Control of a phase-locked laser diode array using piston micromirrors

C. J. Christensen; Victor M. Bright; Jeffrey W. Grantham; John H. Comtois

doi:10.1117/12.251241

23 September 1996 Control of a phase-locked laser diode array using piston micromirrors

C. J. Christensen, Victor M. Bright, Jeffrey W. Grantham, John H. Comtois

Proceedings Volume 2881, Microelectronic Structures and MEMS for Optical Processing II; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.251241
Event: Micromachining and Microfabrication '96, 1996, Austin, TX, United States

Abstract

A ten element piston micromirror array has been used to produce a single irradiation spot in the far-field of a ten element laser diode array operating in the fundamental out- of-phase supermode and to steer the far-field irradiance pattern. A strong single lobe was obtained for several different laser injection currents. The produced lobe with full width at half maximum of 0.167 degree(s) was narrower than the original far-field lobes. Steering of the single lobe to 12 separate spots over a 0.807 degree(s) range was demonstrated.

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C. J. Christensen, Victor M. Bright, Jeffrey W. Grantham, and John H. Comtois "Control of a phase-locked laser diode array using piston micromirrors", Proc. SPIE 2881, Microelectronic Structures and MEMS for Optical Processing II, (23 September 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.251241

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