ADAPTIVE LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH III-NITRIDE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES
    1.
    发明申请
    ADAPTIVE LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH III-NITRIDE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES 审中-公开
    具有III-NITRIDE发光装置的自适应照明系统

    公开(公告)号:US20110205049A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-25

    申请号:US12709655

    申请日:2010-02-22

    IPC分类号: B60Q1/34 G09F9/33

    摘要: A device includes a light source, a sensor, and a controller. The light source includes at least one light emitting device connected to a mount. The light emitting device comprises a plurality of segments with neighboring segments spaced less than 200 microns apart. In some embodiments, the plurality of segments are grown on a single growth substrate. Each segment includes a III-nitride light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region. The mount is configured such that at least two segments may be independently activated. The controller is coupled between the sensor and the mount. The controller is operable to receive an input from the sensor and based on the input, selectively illuminate at least one segment in the light source.

    摘要翻译: 一种装置包括光源,传感器和控制器。 光源包括连接到安装件的至少一个发光器件。 发光器件包括具有间隔小于200微米的相邻片段的多个片段。 在一些实施方案中,多个片段在单个生长衬底上生长。 每个部分包括设置在n型区域和p型区域之间的III族氮化物发光层。 安装件被构造成使得至少两个段可以被独立地激活。 控制器耦合在传感器和安装座之间。 控制器可操作以从传感器接收输入并且基于输入,选择性地照亮光源中的至少一个段。

    Solid-state laser with trapped pump light
    2.
    发明授权
    Solid-state laser with trapped pump light 失效
    固态激光器捕获泵浦光

    公开(公告)号:US5774488A

    公开(公告)日:1998-06-30

    申请号:US268781

    申请日:1994-06-30

    申请人: Jeffrey D. Kmetec

    发明人: Jeffrey D. Kmetec

    摘要: A solid-state laser in which a rod (10) of lasing material is held within an optical cavity formed within a cooling block (40) having a highly surface facing the rod. A longitudinal slit (44) formed in the block from the optical cavity to the outside allows the pumping light from an emission line (36) of semiconductor stripe lasers (30) fabricated on a laser bar (28) to irradiate the laser rod and multiply reflect within the optical cavity. Thereby, pump light is efficiently absorbed by the laser rod, and the laser rod is thermally controlled. Alternatively, cooling liquid (124) can flow axially along the laser rod and within an axially extending optical cavity formed by a reflective coating (125) deposited on a tube (122) enclosing the cooling liquid and having a slit (126) through which pump light is irradiated.

    摘要翻译: 一种固体激光器,其中激光材料的杆(10)保持在形成在具有面向杆的高表面的冷却块(40)内的光学腔内。 从光腔到外部形成在块中的纵向狭缝(44)允许来自制造在激光棒(28)上的半导体条形激光器(30)的发射线(36)的泵浦光照射激光棒并乘以 反射在光腔内。 因此,泵浦光被激光棒有效地吸收,激光棒被热控制。 或者,冷却液体(124)可以沿着激光棒轴向流动并且在由沉积在包围冷却液体的管(122)上并具有狭缝(126)的反射涂层(125)形成的轴向延伸的光学腔内,泵 光被照射。

    Solid state laser generating UV radiation for writing fiber bragg gratings
    4.
    发明授权
    Solid state laser generating UV radiation for writing fiber bragg gratings 有权
    固态激光产生UV辐射用于写入光纤布拉格光栅

    公开(公告)号:US06701044B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-03-02

    申请号:US09927191

    申请日:2001-08-10

    IPC分类号: G02B634

    摘要: A system employing a solid state light source for writing Bragg gratings in fibers and for other photolithographic applications. The solid state light source preferably has a passively Q-switched laser, a fiber amplifier and two or more nonlinear conversion elements for delivering a pulsed exposure beam at an exposure wavelength in the UV wavelength range. The exposure beam is generated in a single pass through the nonlinear elements, for example by cascaded second harmonic generation yielding the fourth harmonic. The system is effective at covering the UV wavelengths from 200 nm to 330 nm and particularly effective at producing an exposure wavelength between 240 and 250 nm at average power levels of 500 milliWatts and more within a photosensitive range of fiber cores in which Bragg gratings are to be written.

