Gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode dazzling devices and methods of use
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1. A method of using a laser dazzling system, comprising:
- providing a laser dazzling apparatus comprising a gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode device;
the laser diode device comprising a plurality of green laser diodes each having an active region and a laser stripe region configured to emit a first laser beam characterized by an emission in a wavelength range of between about 500 nm to about 540 nm, the active region comprising gallium and nitrogen containing material and having a plurality of well layers and barrier layers stacked in a first direction, the laser stripe region configured to project the first laser beam in a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction, wherein first and second laser diodes of the plurality of green laser diodes emit laser beams characterized by emissions at wavelengths that differ by at least about 10 nm;
activating a first driving circuit electrically coupled to the laser diode device to enable the laser dazzling apparatus to be used as a laser pointer device, the first driving circuit being adapted to deliver between about 5 mW and 25 mW of electrical power to the laser diode device; and
activating a second driving circuit electrically coupled to the laser diode device to enable the laser dazzling apparatus to be used as a laser dazzler device, the second driving circuit being adapted to deliver between about 25 mW and 800 mW of electrical power to the laser diode device.
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Abstract
Laser dazzler devices and methods of using laser dazzler devices are disclosed. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide laser dazzling devices power by one or more green laser diodes characterized by a wavelength of about 500 nm to 540 nm. In various embodiments, laser dazzling devices according to the present invention include non-polar and/or semi-polar green laser diodes. In a specific embodiment, a laser dazzling device includes a plurality of green laser diodes.
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1. A method of using a laser dazzling system, comprising:
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providing a laser dazzling apparatus comprising a gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode device;
the laser diode device comprising a plurality of green laser diodes each having an active region and a laser stripe region configured to emit a first laser beam characterized by an emission in a wavelength range of between about 500 nm to about 540 nm, the active region comprising gallium and nitrogen containing material and having a plurality of well layers and barrier layers stacked in a first direction, the laser stripe region configured to project the first laser beam in a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction, wherein first and second laser diodes of the plurality of green laser diodes emit laser beams characterized by emissions at wavelengths that differ by at least about 10 nm;activating a first driving circuit electrically coupled to the laser diode device to enable the laser dazzling apparatus to be used as a laser pointer device, the first driving circuit being adapted to deliver between about 5 mW and 25 mW of electrical power to the laser diode device; and activating a second driving circuit electrically coupled to the laser diode device to enable the laser dazzling apparatus to be used as a laser dazzler device, the second driving circuit being adapted to deliver between about 25 mW and 800 mW of electrical power to the laser diode device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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