Abstract:
The invention relates to a semiconductor laser device comprising an optically pumped, surface-emitting vertical emitter region (2) provided with an active radiation-emitting vertical emitter layer (3), and at least one monolithically integrated pump radiation source (5) comprising an active radiation-emitting pump layer (6) and used to optically pump the vertical emitter region (2). According to the invention, the pump layer (6) is arranged downstream of the vertical emitter layer (3) in the vertical direction and a conductive layer (13) is provided between the vertical emitter layer (3) and the pump layer (6). Furthermore, a contact (9) is applied to the side of the semiconductor laser device that is closer to the pump layer (6) than the conductive layer (13). An electrical field for generating pump radiation (7) by means of charge carrier injection can be applied between said contact (9) and the conductive layer (13).
Abstract:
In at least one embodiment of the semiconductor laser (1), said laser comprises a semiconductor laser element (2) which during operation emits electromagnetic radiation having a fundamental wavelength, an end mirror (3), a polarization-dependent reflecting deflection mirror (4) which is disposed between the semiconductor laser element (2) and the end mirror (3), and at least one optically non-linear crystal (5), which is designed for a type II frequency conversion of the fundamental wavelength and meets a half-wave condition for the fundamental wavelength. Such a semiconductor laser (1) has a narrow-band emission of the fundamental wavelength and enables high efficiency during the frequency conversion.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an optical sensor module (1) in a semiconducting body which comprises a semiconducting laser device (1a) for emitting coherent radiation (3), a detector element (1b) having a radiation-detecting zone (12b), and a waveguide (12c), whereby the detector element (1b) is linked with the semiconducting device (1) via the waveguide (12c). The inventive sensor module is characterized in that the waveguide (12c) is positioned in a direction at an angle to the main direction of radiation of the coherent radiation (3) emitted by the semiconductor laser device (1a). The invention also relates to a method for measuring the relative motion of an object (2) in relation to such an optical sensor module (1).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a surface light source with a lighting surface (6), comprising at least one semiconductor body (2) that emits electromagnetic radiation from its front side (3) during operation, and further comprising decoupling structures (7) which are suitable for producing a local variation of the light density on the lighting surface (6), so that the light density (6) is increased in at least one illumination area (8) with respect to a background area (9).
Abstract:
An optical component comprises in particular a carrier plate (1) with a first primary surface (2) and a second primary surface (3) facing away from the first primary surface (2), and a first lens structure (4) on the first primary surface (2), wherein the first lens structure (4) has at least one first lens element (41) with one first polygonal shape and one second lens element (42) with a second polygonal shape, the first lens structure (4) completely covers the first primary surface (2) and the first lens element (41) and the second lens element (42) are not coincident to each other and/or the orientations thereof with respect to the first primary surface (2) of the carrier plate (1) are different.