    摘要翻译: 一种采用固态光源的系统,用于在光纤和其他光刻应用中写入布拉格光栅。 固体光源优选地具有被动Q开关激光器,光纤放大器和用于在UV波长范围内以曝光波长传送脉冲曝光束的两个或更多个非线性转换元件。 曝光光束在单次通过非线性元件中产生,例如通过产生四次谐波的级联二次谐波产生。 该系统在覆盖200nm至330nm的UV波长方面是有效的,并且特别有效地产生在250和250nm之间的平均功率水平为500毫瓦和更多的光纤芯的感光范围内的曝光波长,其中布拉格光栅将 被写

    Illumination device with a wavelength converting element held by a support structure having an aperture
    5.
    发明授权
    Illumination device with a wavelength converting element held by a support structure having an aperture 有权
    具有由具有孔径的支撑结构保持的波长转换元件的照明装置

    公开(公告)号:US07700967B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-20

    申请号:US11754210

    申请日:2007-05-25

    IPC分类号: H01L33/00

    摘要: An illumination device includes a light source, such as one or more light emitting diodes and a wavelength converting element that is mounted on an opaque support structure. The support structure includes an aperture with which the wavelength converting element is aligned so that the converted light is emitted through the aperture. The wavelength converting element may be a rigid structure, such as a luminescent ceramic and the aperture may be a hole through the support structure. The support structure may hold the wavelength converting element so that it is physically separated from the light source, or alternatively, the support structure may place the wavelength converting element in physical contact with the light source.

    摘要翻译: 照明装置包括诸如一个或多个发光二极管的光源和安装在不透明支撑结构上的波长转换元件。 支撑结构包括孔径,波长转换元件与孔对准,使得转换的光通过孔径发射。 波长转换元件可以是刚性结构,例如发光陶瓷,并且孔可以是穿过支撑结构的孔。 支撑结构可以保持波长转换元件,使得其与光源物理分离,或者替代地,支撑结构可以将波长转换元件与光源物理接触。

    Illumination Device with a Wavelength Converting Element Held by a Support Structure Having an Aperture
    6.
    发明申请
    Illumination Device with a Wavelength Converting Element Held by a Support Structure Having an Aperture 有权
    具有波长转换元件的照明装置由具有孔径的支撑结构持有

    公开(公告)号:US20080290362A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-27

    申请号:US11754210

    申请日:2007-05-25

    IPC分类号: H01L33/00

    摘要: An illumination device includes a light source, such as one or more light emitting diodes and a wavelength converting element that is mounted on an opaque support structure. The support structure includes an aperture with which the wavelength converting element is aligned so that the converted light is emitted through the aperture. The wavelength converting element may be a rigid structure, such as a luminescent ceramic and the aperture may be a hole through the support structure. The support structure may hold the wavelength converting element so that it is physically separated from the light source, or alternatively, the support structure may place the wavelength converting element in physical contact with the light source.

    摘要翻译: 照明装置包括诸如一个或多个发光二极管的光源和安装在不透明支撑结构上的波长转换元件。 支撑结构包括孔径,波长转换元件与孔对准,使得转换的光通过孔径发射。 波长转换元件可以是刚性结构,例如发光陶瓷,并且孔可以是穿过支撑结构的孔。 支撑结构可以保持波长转换元件,使得其与光源物理分离,或者替代地,支撑结构可以将波长转换元件与光源物理接触。

    S-band light sources using erbium-doped fiber with depressed cladding
    7.
    发明授权
    S-band light sources using erbium-doped fiber with depressed cladding 失效
    使用具有凹陷包层的掺铒光纤的S波段光源

