Laser diode apparatus utilizing reflecting slow axis collimators
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1. A laser diode apparatus comprising:
- a mounting block;
a plurality of diode lasers, each mounted to said mounting block and each capable of emitting a respective diode laser beam; and
a plurality of mirrors each for providing slow axis collimation and reflective direction of an incident corresponding one diode laser beam, each one of said plurality of mirrors optically coupled to at least one respective diode laser of said plurality of diode lasers and optically oriented therewith so as to be capable of reflectively providing the diode laser beams in a stacked arrangement;
wherein each of said mirrors is capable of providing slow axis and fast axis pointing correction of the respective diode laser beams via rotation, displacement, or rotation and displacement of said each mirror with respect to one or more axes associated therewith or associated with the respective diode laser beams.
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A laser diode apparatus including a mounting block, a plurality of diode lasers mounted to the mounting block and each capable of emitting a respective diode laser beam, and a plurality of cylindrical mirrors each having a reflective back surface for providing slow axis collimation of an incident diode laser beam via reflection off the back surface, each one of the plurality of cylindrical mirrors optically coupled to a respective diode laser of the plurality of diode lasers and optically oriented therewith so as to be capable of providing the diode laser beams in a stacked arrangement.
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18 Claims
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1. A laser diode apparatus comprising:
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a mounting block; a plurality of diode lasers, each mounted to said mounting block and each capable of emitting a respective diode laser beam; and a plurality of mirrors each for providing slow axis collimation and reflective direction of an incident corresponding one diode laser beam, each one of said plurality of mirrors optically coupled to at least one respective diode laser of said plurality of diode lasers and optically oriented therewith so as to be capable of reflectively providing the diode laser beams in a stacked arrangement; wherein each of said mirrors is capable of providing slow axis and fast axis pointing correction of the respective diode laser beams via rotation, displacement, or rotation and displacement of said each mirror with respect to one or more axes associated therewith or associated with the respective diode laser beams. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A laser diode apparatus comprising:
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a mounting block; a plurality of diode lasers, each mounted to said mounting block and each capable of emitting a respective diode laser beam; and a plurality of mirrors each for providing slow axis collimation and reflective direction of an incident corresponding one diode laser beam, each one of said plurality of mirrors optically coupled to at least one respective diode laser of said plurality of diode lasers and optically oriented therewith so as to be capable of reflectively providing the diode laser beams in a stacked arrangement; wherein each of said mirrors includes an anti-reflective front surface and a highly reflective back-surface and an interior propagation region.
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18. A laser diode apparatus comprising:
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a mounting block; a plurality of diode lasers, each mounted to said mounting block and each capable of emitting a respective diode laser beam; and a plurality of mirrors each for providing slow axis collimation and reflective direction of an incident corresponding one diode laser beam, each one of said plurality of mirrors optically coupled to at least one respective diode laser of said plurality of diode lasers and optically oriented therewith so as to be capable of reflectively providing the diode laser beams in a stacked arrangement; wherein each of said mirrors includes two cylindrical cuts defining a front surface and said reflective back surface, said front surface including one or more anti-reflection coatings applied thereto, said reflective back surface including one or more high reflection coatings applied thereto, and wherein said anti-reflection and high reflection coatings significantly reduce optical aberrations.
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