Title :
Beam steering laser arrays and applications in 2D laser scanning
Author :
Francis, D.A. ; Chang-Hasnain, C.J. ; Kiang, M.-H. ; Lau, K.Y. ; Muller, R.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
In this talk, we review the recent development of a novel individually addressable beam steering diode laser array; the fan laser array. We show that the fan laser array outperforms parallel laser arrays because it simultaneously reduces the effective aperture of the laser array and the crosstalk between array elements.
Keywords :
laser beams; optical crosstalk; optical scanners; semiconductor laser arrays; 2D laser scanning; array element optical crosstalk reduction; beam steering laser arrays; effective aperture; fan laser array; individually addressable beam steering diode laser array; parallel laser arrays; review; Apertures; Beam steering; Costs; High speed optical techniques; Laser applications; Laser theory; Optical arrays; Optical crosstalk; Semiconductor laser arrays; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Vertical-Cavity Lasers, Technologies for a Global Information Infrastructure, WDM Components Technology, Advanced Semiconductor Lasers and Applications, Gallium Nitride Materials, Processing, and Devi
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que., Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3891-X
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.1997.619195
