Title :
Beam shaping of laser diodes using lloyd´s mirror interference
Author :
Fukushima, T. ; Miyahara, K. ; Nakata, N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Commun. Eng., Okayama Prefectural Univ., Soja, Japan
Abstract :
A novel beam-shaping method for laser diodes that uses Lloyd´s mirror interference is proposed and demonstrated. The vertical beam divergence angle is reduced from 15.6 to 6.3 degrees by setting a substrate below the active layer.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser mirrors; semiconductor lasers; Lloyd mirror interference; laser diode beam shaping; vertical beam divergence angle; Diode lasers; Gallium arsenide; Interference; Laser beams; Lighting control; Mirrors; Optical control; Packaging; Substrates; Surface emitting lasers; Beam shaping; Laser diode;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292624
