Ball lenses used to collimate and focus pump light from array of diode lasers onto input face of solid-state laser. Experiments show ball lenses perform as well as, or better than, multiple-element lenses supplied heretofore as parts of commercial arrays of diode lasers. Offers advantages of relative simplicity and ease of fabrication, lower cost, lower weight, and less sensitivity to misalignment.


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    Title :

    Ball Lenses Collimate And Focus Diode-Laser-Array Beams


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    Publication date :

    1992-04-01



    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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