    公开(公告)号:US06844962B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-01-18

    申请号:US10194680

    申请日:2002-07-12

    摘要: A source that employs an Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier (EDFA) for generating light in an S-band of wavelengths. The EDFA uses a fiber having a core with a core cross section surrounded by a depressed cladding with a depressed cladding cross section and a secondary cladding with a secondary cladding cross section. A pump source is provided for pumping the Erbium contained in the core of the fiber to a high relative inversion D, such that the Erbium exhibits positive gains in the S-band and high gains in a long wavelength band longer than the S-band. The core cross-section, the depressed cladding cross-section, and the refractive indices no, n1, and n2 are selected to produce losses at least comparable to the high gains in the long wavelength band and losses substantially smaller than the positive gains in the S-band. The source uses the amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) produced by the EDFA to generate broadband light and/or narrowband light with the aid of a wavelength selecting mechanism that selects an output wavelength of the light within the ASE emission spectrum of the EDFA.

    摘要翻译: 采用掺铒光纤放大器(EDFA)产生S波段波长的光源。 EDFA使用具有芯的纤维,芯的芯横截面由具有凹陷包层横截面的凹陷包层和具有次级包层横截面的次级包层围绕。 提供了泵浦源,用于将包含在光纤的芯中的铒泵送到高相对反相D,使得铒在S波段中呈现正增益,并且在长波长带上长于S波段的高增益。 核心横截面,凹陷包层横截面和折射率no,n1和n2被选择以产生至少与长波长带中的高增益相当的损耗,并且显着小于 S波段。 源使用由EDFA产生的放大的自发发射(ASE),借助于选择EDFA的ASE发射光谱内的光的输出波长的波长选择机制产生宽带光和/或窄带光。

    Pulse sequencing for generating a color image in laser-based display systems
    8.
    发明授权
    Pulse sequencing for generating a color image in laser-based display systems 失效
    用于在基于激光的显示系统中生成彩色图像的脉冲序列

    公开(公告)号:US06753931B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-06-22

    申请号:US09927596

    申请日:2001-08-10

    IPC分类号: H04N912

    CPC分类号: H04N9/3132

    摘要: A system and method for using pulses of laser light delivered in a non-overlapping sequence of first pulses at a green wavelength, second pulses at a blue wavelength and semi-continuous pulses at a red wavelength to illuminate a color generation unit for generating a color. Typically, the color generating unit is an image generating unit for producing color images and is equipped with transmissive or reflective pixels which are adjusted to select portions of the laser light generated at the green, blue and red wavelengths to obtain a desired output color. The first and second pulses preferably have a narrow pulse width and an interpulse separation equal to at least 100 times the narrow pulse width, while the semi-continuous pulses at the red wavelength have a wide pulse width equal to at least 100 times the narrow pulse width.

    摘要翻译: 一种使用以绿色波长的第一脉冲的非重叠序列传送的激光的脉冲和蓝色波长的第二脉冲以及红色波长的半连续脉冲以照射产生颜色的颜色生成单元的系统和方法 。 通常,彩色生成单元是用于产生彩色图像的图像生成单元,并且配备有透射或反射像素,其被调整为选择在绿色,蓝色和红色波长处产生的激光的部分以获得期望的输出颜色。 第一和第二脉冲优选地具有窄脉冲宽度和等于至少100倍窄脉冲宽度的脉冲间隔,而红色波长处的半连续脉冲具有等于窄脉冲的至少100倍的宽脉冲宽度 宽度。

    Mode-hop-free single frequency solid state laser
    9.
    发明授权
    Mode-hop-free single frequency solid state laser 有权
    无跳频单频固态激光器

