Optomechanical Design Of The Grating Laser Beam Combiner (GLBC) Laser Diode Header

Jonathan A.R. Rall; Paul L. Spadin

doi:10.1117/12.951279

11 July 1989 Optomechanical Design Of The Grating Laser Beam Combiner (GLBC) Laser Diode Header

Jonathan A.R. Rall, Paul L. Spadin

Proceedings Volume 1044, Optomechanical Design of Laser Transmitters and Receivers; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.951279
Event: OE/LASE '89, 1989, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

A laser diode header has been fabricated for a grating laser beam combiner (GLBC). The laser diode header provides the thermal control, the drive electronics, and the optical system necessary for proper operation of the beam combiner. The diode header is required to provide diffraction limited optical performance while providing correction for worst case defocus aberration, 0.6 mrad excess divergence, and worst case decenter aberration, 1.0 mrad pointing error. The design of the header considered the mechanical design and the optical design together resulting in a small, self-contained header with 0.7 mrad range for focus correction and +1- 2.5 mrad of beam steering. The complete diode header is currently undergoing optical and mechanical performance testing.

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Jonathan A.R. Rall and Paul L. Spadin "Optomechanical Design Of The Grating Laser Beam Combiner (GLBC) Laser Diode Header", Proc. SPIE 1044, Optomechanical Design of Laser Transmitters and Receivers, (11 July 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.951279

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