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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2016
Nlight, Inc., Vancouver, WA (US);
Scott A. Lerner, Vancouver, WA (US);
Raymond Kirk Price, Vancouver, WA (US);
nLIGHT, Inc., Vancouver, WA (US);
Abstract
Laser module including a meniscus collimating lens. In some embodiments, a monolithic material having an index of at least 2.0 provides a concave lens surface proximal to an emission surface of the laser and a convex lens surface distal from the emission surface. In some embodiments, a perimeter of the collimating lens has a face-flat that may be disposed directly against a reference surface while the concave lens surface is separated from the emission surface. The meniscus lens may advantageously provide reduced angle of ray incidence and require lower asphericity relative to a plano-convex collimating lens.