公开(公告)号：US11152765B1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-19

申请号：US16859070

申请日：2020-04-27

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

Inventor： James W. Raring ,  Christiane Poblenz Elsass

IPC: H01L21/00 ,  H01S5/34 ,  H01S5/32 ,  H01S5/30 ,  H01L33/32 ,  H01L33/06 ,  H01L33/12 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01S5/20 ,  H01L33/16 ,  H01S5/343 ,  H01L33/00 ,  H01S5/10 ,  H01S5/22

Abstract: An optical device has a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate including a surface region and a strain control region, the strain control region being configured to maintain a quantum well region within a predetermined strain state. The device also has a plurality of quantum well regions overlying the strain control region.

公开(公告)号：US11125415B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-21

申请号：US16923476

申请日：2020-07-08

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

Inventor： James W. Raring ,  Paul Rudy ,  Melvin McLaurin ,  Troy Trottier ,  Steven DenBaars

IPC: F21V9/32 ,  H01S5/062 ,  H01S5/343 ,  H01S5/00 ,  H01S5/34 ,  F21V7/30 ,  H01S5/40 ,  G02B27/09 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04B10/50 ,  H01S5/0225 ,  H01S5/02251 ,  G01S7/481 ,  H01S5/02212 ,  H01S5/02216 ,  F21Y113/13 ,  H01S5/028 ,  H01S5/10 ,  H01L33/00 ,  F21V29/502 ,  G02B26/08 ,  F21Y115/30 ,  G02B26/10 ,  F21V29/70 ,  H01L33/50 ,  H01L33/32 ,  H01S5/22 ,  H01S5/042 ,  H01S5/02 ,  H01S5/024 ,  H01S5/0234 ,  H01S5/02257

Abstract: A light source system or apparatus configured with an infrared illumination source includes a gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode based white light source. The light source system includes a first pathway configured to direct directional electromagnetic radiation from the gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode to a first wavelength converter and to output a white light emission. In some embodiments infrared emitting laser diodes are included to generate the infrared illumination. In some embodiments infrared emitting wavelength converter members are included to generate the infrared illumination. In some embodiments a second wavelength converter is optically excited by a UV or blue emitting gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode, a laser diode operating in the long wavelength visible spectrum such as a green laser diode or a red laser diode, by a near infrared emitting laser diode, by the white light emission produced by the first wavelength converter, or by some combination thereof. A beam shaper may be configured to direct the white light emission and an infrared emission for illuminating a target of interest and transmitting a data signal. In some configurations, sensors and feedback loops are included.

公开(公告)号：US20210278535A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-09

申请号：US17165827

申请日：2021-02-02

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

Inventor： James W. Raring ,  Melvin McLaurin ,  Paul Rudy ,  Vlad Novotny

IPC: G01S17/10 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S7/481 ,  F21K9/64 ,  H01S5/00 ,  H01S5/024 ,  F21V29/70 ,  G01S7/487 ,  H01S5/02212 ,  H01S5/343 ,  H01S5/40 ,  G01S17/86 ,  G01S17/931 ,  H01S5/02251 ,  H01S5/02325

Abstract: A distance detecting system for use in mobile machines comprises a gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode disposed within a light of a mobile machine. The gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode is configured to emit a first light with a first peak wavelength. A wavelength conversion member is configured to produce a white light. A first sensing light signal is based on the first peak wavelength. One or more optical elements are configured to direct at least partially the white light to illuminate one or more target objects or areas and to transmit respectively the first sensing light signal for sensing at least one remote point. A detector is configured to detect reflected signals of the first sensing light signal to determine coordinates of the at least one remote point.

公开(公告)号：US20210273415A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-02

申请号：US17320856

申请日：2021-05-14

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

Inventor： Melvin McLaurin ,  James W. Raring

IPC: H01S5/343 ,  H01S5/02 ,  H01S5/323 ,  H01S5/22 ,  H01S5/042 ,  H01S5/0234

Abstract: Methods for fabricating ultraviolet laser diode devices include providing substrate members comprising gallium and nitrogen or aluminum and nitrogen, forming an epitaxial material overlying a surface region of the substrate members, patterning the epitaxial material to form epitaxial mesa regions, depositing a bond media on at least one of the epitaxial mesa regions, bonding the bond media on at least one of the epitaxial mesa regions to a handle substrate, subjecting the sacrificial layer to an energy source to initiate release of the substrate member and transfer the at least one of the epitaxial mesa regions to the handle substrate, and processing the at least one of the epitaxial mesa regions to form the ultraviolet laser diode device.

