Emitter array with variable spacing between adjacent emitters
First Claim
1. A vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) array, comprising:
- a plurality of VCSELs that each operates concurrently and emits light at a substantially same wavelength,where a first distance between a first pair of adjacent VCSELs, of the plurality of VCSELs, is different from a second distance between a second pair of adjacent VCSELs of the plurality of VCSELs,the first pair of adjacent VCSELs being located closer to a center of the VCSEL array than the second pair of adjacent VCSELs,where the VCSEL array is an M×
N array and both M and N are greater than 1, andwhere the first distance is a quadratic function of a distance between a center of the VCSEL array and the first pair of adjacent VCSELs.
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Abstract
In some implementations, a VCSEL array may include a plurality of VCSELs that each operates concurrently and emits light at a same wavelength. A first distance between a first pair of adjacent VCSELs, of the plurality of VCSELs, may be different from a second distance between a second pair of adjacent VCSELs of the plurality of VCSELs. The first pair of adjacent VCSELs may be located closer to a center of the VCSEL array than the second pair of adjacent VCSELs. At least one of temperature non-uniformity or optical power non-uniformity among the plurality of VCSELs may be reduced as compared to another VCSEL array, with a same physical footprint as the VCSEL array, comprising uniformly spaced VCSELs.
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1. A vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) array, comprising:
a plurality of VCSELs that each operates concurrently and emits light at a substantially same wavelength, where a first distance between a first pair of adjacent VCSELs, of the plurality of VCSELs, is different from a second distance between a second pair of adjacent VCSELs of the plurality of VCSELs, the first pair of adjacent VCSELs being located closer to a center of the VCSEL array than the second pair of adjacent VCSELs, where the VCSEL array is an M×
N array and both M and N are greater than 1, andwhere the first distance is a quadratic function of a distance between a center of the VCSEL array and the first pair of adjacent VCSELs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An emitter array, comprising:
a plurality of emitters that operate concurrently and emit laser beams at a substantially same wavelength, where a distance between adjacent emitters, of the plurality of emitters, is based on a distance between a center of the emitter array and the adjacent emitters, where a first distance between first adjacent emitters, of the plurality of emitters, is different from a second distance between second adjacent emitters of the plurality of emitters, and where a third distance between third adjacent emitters, of the plurality of emitters, is different from the first distance and the second distance. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 20)
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14. A laser array, comprising:
a plurality of vertical emitting devices with variable spacing between different pairs of adjacent vertical emitting devices, where the plurality of vertical emitting devices operate concurrently to produce light at a substantially same wavelength, where a first distance between first adjacent vertical emitting devices, of the plurality of vertical emitting devices, is different from a second distance between second adjacent vertical emitting devices of the plurality of vertical emitting devices, and where a third distance between third adjacent vertical emitting devices, of the plurality of vertical emitting devices, is different from the first distance and the second distance. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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