Semiconductor laser light source and solid-state laser apparatus

Details Semiconductor laser light source and solid-state laser apparatus Semiconductor laser light source and solid-state laser apparatus

1998-03-27

2000-08-15

Bovernick, Rodney

Coherent light generators

Particular pumping means

Pumping with optical or radiant energy

385 11, 385 33, 385 36, 359494, 359495, H01S 3091, G02B 600, G02B 632, G02B 634

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061047414

ABSTRACT:
A semiconductor laser light source includes: a semiconductor laser array which emits laser beams whose polarization planes are parallel to each other and whose divergent angles .theta.z and .theta.x in two orthogonal directions satisfy an inequality .theta.z>.theta.x; a cylindrical lens which converges the laser beams emitted from the semiconductor laser array in a direction that decreases the divergent angle .theta.z; a wave plate which controls the direction of polarization so that the polarization planes of the laser beams having passed through the cylindrical lens are at 90 degrees to each other; a birefringent optical element which merges by the birefringent effect the optical paths of the laser beams having passed through the wave plate; and a light emitting surface which converges the laser beams merged by the birefringent optical element in a direction that decreases the divergent angle .theta.x.
Thus, the efficiency of merging the laser beams and the efficiency of joining the laser beams to the succeeding optical system can be greatly improved.

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