Pulse transformer mount for laser diodes

Patent · Fri Dec 23 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5445834

Bender, G M

A package for matching the characteristic impedance of a transmission line to the impedance of a pulsed semiconductor laser diode so that short duration pulses of light can be produced with a fast repetition rate. The package has toroidal transformer in a cavity of a main body, with a multiturn primary connected to a transmission line. The laser diode is mounted at the edge of a known sandwich between two thin metal plates separated by an insulating layer. A spacer and metal cover cap are placed over the sandwich, and screw passing through holes of all the parts is threaded into the main body. The screw passing through the transformer core forms a one-turn secondary. Not only does this allow the matching of the characteristic impedance, but also provides heat sinking for the diode. Assembly with a screw makes the unit easy to fabricate, and to replace the laser diode sandwich.

• Assignee: EDB-84-030647
• Patent Number(s): None
• OSTI ID: 5445834
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
420300* -- Engineering-- Lasers-- (-1989)
AMPLIFIERS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
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FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS
HEAT SINKS
LASERS
LAYERS
PULSE AMPLIFIERS
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES
SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS
SINKS
TRANSFORMERS
TRANSISTORS