Method and system for providing bidirectional light sources with broad spectrum
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1. An optical device comprising:
- a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate including a first crystalline surface region which has semi-polar or non-polar orientation;
an active region including at least one quantum well, each of the quantum wells having a thickness of at least 1.5 nm and at least one barrier layers, each of the barrier layers having a thickness between about 2 nm and about 22 nm, anda cavity member overlaying the active region, the cavity member having a length of at least 100 um, a width of at least 0.5 um, a first end having an reflectivity of at least 85%, a second end having a reflectivity of 1% or less, the cavity member being configured to emit a directional beam of light having a spectral width of at least 3 nm, the cavity member being configured to emit radiation at a wavelength between about 430 nm to 540 nm, the spectral width being adapted to reduce speckle associated with the directional beam.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing laser diodes with broad spectrum is described. GaN-based laser diodes with broad or multi-peaked spectral output operating are obtained in various configurations by having a single laser diode device generating multiple-peak spectral outputs, operate in superluminescene mode, or by use of an RF source and/or a feedback signal. In some other embodiments, multi-peak outputs are achieved by having multiple laser devices output different lasers at different wavelengths.
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13 Claims
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1. An optical device comprising:
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a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate including a first crystalline surface region which has semi-polar or non-polar orientation; an active region including at least one quantum well, each of the quantum wells having a thickness of at least 1.5 nm and at least one barrier layers, each of the barrier layers having a thickness between about 2 nm and about 22 nm, and a cavity member overlaying the active region, the cavity member having a length of at least 100 um, a width of at least 0.5 um, a first end having an reflectivity of at least 85%, a second end having a reflectivity of 1% or less, the cavity member being configured to emit a directional beam of light having a spectral width of at least 3 nm, the cavity member being configured to emit radiation at a wavelength between about 430 nm to 540 nm, the spectral width being adapted to reduce speckle associated with the directional beam. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13)
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11. The device of claim I, wherein the cavity member is configured to emit radiation at a wavelength between about 500 nm to 540 nm.
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