公开(公告)号：US20230064493A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-02

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

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.

公开(公告)号：US20230050177A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-16

申请号：US17886351

申请日：2022-08-11

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

Inventor： Daniel Grieder ,  Colin Greenidge ,  Christopher Stuart ,  Eric Goutain ,  James W. Raring

IPC: H04B10/116 ,  H01S5/343 ,  G02B27/09 ,  H04B10/50 ,  H01S5/40 ,  H01S5/02251 ,  H01S5/00

Abstract: A communication module includes a laser driving unit (LDU) and one or more multifunction illumination units. The one or more multifunction illumination units are be coupled to the LDU with an electrical connection and configured to transmit both electrical power and data.

公开(公告)号：US20220344476A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-27

申请号：US17849848

申请日：2022-06-27

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

Inventor： Philip Chan ,  Phillip Skahan ,  Nick Pfister ,  Christian Zollner ,  James W. Raring

IPC: H01L29/205 ,  H01L33/00 ,  H01L33/32 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L23/00 ,  H01L21/8252 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L21/311 ,  H01L21/683 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L27/15 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L33/06 ,  H01S5/02 ,  H01S5/227 ,  H01S5/343

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an optical device includes providing a carrier waver, provide a first substrate having a first surface region, and forming a first gallium and nitrogen containing epitaxial material overlying the first surface region. The first epitaxial material includes a first release material overlying the first substrate. The method also includes patterning the first epitaxial material to form a plurality of first dice arranged in an array; forming a first interface region overlying the first epitaxial material; bonding the first interface region of at least a fraction of the plurality of first dice to the carrier wafer to form bonded structures; releasing the bonded structures to transfer a first plurality of dice to the carrier wafer, the first plurality of dice transferred to the carrier wafer forming mesa regions on the carrier wafer; and forming an optical waveguide in each of the mesa regions, the optical waveguide configured as a cavity to form a laser diode of the electromagnetic radiation.

公开(公告)号：US11437774B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-06

申请号：US16449126

申请日：2019-06-21

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

Inventor： Paul Rudy ,  James W. Raring ,  Eric Goutain ,  Troy Trottier ,  Melvin McLaurin ,  James Harrison ,  Sten Heikman ,  Michael Cantore

IPC: H01S5/00 ,  F21K9/64 ,  H01S5/40 ,  F21K9/69 ,  F21K9/68 ,  F21K9/90 ,  F21V29/70 ,  H01S5/343 ,  H01S5/024 ,  H01S5/0237 ,  F21Y115/30 ,  H01S5/02 ,  H01S5/02345 ,  H01L33/00

Abstract: The embodiments described herein provide a high-luminous flux laser-based white light source. A plurality of laser packages are arranged in an array pattern on a common support member. The plurality of laser packages each include one or more laser diode devices and a phosphor member. The phosphor member converts a fraction of the electromagnetic radiation from each of the laser diode devices to an emitted electromagnetic radiation and a white light is outputted.

公开(公告)号：US11387629B1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-12

申请号：US16903188

申请日：2020-06-16

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

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

IPC: H01S5/343 ,  H01S5/323 ,  H01S5/22 ,  H01S5/02 ,  H01S5/042 ,  H01S5/0234 ,  H01S5/20 ,  H01S5/30

Abstract: An intermediate ultraviolet laser diode device includes a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate member comprising a surface region, a release material overlying the surface region, an n-type gallium and nitrogen containing material; an active region overlying the n-type gallium and nitrogen containing material; a p-type gallium and nitrogen containing material; a first transparent conductive oxide material overlying the p-type gallium and nitrogen containing material; and an interface region overlying the first transparent conductive oxide material.

公开(公告)号：US20220214024A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-07

申请号：US17570177

申请日：2022-01-06

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

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

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

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：US11294267B1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-05

申请号：US17025059

申请日：2020-09-18

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

Inventor： Vlad Joseph Novotny ,  Troy Trottier ,  James W. Raring ,  Paul Rudy

IPC: G03B21/20 ,  G02B1/11 ,  G03B21/00 ,  H01S5/30 ,  H01S5/40 ,  H01L33/64 ,  H01L33/00 ,  H01L27/15 ,  H01S5/024 ,  H01S5/00

Abstract: A structured phosphor device includes a frame member that includes wall regions separating multiple openings of window regions. Further, the structured phosphor device includes a phosphor material filled in each of the multiple openings with a first surface thereof being exposed to an excitation light from one or more laser sources to generate an emitted light out of each window region. Additionally, the structured phosphor device includes an anti-reflective film overlying the first surface of the phosphor material. Furthermore, the structured phosphor device includes a substrate attached to a second surface of the phosphor material in each of the multiple openings. Alternatively, the structured phosphor device includes an array of phosphor pixels dividing a plate of single-crystalline or poly-crystalline phosphor material separated by optically reflective and thermally conductive walls. A dynamic lighting system based on the arrays of phosphor pixels for single or full color image projection is also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US11277204B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-15

申请号：US17108550

申请日：2020-12-01

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

Abstract: A packaged integrated white light source configured for illumination and communication or sensing comprises one or more laser diode devices. An output facet configured on the laser diode device outputs a laser beam of first electromagnetic radiation with a first peak wavelength. The first wavelength from the laser diode provides at least a first carrier channel for a data or sensing signal.

公开(公告)号：US11201452B1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-14

申请号：US16852859

申请日：2020-04-20

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

Inventor： James W. Raring

IPC: H01S5/00 ,  H01S5/026 ,  H01S5/0625 ,  H01S5/343 ,  H01S5/22 ,  H01S5/10 ,  H01S5/32 ,  G02B6/126 ,  H01S3/081 ,  H01S5/323 ,  H01S5/125 ,  G02B6/12

Abstract: A monolithically integrated optical device. The device has a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate member having a surface region configured on either a non-polar or semi-polar orientation. The device also has a first waveguide structure configured in a first direction overlying a first portion of the surface region. The device also has a second waveguide structure integrally configured with the first waveguide structure. The first direction is substantially perpendicular to the second direction.

公开(公告)号：US20210226421A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-22

申请号：US17143912

申请日：2021-01-07

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

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

IPC: H01S5/343 ,  H01S5/22 ,  H01S5/02 ,  H01S5/20 ,  H01S5/32

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.