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US5086431A
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Increased intensity laser diode source configuration
Assignee: Raytheon Co
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Filing: 1990-12-21
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Granted: 1992-02-04
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Expires: 2010-12-21
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor laser chip having one or more lasing junctions is mounted on one side of a thin sheet of thermally conductive material opposite to a second semiconductor laser chip of the same construction mounted on the opposite side. The thin sheet of material allows the emitting facets of the semiconductor laser chips to be placed in close proximity for coupling into the end of an optical fiber or other use. Made of hardened copper or other suitable material, the thin sheet of material serves as a heat conducting path between the semiconductor laser chips and a heat sink. Different configurations may utilize different shapes for the thin sheet of material; the thin sheet may have parallel opposing sides or opposing sides that are at an angle with respect to one another.
Inventors
- 👤 Arthur H. Hardy, Jr.
- 👤 William C. Schubert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-28 18:27
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01S; H01S5/00; H01S5/02; H01S5/024; H01S5/02476; G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/24; G02B6/42; G02B6/4201; G02B6/4202; G02B6/4249; H01S5/40; H01S5/4025; H01S5/4031; H01S5/4043
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
220 words
A small, high-intensity source of semiconductor laser radiation comprising: a sheet of thermally conductive material having first and second sides and an edge therebetween; a first semiconductor laser chip mounted in thermal contact with the first side of said sheet, said first semiconductor laser chip having an emitting facet with at least one lasing junction, said chip mounted with said facet proximate to said edge such that a lasing junction on said chip is located to emit laser radiation along a line proximate to said edge; a second semiconductor laser chip mounted in thermal contact with the second side of said sheet opposite said first chip, said second semiconductor laser chip having an emitting facet with at least one lasing junction, said chip mounted with said facet proximate to said edge such that a lasing junction on said chip is located to emit laser radiation proximate to said edge opposite said first chip, said thin sheet having a thickness between said first and second sides thereof at said edge so that said first and second semiconductor lasers have lasing junctions that are separated by a distance comparable to the line along which said junctions emit laser radiation or less; heat sink means coupled to said sheet for removing heat from said sheet conducted thereto from said first and second chips.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
220 words
A small, high-intensity source of semiconductor laser radiation comprising: a sheet of thermally conductive material having first and second sides and an edge therebetween; a first semiconductor laser chip mounted in thermal contact with the first side of said sheet, said first semiconductor laser chip having an emitting facet with at least one lasing junction, said chip mounted with said facet proximate to said edge such that a lasing junction on said chip is located to emit laser radiation along a line proximate to said edge; a second semiconductor laser chip mounted in thermal contact with the second side of said sheet opposite said first chip, said second semiconductor laser chip having an emitting facet with at least one lasing junction, said chip mounted with said facet proximate to said edge such that a lasing junction on said chip is located to emit laser radiation proximate to said edge opposite said first chip, said thin sheet having a thickness between said first and second sides thereof at said edge so that said first and second semiconductor lasers have lasing junctions that are separated by a distance comparable to the line along which said junctions emit laser radiation or less; heat sink means coupled to said sheet for removing heat from said sheet conducted thereto from said first and second chips.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A source as in claim 1 wherein said first and second sides of said sheet are parallel and said emitting facets of said first and second semiconductor laser chips are co-planar.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A source of laser radiation as in claim 1 wherein said first and second semiconductor lasers each comprise a plurality of lasing junctions arranged parallel to one another.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A source of laser radiation as in claim 3 wherein said plurality of lasing junctions on each semiconductor chip are separated from adjacent lasing junctions on said emitting facet by approximately 1 mil or less.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
A source of laser radiation as in claim 3 wherein said first and second sides of said sheet are tilted at an angle with respect to each other such that said sheet increases in thickness with distance from said edge.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A source of laser radiation as in claim 1 wherein said first and second semiconductor lasers each comprise a plurality of lasing junctions that emit laser radiation along a line proximate to said edge.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
A source of laser radiation as in claim 1 further comprising an optical fiber having an end adjacent to said emitting facets of said first and second semiconductor laser chips so that laser radiation emitted by said lasing junctions is coupled into said optical fiber.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
151 words
A small, high-intensity source of semiconductor laser radiation for coupling into the end of an optical fiber comprising: a flat thin sheet of thermally conductive material having an edge, said flat thin sheet having a thickness between first and second sides thereof significantly less than the diameter of said optical fiber; a first semiconductor laser chip mounted in thermal contact with the first side of said sheet such that a lasing junction on said chip is located to emit laser radiation proximate to said sheet along said edge; a second semiconductor laser chip mounted in thermal contact with the second side of said sheet opposite said first chip such that a lasing junction on said chip is located to emit laser radiation proximate to said sheet along said edge; and heat sink means coupled to said sheet for removing heat from said sheet conducted thereto from said first and second chips.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
151 words
A small, high-intensity source of semiconductor laser radiation for coupling into the end of an optical fiber comprising: a flat thin sheet of thermally conductive material having an edge, said flat thin sheet having a thickness between first and second sides thereof significantly less than the diameter of said optical fiber; a first semiconductor laser chip mounted in thermal contact with the first side of said sheet such that a lasing junction on said chip is located to emit laser radiation proximate to said sheet along said edge; a second semiconductor laser chip mounted in thermal contact with the second side of said sheet opposite said first chip such that a lasing junction on said chip is located to emit laser radiation proximate to said sheet along said edge; and heat sink means coupled to said sheet for removing heat from said sheet conducted thereto from said first and second chips.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
A source of laser radiation as in claim 8 wherein said sheet is copper.
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