A dual-wavelength laser

By using a dual-wavelength semiconductor laser with an external cavity structure, combined with on-chip integration technology and temperature control, the problems of power instability and system complexity of existing dual-wavelength lasers have been solved, achieving stable output of highly coherent dual-wavelength lasers, which are suitable for high-frequency microwave signal generation and terahertz wave applications.

CN122418418APending Publication Date: 2026-07-17XIAN RUIPU OPTICAL LINK TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202610548098.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2026-04-23
Publication Date
2026-07-17

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Technical Problem

Existing dual-wavelength lasers suffer from problems such as unstable power, complex systems, large size, low conversion efficiency, and susceptibility to external influences, which limit their widespread adoption in industrial and high-precision scientific applications.

Method used

A dual-wavelength semiconductor laser with an external cavity structure includes a gain medium, an optical resonant cavity, a mode converter, and an optical filter. High coherence dual-wavelength laser output is achieved through on-chip integration technology. The laser's operating temperature is kept stable by utilizing the four-wave mixing nonlinear effect within the optical resonant cavity and combining it with a temperature controller.

Benefits of technology

It achieves stable output of dual-wavelength lasers, reduces noise photon density, improves frequency stability and phase noise performance, simplifies system structure, reduces cost, and is suitable for on-chip integration and high-frequency microwave signal generation, terahertz wave and laser ranging, and other fields.

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Abstract

The application discloses a kind of dual-wavelength lasers, solve the technical problems that existing dual-wavelength lasers are unstable in power, or system is complex, bulky, or conversion efficiency is low, easily influenced by outside.This application uses semiconductor gain chip as gain medium, optical resonant cavity and optical filter as mode selector, realize controllable dual-wavelength laser output of frequency interval, adopt external cavity structure to obtain lower intracavity noise photon density;Optical resonant cavity used has very narrow filter bandwidth, can avoid mode competition problem, ensure the stable output of dual-wavelength laser;While generating dual-wavelength output, the four-wave mixing nonlinear effect in optical resonant cavity is utilized, and the phase noise and frequency stability of dual-wavelength beat signal are improved.
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