Light source device and method of manufacturing the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11688994-B2
Application number	US-202217988848-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 17, 2022
Priority date	Sep 20, 2019
Publication date	Jun 27, 2023
Grant date	Jun 27, 2023

Abstract

A light source device includes: a plurality of laser diodes that includes a first laser diode for emitting laser light of red color, a second laser diode for emitting laser light of green color, and a third laser diode for emitting laser light of blue color; a substrate directly or indirectly supporting the plurality of laser diodes; and a cap secured to the substrate and covering the plurality of laser diodes. The cap includes: a first glass portion configured to transmit the laser light that is emitted from the plurality of laser diodes, and a second glass portion. At least one of the first glass portion and the second glass portion comprises an alkaline glass region. The first glass portion and the second glass portion are bonded together via an electrically conductive layer that is in contact with the alkaline glass region. The first glass portion is bonded to the substrate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. Alight source device comprising:
a plurality of laser diodes that includes a first laser diode for emitting laser light of red color, a second laser diode for emitting laser light of green color, and a third laser diode for emitting laser light of blue color;
a substrate directly or indirectly supporting the plurality of laser diodes; and
a cap secured to the substrate and covering the plurality of laser diodes, the cap comprising:
a first glass portion configured to transmit the laser light that is emitted from the plurality of laser diodes, and
a second glass portion; wherein:

at least one of the first glass portion and the second glass portion comprises an alkaline glass region;
the first glass portion and the second glass portion are bonded together via an electrically conductive layer that is in contact with the alkaline glass region; and
the first glass portion is bonded to the substrate.

2. The light source device according to claim 1 , wherein:
each of the plurality of laser diodes is disposed to emit the laser light in the same direction.

3. The light source device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
an antireflection coating that is disposed on the first glass portion to allow transmission of the laser light.

4. The light source device according to claim 3 , wherein:
the antireflection coating is disposed on an inner side of the first glass portion, the inner side of the first portion facing the plurality of laser diodes.

5. The light source device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first glass portion is an alkaline glass; and
a concentration of an alkali metal element in the first glass portion is locally decreased in a region in contact with the electrically conductive layer.

6. The light source device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first glass portion comprises the alkaline glass region and a non-alkaline glass region that is connected to the alkaline glass region.

7. The light source device according to claim 1 , wherein:
each of the plurality of laser diodes is an edge-emission type laser diode having an end surface through which the laser light is emitted, and is mounted on the substrate so as to emit the laser light in a direction along the substrate;
the first glass portion is disposed at a position on the substrate such that the first glass portion intersects a path of the laser light; and
the second glass portion comprises:
a pair of lateral wall portions that are located at a lateral side of the plurality of laser diodes, and
a cover portion that is located above the plurality of laser diodes and connects the pair of lateral wall portions together.

8. The light source device according to claim 7 , wherein:
the cap comprises a third glass portion that faces the first glass portion with the plurality of laser diodes disposed between the first glass portion and the third glass portion; and
the second glass portion connects the first glass portion and the third glass portion together.

9. The light source device according to claim 8 , wherein:
at least one of the second glass portion and the third glass portion comprises an alkaline glass region; and
the second glass portion and the third glass portion are bonded together via an additional electrically conductive layer that is in contact with the alkaline glass region.

10. The light source device according to claim 9 , wherein:
the third glass portion comprises the alkaline glass region and a non-alkaline glass region that is connected to the alkaline glass region.

11. The light source device according to claim 9 , wherein:
the second glass portion comprises the alkaline glass region and a non-alkaline glass region that is connected to the alkaline glass region.

12. The light source device according to claim 8 , wherein:
the second glass portion and the third glass portion are monolithically formed and made of a same glass material.

13. The light source device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the second glass portion of the cap comprises a thin portion and a thick portion that has a thickness greater than a thickness of the thin portion.

14. The light source device according to claim 13 , wherein:
the cap comprises a metal layer pattern on a surface of the thin portion.

15. The light source device according to claim 14 , wherein:
the metal layer pattern is a bar code or a Data Matrix code.

Assignees

• Nichia Corp

Inventors

• Miyata Tadaaki
• Kimura Yoshihiro

Classifications

• H01S5/02257 Primary

  using windows, e.g. specially adapted for back-reflecting light to a detector inside the housing · CPC title

• C03C4/0071

  for laserable glass · CPC title

• H01S5/02216

  Butterfly-type, i.e. with electrode pins extending horizontally from the housings · CPC title

• C03C2204/00

  Glasses, glazes or enamels with special properties · CPC title

• C03C27/06

  Joining glass to glass by processes other than fusing (fusing C03B23/20; units for use as elements for closing wall or like openings and comprising two or more parallel glass panes in spaced relationship, the panes being permanently secured together E06B3/66) · CPC title