Emitter array with variable spacing between adjacent emitters
First Claim
1. An emitter array, comprising:
- a plurality of emitters that operate concurrently and emit laser beams at a substantially same wavelength,where an average distance of at least four emitters, of the plurality of emitters, that are adjacent to a first emitter is a first distance,where an average distance of at least four other emitters, of the plurality of emitters, that are adjacent to a second emitter is a second distance,where the first emitter is different than the second emitter,where the first distance is greater than the second distance, andwhere an average distance of at least four additional emitters, of the plurality of emitters, that are adjacent to a third emitter is a third distance.
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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. An emitter array, comprising:
a plurality of emitters that operate concurrently and emit laser beams at a substantially same wavelength, where an average distance of at least four emitters, of the plurality of emitters, that are adjacent to a first emitter is a first distance, where an average distance of at least four other emitters, of the plurality of emitters, that are adjacent to a second emitter is a second distance, where the first emitter is different than the second emitter, where the first distance is greater than the second distance, and where an average distance of at least four additional emitters, of the plurality of emitters, that are adjacent to a third emitter is a third distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) array, comprising:
a plurality of VCSELs that operate concurrently and emit laser beams at a substantially same wavelength, where each VCSEL, of the plurality of VCSELs, is associated with a first coordinate and a second coordinate, where the first coordinate is associated with a first function of a distance of a respective VCSEL to a center of the array, where the second coordinate is associated with a second function of the distance of the respective VCSEL to the center of the array, and where the first function is different than the second function. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 20)
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14. A vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) array, comprising:
a plurality of VCSELs that each operate 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 function of a distance between a center of the VCSEL array and the first pair of adjacent VCSELs. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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