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High-power injection laser diode structure

US4578791A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 20, 1982
Grant dateMar 25, 1986
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Expiry dateDec 20, 2002

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/4031
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A semiconductor laser device having an array of injection laser diodes with laser cavities coupled to respective inputs of an optical star coupler. The star coupler functions both as a power combiner, to provide a single high-power output, an as a device to couple the laser cavities into a single integrated lasing region, for improved coherence and divergence properties and practically no wavefront distortion.

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