Laser device with configurable intensity distribution

US9048633B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9048633-B2
Application numberUS-201013391303-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 16, 2010
Priority dateAug 20, 2009
Publication dateJun 2, 2015
Grant dateJun 2, 2015

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The present invention relates to a laser device comprising an array of several large area VCSELs ( 101 ) and one or several optics ( 201, 202 ) designed and arranged to image the active layers of the VCSELs ( 101 ) of said array to a working plane ( 501 ) such that the laser radiation emitted by the active layers of all VCSELs ( 101 ) or of subgroups of VCSELs ( 101 ) of the array superimposes in the working plane ( 501 ). The proposed laser device allows the generation of a desired intensity distribution in the working plane without the need of an optics specially designed for this intensity distribution or beam profile.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A laser device comprising: an array of several large area vertical cavity surface emission lasers, each of said lasers comprising an active layer emitting laser radiation; at least one optics configured and arranged to image the active layers of the lasers of said array to a working plane such that the laser radiation emitted by the active layers of all lasers or of subgroups of lasers of the array superimposes in the working plane; and, wherein sa…

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What does patent US9048633B2 cover?
The present invention relates to a laser device comprising an array of several large area VCSELs ( 101 ) and one or several optics ( 201, 202 ) designed and arranged to image the active layers of the VCSELs ( 101 ) of said array to a working plane ( 501 ) such that the laser radiation emitted by the active layers of all VCSELs ( 101 ) or of subgroups of VCSELs ( 101 ) of the array superimposes …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Gronenborn Stephan, Moench Holger, Koninkl Philips Nv
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01S5/4012. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 02 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).