An optical apparatus includes: an optical component opposed to and spaced apart from a light-emitting surface through which laser light is emitted; a case that houses a semiconductor laser element and the optical component and includes an introduction port for introducing gas and an exhaust port for exhausting the gas; and a flow passage section (i.e., a tubular body) including a spray port for spraying the semiconductor laser element with the gas introduced from the introduction port.

A light-emitting device includes: a plurality of semiconductor laser elements; a package having a hermetically sealed space, with the plurality of semiconductor laser elements arranged in the space; an optical member fixed to the package; and a plurality of adhesives including a first adhesive and a second adhesive fixing the optical member to the package. The plurality of adhesives are bonded to the optical member between an emission surface of the package and an incidence surface or a lower surface of the optical member. In the optical member, one or more first bonding regions to which the first adhesive is bonded and one or more second bonding regions to which the second adhesive is bonded are located at positions that are closer to the incidence surface of the optical member than to an emission surface of the optical member.

Provided herein is a semiconductor package and method of forming the same. The semiconductor package has a cap including a first window wafer with a first face and opposing second face, a second window wafer, and a perforated spacer wafer with through-holes extending therethrough. The first and second faces of the first window wafer are mutually parallel and at least one face includes an antireflective surface. The spacer wafer is disposed between the first and second window wafers with the first and second window wafers bonded to opposing faces of the spacer wafer. The window wafers and spacer wafer together define a cavity in the cap. An edge-emitting laser diode is disposed on a submount and configured to direct a laser beam at normal incidence to the first face of the first window wafer. The cap is mounted on the submount with the edge-emitting laser diode enclosed in the cavity.

Provided herein is a semiconductor package and method of forming the same. The semiconductor package has a cap including a first window wafer with a first face and opposing second face, a second window wafer, and a perforated spacer wafer with through-holes extending therethrough. The first and second faces of the first window wafer are mutually parallel and at least one face includes an antireflective surface. The spacer wafer is disposed between the first and second window wafers with the first and second window wafers bonded to opposing faces of the spacer wafer. The window wafers and spacer wafer together define a cavity in the cap. An edge-emitting laser diode is disposed on a submount and configured to direct a laser beam at normal incidence to the first face of the first window wafer. The cap is mounted on the submount with the edge-emitting laser diode enclosed in the cavity.

A light emitting device includes: a base having a first stepped portion and a second stepped portion; a light emitting element; an electronic member configured to be irradiated by light emitted from the light emitting element; a first wiring region located on the first stepped portion; a second wiring region located on the second stepped portion; wires connected to the light emitting element and the electronic member. The wires includes a first and second wires. The first wire has a first end that is connected to the first wiring region, and a second end. The second wire has a first end that is connected to the second wiring region, and a second end. A position of the second end of the first wire relative to the bottom face is lower than a position of the second end of the second wire relative to the bottom face.

A heat source package, comprising a housing having a metal base portion with one or more channels formed therein, the one or more channels having an inner surface, a coating of an anti-corrosive material adhered to a portion of the inner surface of the one or more channels wherein the anti-corrosive material is selected to have a thermal conductivity within a threshold range such that the coating changes the thermal resistance of a coated portion of the channel less than 25% with respect to an uncoated portion of the metal base portion. In examples, a heat source may be thermally coupled to the inner surface of the channels and the channels may be formed to conduct a liquid coolant from a liquid inlet to a liquid outlet to dissipate heat away from the heat source.

A heat source package, comprising a housing having a metal base portion with one or more channels formed therein, the one or more channels having an inner surface, a coating of an anti-corrosive material adhered to a portion of the inner surface of the one or more channels wherein the anti-corrosive material is selected to have a thermal conductivity within a threshold range such that the coating changes the thermal resistance of a coated portion of the channel less than 25% with respect to an uncoated portion of the metal base portion. In examples, a heat source may be thermally coupled to the inner surface of the channels and the channels may be formed to conduct a liquid coolant from a liquid inlet to a liquid outlet to dissipate heat away from the heat source.

In some implementations, an optical assembly includes a substrate that includes a thermally conductive core, an IC driver chip that is disposed on a first surface of the substrate, and a VCSEL device that includes an electrically insulated surface that is disposed on the thermally conductive core of the substrate within a cavity formed in the second surface of the substrate. The VCSEL device includes a cathode contact disposed on a surface of the VCSEL device and an anode contact disposed on the surface of the VCSEL device. The VCSEL device includes a plurality of emitters and a microlens component that is disposed over the plurality of emitters on the surface of the VCSEL device.

A light source device includes: a laser diode including an emission end surface for emitting laser light and a rear end surface opposite to the emission end surface; a reflecting member that reflects a portion of the laser light emitted from the emission end surface of the laser diode; a photodetector configured to detect light that is reflected at the reflecting member; and a light-shielding member disposed between the rear end surface of the laser diode and the photodetector, the light-shielding member configured to shield at least a portion of light emitted from the rear end surface of the laser diode.

A light detecting element is realized in which a length thereof is reduced in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which light detecting regions are disposed side by side. A light detecting element includes a light detecting surface provided with a plurality of light detecting regions disposed side by side in a first direction and a plurality of wiring regions electrically connected to the plurality of light detecting regions. Of the plurality of wiring regions, a plurality of the wiring regions connected to a plurality of the light detecting regions are provided in an end region that is a region excluding a central region at the light detecting surface.