公开(公告)号：US20250070536A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-27

申请号：US18827332

申请日：2024-09-06

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

Inventor： Melvin McLaurin ,  James W. Raring ,  Alexander Sztein ,  Po Shan Hsu

IPC: H01S5/343 ,  H01S5/00 ,  H01S5/02 ,  H01S5/02325 ,  H01S5/02345 ,  H01S5/20 ,  H01S5/22 ,  H01S5/32 ,  H01S5/40

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a laser diode device includes providing a substrate having a surface region and forming epitaxial material overlying the surface region, the epitaxial material comprising an n-type cladding region, an active region comprising at least one active layer overlying the n-type cladding region, and a p-type cladding region overlying the active layer region. The epitaxial material is patterned to form a plurality of dice, each of the dice corresponding to at least one laser device, characterized by a first pitch between a pair of dice, the first pitch being less than a design width. Each of the plurality of dice are transferred to a carrier wafer such that each pair of dice is configured with a second pitch between each pair of dice, the second pitch being larger than the first pitch.

公开(公告)号：US20250060594A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-20

申请号：US18807884

申请日：2024-08-16

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

Inventor： Paul Rudy ,  James W. Raring ,  Eric Goutain ,  Hua Huang

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G02B6/00 ,  G02B27/42 ,  H01S5/00 ,  H01S5/02212 ,  H01S5/02216 ,  H01S5/02325 ,  H01S5/10 ,  H01S5/20 ,  H01S5/22 ,  H01S5/30 ,  H01S5/32 ,  H01S5/343 ,  H01S5/40

Abstract: The present invention is directed to wearable display technologies. More specifically, various embodiments of the present invention provide wearable augmented reality glasses incorporating projection display systems where one or more laser diodes are used as light source for illustrating images with optical delivery to the eye using transparent waveguides. In one set of embodiments, the present invention provides wearable augmented reality glasses incorporating projector systems that utilize transparent waveguides and blue and/or green laser fabricated using gallium nitride containing material. In another set of embodiments, the present invention provides wearable augmented reality glasses incorporating projection systems having digital lighting processing engines illuminated by blue and/or green laser devices with optical delivery to the eye using transparent waveguides. In one embodiment, the present invention provides wearable augmented reality glasses incorporating a 3D display system with optical delivery to the eye using transparent waveguides. There are other embodiments as well.

公开(公告)号：US20240380187A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-14

申请号：US18228633

申请日：2023-07-31

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

Inventor： James W. Raring ,  Thiago P. Melo ,  Ryan C. White ,  Philip Chan ,  Phillip Skahan

IPC: H01S5/50 ,  H01S5/026 ,  H01S5/042 ,  H01S5/10 ,  H01S5/125 ,  H01S5/40

Abstract: According to the present invention, techniques for high power gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode devices are provided. Such high power devices include straight lasers, tapered lasers, distributed feedback lasers, distributed Bragg reflector laser devices, and master oscillator power amplifier devices, among others configured with improved mode quality.

公开(公告)号：US12088065B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US18095891

申请日：2023-01-11

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

Inventor： Melvin McLaurin ,  James W. Raring ,  Alexander Sztein ,  Po Shan Hsu

IPC: H01S5/343 ,  H01S5/00 ,  H01S5/02 ,  H01S5/20 ,  H01S5/22 ,  H01S5/32 ,  H01S5/02325 ,  H01S5/02345 ,  H01S5/40

CPC classification number: H01S5/34333 ,  H01S5/0087 ,  H01S5/0215 ,  H01S5/0217 ,  H01S5/2081 ,  H01S5/22 ,  H01S5/3202 ,  H01S5/32025 ,  H01S5/3211 ,  H01L2224/18 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2224/48465 ,  H01L2924/16152 ,  H01L2924/3512 ,  H01S5/005 ,  H01S5/02325 ,  H01S5/02345 ,  H01S5/2009 ,  H01S5/320225 ,  H01S5/3214 ,  H01S5/4043 ,  H01S5/4093 ,  H01S2301/173 ,  H01S2301/176 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2224/48465 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2924/00