    公开(公告)号:US06614818B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-09-02

    申请号:US09452938

    申请日:1999-12-01

    IPC分类号: H01S3098

    摘要: An optical resonator has an axial mode frequency tuning rate with respect to temperature matching the peak gain frequency tuning rate, so that mode hops are eliminated. The resonator contains a composite cavity consisting of a gain medium and free space. Preferably, the resonator is a single-frequency solid state laser containing a solid state gain medium defining a physical path length Lg. The optical cavity is defined by a high reflector and output coupler surrounding the gain medium and defining a physical cavity path length Lo. The high reflector and output coupler are mounted on a substrate so that Lo is temperature insensitive. Preferably, the substrate is a thermally insensitive material having a negligible coefficient of thermal expansion; for example, it may be Invar™, Super-Invar™, ULE™ Glass, Zerodur™, and fused silica. Alternately, the substrate is a thermally isolated material that is temperature controlled and insulated from the gain medium. When Lo=Lg, the axial mode tuning rate has a greater magnitude than the peak gain tuning rate. However, Lo/Lg is fixed and designed so that the axial mode tuning rate is identical to the peak gain tuning rate. In particular, L o L g = 1 - n g - ν m ⁡ [ ( n g - 1 ) ⁢ 1 L g ⁢ ⅆ L g ⅆ T + ⅆ n g ⅆ T ⅆ ν g ⅆ T ] . The laser preferably contains means for ensuring single-frequency operation. For a ring laser, it may include a magnet and half-wave plate inside the cavity, coupled with rod-shaped gain material with anti-parallel Brewster facets. For a non-planar ring oscillator, the purpose of the half-wave plate is instead served by the non-planar path. Alternately, the resonator is an optical parametric oscillator.

    摘要翻译: 光谐振器具有相对于与峰值增益频率调谐率匹配的温度的轴向模式频率调谐速率,从而消除模式跳跃。 谐振器包含由增益介质和自由空间组成的复合腔。 优选地,谐振器是包含限定物理路径长度Lg的固态增益介质的单频固态激光器。 光腔由围绕增益介质的高反射器和输出耦合器限定,并且限定物理空腔路径长度Lo。 高反射器和输出耦合器安装在基板上,使得Lo温度不敏感。 优选地,该基材是具有可忽略的热膨胀系数的热不敏感材料; 例如,它可以是Invar TM,Super-Invar TM,ULE TM玻璃,Zerodur TM和熔融二氧化硅。 或者,衬底是热分离的材料,其被温度控制并与增益介质绝缘。 当Lo = Lg时,轴向模式调谐率的幅度大于峰值增益调谐率。 然而,Lo / Lg是固定和设计的,使得轴向模式调谐率与峰值增益调谐率相同。 特别地,激光器优选地包含用于确保单频操作的装置。 对于环形激光器,它可以包括在腔内的磁体和半波片,与具有反平行布鲁斯特面的棒状增益材料耦合。 对于非平面环形振荡器,半波片的目的是由非平面路径提供。 或者,谐振器是光学参量振荡器。

    Side-pumped laser with shaped laser beam
    10.
    发明授权
    Side-pumped laser with shaped laser beam 失效
    带激光束的侧泵激光

    公开(公告)号:US5867324A

    公开(公告)日:1999-02-02

    申请号:US789760

    申请日:1997-01-28

    摘要: A solid-state laser having a rod of active material optically pumped along the side of the rod by an array of diode lasers. Beam shaping elements, such as Brewster angle facets on the end of the laser rod, cause the laser beam to assume a generally elliptical shape within the rod with the long axis of the ellipse aligned with the irradiation angle of the diode lasers. However, the beam is circularly shaped outside the rod. Preferably, the laser rod is held within an optical cavity formed within a cooling block which both cools the rod and reflects pump light back into the rod. The diode lasers irradiate the rod through a linear slit in the cooling block. Also, preferably, a slab-shaped optical waveguide is placed within the slit to guide the light from the diode lasers to the side of the laser rod.

    摘要翻译: 一种固体激光器,其具有通过二极管激光器阵列沿着杆的侧面光学泵浦的活性材料棒。 光束成形元件,例如激光棒末端的布鲁斯特角面,导致激光束在棒内呈大致椭圆形,椭圆长轴与二极管激光器的照射角度对准。 然而,梁在杆外是圆形的。 优选地,激光棒被保持在形成在冷却块内的光腔内,冷却块都冷却杆并将泵浦光反射回到杆中。 二极管激光器通过冷却块中的线性狭缝照射棒。 此外,优选地,在狭缝内设置板状光波导,以将来自二极管激光器的光引导到激光棒的侧面。