Title :
Light slicer for increased diode brightness
Author :
Marshall, L.R. ; Kleine, K.R.F. ; Renton, B.J. ; Matthews, D.G. ; Bhatia, R.
Author_Institution :
IRIDEX Corp., Mountain View, CA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Improvements in diode brightness have been achieved by manipulating the output of diode bars. First developed for enhancing astronomical images, stripe stackers employ two reflective surfaces, which transform the optical output from a linear array to a vertical stack thereby enhancing M/sup 2/ in the horizontal direction (along the length of the linear array) at the expense of M/sup 2/ in the vertical direction.
Keywords :
brightness; laser beams; optical beam splitters; semiconductor lasers; M/sup 2/; astronomical image enhancement; diode brightness; horizontal direction; laser diode bars; light slicer; linear array; optical output; reflective surfaces; stripe stackers; vertical direction; vertical stack; Bars; Brightness; Diodes; Fiber nonlinear optics; Gratings; Ink; Lenses; Optical arrays; Semiconductor laser arrays; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-634-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2000.907305