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a laser diode device includes providing a substrate having a surface region and forming epitaxial material overlying the surface region, the epitaxial material comprising an n-type cladding region, an active region comprising at least one active layer overlying the n-type cladding region, and a p-type cladding region overlying the active layer region. The epitaxial material is patterned to form a plurality of dice, each of the dice corresponding to at least one laser device, characterized by a first pitch between a pair of dice, the first pitch being less than a design width. Each of the plurality of dice are transferred to a carrier wafer such that each pair of dice is configured with a second pitch between each pair of dice, the second pitch being larger than the first pitch.

公开(公告)号：US11906121B1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17971466

申请日：2022-10-21

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

Inventor： Cole J. Cunnien ,  Eric Goutain ,  Sten Heikman ,  James W. Raring

IPC: F21S41/16 ,  F21S41/176 ,  F21S41/40 ,  F21S41/33 ,  F21S41/20

CPC classification number: F21S41/16 ,  F21S41/176 ,  F21S41/285 ,  F21S41/33 ,  F21S41/40

Abstract: The present techniques include a plurality of laser lamp modules. In an example, the plurality of laser lamp modules includes a high beam wide lamp module, a high beam narrow lamp module, a low beam cut lamp module, and a low beam wide lamp module, each of which has a blue laser, and is sealed from an outside environment for reliability.

公开(公告)号：US11870495B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-09

申请号：US17982389

申请日：2022-11-07

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

Inventor： Melvin McLaurin ,  James W. Raring ,  Paul Rudy ,  Vlad Novotny

IPC: H04B10/116 ,  H01S5/343 ,  G02B27/09 ,  H04B10/50 ,  H01S5/40 ,  H01S5/02251 ,  H01S5/00 ,  H01S5/22 ,  H04B10/572 ,  H01L33/00 ,  H04B10/564 ,  H04B10/524 ,  H04B10/60 ,  H01S5/02212 ,  H01S5/02 ,  H01S5/10 ,  H01S5/32 ,  H01S5/02216 ,  H01S5/20 ,  H01S5/026 ,  H01S5/042 ,  H04B10/114 ,  H01S5/02326 ,  H01S5/02345

CPC classification number: H04B10/116 ,  G02B27/0916 ,  H01S5/005 ,  H01S5/0087 ,  H01S5/02251 ,  H01S5/34333 ,  H01S5/4012 ,  H04B10/502 ,  H01L33/0045 ,  H01S5/0071 ,  H01S5/0202 ,  H01S5/0203 ,  H01S5/026 ,  H01S5/02212 ,  H01S5/02216 ,  H01S5/02326 ,  H01S5/02345 ,  H01S5/04254 ,  H01S5/04256 ,  H01S5/1039 ,  H01S5/2009 ,  H01S5/22 ,  H01S5/2201 ,  H01S5/3202 ,  H01S5/4031 ,  H01S5/4087 ,  H01S5/4093 ,  H04B10/114 ,  H04B10/1141 ,  H04B10/5057 ,  H04B10/524 ,  H04B10/564 ,  H04B10/572 ,  H04B10/60

Abstract: A smart light source configured for visible light communication. The light source includes a controller comprising a modem configured to receive a data signal and generate a driving current and a modulation signal based on the data signal. Additionally, the light source includes a light emitter configured as a pump-light device to receive the driving current for producing a directional electromagnetic radiation with a first peak wavelength in the ultra-violet or blue wavelength regime modulated to carry the data signal using the modulation signal. Further, the light source includes a pathway configured to direct the directional electromagnetic radiation and a wavelength converter optically coupled to the pathway to receive the directional electromagnetic radiation and to output a white-color spectrum. Furthermore, the light source includes a beam shaper configured to direct the white-color spectrum for illuminating a target of interest and transmitting the data signal.