Apparatus for shaping the output beam of semiconductor lasers
US7065105B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S5/4012
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for shaping the output beam of a strip of lasers, or an array of such strips, comprising a first reflective member including at least a first reflective element for deflecting a first portion of the output beam in a first direction oriented at a first angle in the slow axis direction and at a second angle in the fast axis direction, and at least a second reflective member including at least a first reflective element for deflecting the first output beam portion from the first direction to a second direction in the Z axis. The output beam is thus shaped to define at least two beams comprising at least the first portion and a remainder of the output beam which is propagated along the Z axis without deflection by any reflective member, with the first portion of the output beam being oriented approximately parallel to the un-deflected remainder.
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