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- Patent Title: Systems and methods for laser diode alignment
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Application No.: US15727849Application Date: 2017-10-09
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Publication No.: US10746945B1Publication Date: 2020-08-18
- Inventor: Pierre-yves Droz , Augusto Tazzoli , David Schleuning , Nathaniel Golshan , David Hutchison
- Applicant: WAYMO LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: B32B41/00
- IPC: B32B41/00 ; G02B6/42 ; H01S5/022 ; G01S7/481 ; H01S5/40

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods directed to alignment of light-emitting devices. An example method includes coupling a support substrate to a light guide assembly. The support substrate includes a plurality of elongate structures and a plurality of laser diodes. Each laser diode of the plurality of laser diodes is coupled to a respective elongate structure of the plurality of elongate structures. The method also includes causing a given laser diode of the plurality of laser diodes to emit light toward the light guide assembly. The light guide assembly includes a light guide manifold configured to guide at least a portion of the emitted light as transmitted light. The method additionally includes comparing at least one optical characteristic of the transmitted light to a desired optical characteristic and, based on the comparison, adjusting a position of the given laser diode by adjusting the respective elongate structure.
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