A method for manufacturing a laser diode device includes providing a substrate having a surface region and forming epitaxial material overlying the surface region, the epitaxial material comprising an n-type cladding region, an active region comprising at least one active layer overlying the n-type cladding region, and a p-type cladding region overlying the active layer region. The epitaxial material is patterned to form a plurality of dice, each of the dice corresponding to at least one laser device, characterized by a first pitch between a pair of dice, the first pitch being less than a design width. Each of the plurality of dice are transferred to a carrier wafer such that each pair of dice is configured with a second pitch between each pair of dice, the second pitch being larger than the first pitch.

In various embodiments, the beam parameter product and/or numerical aperture of a laser beam is adjusted utilizing a step-clad optical fiber having a central core, a first cladding, an annular core, and a second cladding.

Embodiments of the present application provide a laser light source and a laser projection device. The laser light source includes a laser assembly, where the laser assembly includes a laser and a circuit board, the laser includes a substrate and a light emitting chip arranged on the substrate, a lateral surface of the substrate is provided with a plurality of pins extending outwards therefrom, the circuit board is arranged on a side where the pins extend, and the circuit board is electrically connected to the pins. The laser light source of the present application features simple assembling and disassembling, reliable performance and relatively low cost.

A simple optical layout for a grazing angle probe mount that allows coupling to a mid-infrared (MIR), laser-based spectrometer is provided. The assembly enables doing reflectance measurements at high incident angles. In the case of optically thin films and deposits on MIR reflective substrates, a double pass effect, accompanied by absorption by the chemicals or biological samples deposited in an Infrared Reflection-Absorption Infrared Spectroscopy (IRRAS) modality is achieved. The optical system includes a probe that allows the passage of MIR light through the same sampling area twice. Initially, the infrared beam produces a spot on the surface, and then the light is returned in back reflection to the sample surface producing a new little slightly larger spot onto the selfsame position.

Systems and methods for a tunable RF synthesizer based on offset optical frequency combs is provided herein. An exemplary system includes two lasers, a first laser generating a first laser output and a second laser generating a second laser output; and a coupler that receives the first and second laser outputs. Further, the system includes a resonator having first and second sections coupled to one another, the coupler coupling the first and second laser outputs into the resonator; a splitter that couples the first section to the second section, the splitter splitting a first proportion of the first laser output and a second proportion of the second laser output onto different paths within the resonator; and a controller that controls the splitter to change a size of the first proportion in relation to the first laser and the second proportion in relation to the second laser.

A laser-based light source includes a material arranged on a package base adjacent to a laser diode chip and an optical element coupled to the material. The optical element is aligned to receive electromagnetic radiation from the laser diode chip. The optical element includes a wavelength conversion material and is configured to receive at least a portion of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the laser diode chip. A reflective material surrounds sides of the optical element.

An optical system comprising an optoelectronic device having a facet and a coating on the facet. The facet is configured to be in optical communication with at least a first optical medium during a first time period and a second optical medium during a second time period. The first optical medium has a first refractive index and the second optical medium has a second refractive index different from the first refractive index. The coating is configured to provide a first reflectance during the first time period for optical signals in a predetermined wavelength range and to provide a second reflectance during the second time period for optical signals in the predetermined wavelength range wherein the second reflectance is equal to the first reflectance within a negligible margin for optical signals having at least one wavelength in the predetermined wavelength range.

A laser device is provided. The laser device includes a bottom plate, a frame body, a heat sink and a light-emitting chip. The light-emitting chip is located on a surface of the heat sink away from the bottom plate. The light-emitting chip includes a plurality of first protrusions and/or a plurality of first depressions, the plurality of first protrusions and/or the plurality of first depressions are located on a first surface of the light-emitting chip; the heat sink includes a plurality of second depressions and/or a plurality of second protrusions, the plurality of second depressions and/or the plurality of second protrusions are located on a second surface of the heat sink; the plurality of first protrusions are located in the plurality of second depressions, and the plurality of second protrusions are located in the plurality of first depressions.

In various embodiments, the beam parameter product and/or beam shape of a laser beam is adjusted by coupling the laser beam into an optical fiber of a fiber bundle and directing the laser beam onto one or more in-coupling locations on the input end of the optical fiber. The beam emitted at the output end of the optical fiber may be utilized to process a workpiece.

A laser diode apparatus has a first waveguide layer including a gain region connected in series with a second waveguide layer with a second gain region. A tunnel junction is positioned between the first and second guide layers. A single collimator is positioned in an output path of laser beams emitted from the first and second waveguide layers. The optical beam from the single collimator may be coupled into an optical fiber.