and
- applying a plurality of light beams substantially transverse to the first direction of propagation.
A method of making an optical signal amplifier comprising:
- attaching a plurality of light sources to a surface of a substrate, the substrate having a waveguide embedded within, wherein the plurality of light sources are directed substantially transverse to the waveguide.
An optical amplifier comprising:
- a substrate;
- a waveguide embedded within the substrate, the waveguide having a primary direction of propagation;
- an array of lasers positioned to provide a plurality of pumped light beams transverse to the primary direction of propagation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.