Diffraction-limited collimating optics for high-aspect-ratio laser diode arrays

Nelson W. Wallace; G. Stephen Mecherle

doi:10.1117/12.59277

9 June 1992 Diffraction-limited collimating optics for high-aspect-ratio laser diode arrays

Nelson W. Wallace, G. Stephen Mecherle

Proceedings Volume 1635, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies IV; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.59277
Event: OE/LASE '92, 1992, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

An algorithm is derived for the design of a collimator for high aspect ratio laser diode arrays. An illustrative design is presented, showing the potential of these high-aspect-ratio, large-emitting-area laser diode arrays in practical transmitting systems.

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Nelson W. Wallace and G. Stephen Mecherle "Diffraction-limited collimating optics for high-aspect-ratio laser diode arrays", Proc. SPIE 1635, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies IV, (9 June 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.59277

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