Fiber optic coupling of a microlens conditioned, stacked semiconductor laser diode array
Abstract
The output radiation from the two-dimensional aperture of a semiconductor laser diode array is efficiently coupled into an optical fiber. The two-dimensional aperture is formed by stacking individual laser diode bars on top of another in a ``rack and stack`` configuration. Coupling into the fiber is then accomplished using individual microlenses to condition the output radiation of the laser diode bars. A lens that matches the divergence properties and wavefront characteristics of the laser light to the fiber optic is used to focus this conditioned radiation into the fiber. 3 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of California (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 462864
- Patent Number(s):
- 5617492
- Application Number:
- PAN: 8-597,331
- Assignee:
- Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 1 Apr 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; LASER RADIATION; DESIGN; BEAM OPTICS
Citation Formats
Beach, R J, Benett, W J, and Mills, S T. Fiber optic coupling of a microlens conditioned, stacked semiconductor laser diode array. United States: N. p., 1997.
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Beach, R J, Benett, W J, & Mills, S T. Fiber optic coupling of a microlens conditioned, stacked semiconductor laser diode array. United States.
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"Fiber optic coupling of a microlens conditioned, stacked semiconductor laser diode array". United States.
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title = {Fiber optic coupling of a microlens conditioned, stacked semiconductor laser diode array},
author = {Beach, R J and Benett, W J and Mills, S T},
abstractNote = {The output radiation from the two-dimensional aperture of a semiconductor laser diode array is efficiently coupled into an optical fiber. The two-dimensional aperture is formed by stacking individual laser diode bars on top of another in a ``rack and stack`` configuration. Coupling into the fiber is then accomplished using individual microlenses to condition the output radiation of the laser diode bars. A lens that matches the divergence properties and wavefront characteristics of the laser light to the fiber optic is used to focus this conditioned radiation into the fiber. 3 figs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1997},
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