DocumentCode
1208687
Title
Beam steerable semiconductor lasers with large steering range and resolvable spots
Author
Sun, Yue ; Francis, D.A. ; Biellak, S.A. ; Siegman, A.E. ; Chang-Hasnain, Connie J.
Author_Institution
Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., CA
Volume
30
Issue
24
fYear
1994
fDate
11/24/1994 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
2034
Lastpage
2035
Abstract
A novel method for achieving quasicontinuous broad angle beam steering, based on angling the mirror facets with a dry etching technique, is demonstrated. 80° of far-field scanning with 11 diffraction limited resolvable spots, each independently addressable, is achieved. These represent a three-fold improvement over previous results
Keywords
etching; laser beams; laser mirrors; light diffraction; optical resolving power; semiconductor laser arrays; semiconductor lasers; beam steerable semiconductor lasers; diffraction limited resolvable spots; dry etching technique; far-field scanning; independently addressable; large steering range; mirror facets; quasicontinuous broad angle beam steering; resolvable spots; three-fold improvement;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19941406
Filename
337978
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