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LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE
20230038900 · 2023-02-09 · ·

A light emitting device includes first and second semiconductor laser elements, a base, a surrounding part, a wavelength converting member, and first and second wiring parts. The first laser element, the converting member and the second laser element are arranged in order in a first direction. At least one of the first and second laser elements is disposed between the first and second wiring parts in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. An outermost periphery of the converting member is between a first imaginary line and a second imaginary line in the top view. The first and second imaginary lines are both parallel to the second direction. The first imaginary line passes through an outermost periphery in the first direction of the second laser element and the second imaginary line passes through an outermost periphery in a direction opposite to the first direction of the first laser element.

Wafer level optic and zoned wafer

A plurality of light sources such as vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) are configured to emit non-visible light through emission apertures. Optics are formed over the emission apertures of the plurality of light sources. The optics may provide different tilt angles or divergence angles to the non-visible light emitted by the light sources in the plurality of light sources.

Optical module

An optical module includes a light-forming unit to form light. The light-forming unit includes a base member having an electronic temperature control module, a base plate, a plurality of submounts, and a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) base. The light-forming unit also includes a plurality of laser diodes arranged on the submounts, a filter arranged on the base plate and located to receive the light emitted from the plurality of laser diodes and multiplex the emitted light, a MEMS arranged on the MEMS base and located to receive the light multiplexed by the filter. The MEMS includes a scanning mirror to scan the light multiplexed by the filter, and the electronic temperature control module regulates a temperature range of the MEMS. The light-forming unit also includes a protective member surrounding and sealing the light-forming unit, which includes a base body and a lid welded to the base body.

Methods and systems to generate laser light
11616340 · 2023-03-28 · ·

There is provided a method of operating a laser. The method comprises receiving a target power and calculating an operating power of a lasing module of the laser. The operating power may be calculated based on the target power and a minimum lasing power of the lasing module. The method also comprises determining an operating current for the lasing module based on the operating power, and driving the lasing module at the operating current to produce an output light having the operating power. In addition, the method comprises providing the output light to an optical modulator of the laser, and operating the optical modulator to modulate the output light to have an output power corresponding to the target power.

Light emitting device
11616345 · 2023-03-28 · ·

A light emitting device includes: a substrate including a main surface; a first projection positioned on the main surface, the first projection including an upper surface and first and second lateral surfaces, wherein the first lateral surface of the first projection comprises a first reflective part, and the second lateral surface of the first projection comprises a second reflective part; a first laser element configured to irradiate laser light to the first reflective part; a second laser element configured to irradiate laser light to the second reflective part; and a first optical member fixed to the upper surface of the first projection, wherein the first optical member comprises a first lens part positioned above the first reflective part, and a second lens part positioned above the second reflective part.

LOW NUMERICAL APERTURE FIBER OUTPUT DIODE LASER MODULE

A low numerical aperture fiber output diode laser module, which having several independent diode lasers, and collimated and converged the light beam, for the coupling the light to the core optical fiber with a core diameter of 105 um and a numerical aperture of 0.12. Compared with general products with a numerical aperture of 0.22, the light output angle is reduced to 55%, and use a general blue laser diode for verification. Use an optical software for facilitating the design and optimization of the parameters of the optical lens module.

HIGH CAPABILITY, MULTI-BEAM, DECENTERED LENS LIGHT BEAM STEERING
20220350136 · 2022-11-03 ·

An example system includes an emission lens defining an optical emission end of a beam steering device, and a field lens interposed between the emission lens and a number of optical steering paths. The example system includes a first and second optical steering path, each including a magnifying lens and a steering layer, with an actuator coupled to each steering layer. The example system includes each steering layer moveable independently, thereby allowing for independently steerable beams of each optical steering path.

SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE AND PROJECTION DEVICE
20220344905 · 2022-10-27 ·

A semiconductor laser device comprises an active layer having a main extension plane, a first cladding layer and a second cladding layer where the active layer is arranged between the first and second cladding layer in a direction perpendicular to the main extension plane, at least one first emission region and at least one second emission region arranged next to each other in a direction parallel to the main extension plane, a light-outcoupling surface parallel to the main extension direction and arranged on a side of the second cladding layer opposite to the active layer, and a photonic crystal layer arranged in the first cladding layer or in second cladding layer. The photonic crystal layer may include a first photonic crystal structure in the first emission region and a second photonic crystal structure in the second emission region where the first and the second photonic crystal structures are different.

MULTI-WAVELENGTH LASER DIODE

In some implementations, an optical device (e.g., a monolithic master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) diode) may include a first facet, one or more gratings, an amplifier structure terminated with a second facet, and an oscillator array that includes multiple singlemode oscillators coupled to the first facet and to the one or more gratings. In some implementations, the multiple singlemode oscillators may be configured to generate multiple seed beams and to transmit the multiple seed beams into the amplifier structure through the one or more gratings.

Multi-wavelength laser system
11482832 · 2022-10-25 · ·

A multi-wavelength laser module including a base plate, a plurality of radiation sources mounted on the base plate, at least one telescope including a first lens and a second lens wherein the second lens is arranged at a distance from the first lens along a radiation beam path, thereby creating a telescopic effect. A beam angle correction plate is arranged between the first lens and the second lens in the radiation beam path, the beam angle correction plate being angled in relation to the radiation beam path so as to parallel shift the radiation beam inside the telescope and thereby adjust the pointing direction of the radiation beam after passage of the telescope. Further, a method for assembling a multi-wavelength laser system provided with telescopes with such beam angle correction plate.